London Olympics
The 2012 Olympics team just won the gold medal last week, but the debate will continue to go on if they had a chance at beating the 1992 Dream Team. Michael Jordan went farther down into the topic, breaking it down to USA Today on why the 1992 team was much better. “We’ll never know (who would win), but let’s debate,” Michael Jordan said during a conference call...
Ever since this year’s USA basketball team was assembled, many wondered if they would actually have a chance against the Olympics “Dream Team” from 1992. In the upcoming NBA 2K13 video game, they can help gamers settle that debate, as they will give you the chance to have both teams face each other. “In ‘NBA 2K13,’ we’re giving...
Usain Bolt loves McDonald’s, so he must love the McNuggets. The news had it that the sprinter had a chicken wrap before his record-breaking 100-meter race at the Olympics this year. Now a company is planning to take advantage of it. Shutl, a delivery service, has offered the Jamaican sprinter a lifetime supply of McNuggets along with a 1-percent share of the company. Here’s...
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has been a very confident man this year at the Olympics. After breaking records once again, Bolt decided to be a little cocky. Some of his comments, however, have raised a few eyebrows. Bolt has already ripped former sprinter Carl Lewis and declared himself “the greatest sprinter” and “greatest athlete of all-time.”...
The 2008 team looked like destined winners. 2012 was different. With about seven players lost for the team due to injury, Team USA was still looking ahead and getting the gold. With recent NBA champion LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and so much more, anything was possible. And boy, what a month it has been watching this team. And now they have...
LONDON — The names change, not the results. Just call the U.S. women’s basketball team Olympic champion. The Americans won their fifth straight gold medal Saturday, routing France 86-50 and putting more distance between themselves and the rest of the world heading to Rio for the 2016 Games. Candace Parker scored 21 points, including eight straight during...
With swimming out of the picture officially now for Michael Phelps, making his 2012 Olympics run his last, the gold medalist now has sights on a new sport. As an avid golfer, Phelps could take up that sport. According to USA Today, it will, as Phelps will star in the TV show The Haney Project on the Golf Channel. The show is about Tiger Woods’ former golf coach...
McKayla Maroney has really gotten popular over the Internet as the gymnastics star started a meme called the “Not Impressed” meme. Many would not be happy being a meme now, but Maroney apparently supports it. Maroney and teammate Aly Raisman were looking to do a friendly swim race Saturday but found out the pool was closed. With that, Maroney tweeted,...
It’s 2008 all over again. After knocking off Argentina, USA has advanced to the gold medal game in this year’s Olympics as they will face Spain once again. USA rolled to an easy 109-83 victory over Argentina, dropping 18 three’s in the beating. Now they have a chance to capture the elusive gold medal. “Anything less than this would have been unsatisfying...
During Team USA’s quarterfinal victory over Australia Wednesday, Kobe Bryant displayed his clutchness when he came into the second half hot, dropping 20 points. After the victory, however, the Black Mamba was drug tested, as the New York Post reports. The source says that Bryant was the USA player chosen to take a mandatory random drug test. However, it seems like...
Usain Bolt has been showboating a lot of himself lately. He has already declared himself the greatest athlete of all time. Now the legendary sprinter is taking shots at other famous athletes. As reported by NESN, the Jamaican sprinter was asked about Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis. After giving some praise to Lewis, Bolt quickly made some controversial statements about Lewis. “Carl...
After losing to Japan in the World Cup, USA was able to redeem themselves this time around, capturing the gold with a victory rematch over them. Hope Solo made a big difference in the game, getting some huge saves that helped USA in the victory. A fan had one of the best signs ever made during the game, putting up a sign that reads, “Forget Han, Make Me Mr. Solo.” Obviously,...
The Dominican Republic has a shot at playing basketball for the London Olympics, but they will have to get past the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament. Last year, they missed out. With John Calipari as the team’s coach, they plan to get in. The Kentucky head coach made a big move, though, as he cut Charlie Villanueva from the team. Why? His weight. From the Detroit...
The USA National Team made some final additions to their squad, announcing today that Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden and former Kentucky forward Anthony Davis will be on there competing in this summer’s Olympics in London. “It’s a tremendous honor to be this young and have a chance to represent my country,” Davis told the Boston Herald....
Lamar Odom has had an awful season with the Dallas Mavericks, getting cut before the team started their playoff run. With this, many are speculating if Odom can even make the USA team for the London Olympics this summer. It looks like it may be out of the question. However, according to USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo, that is not the case. He says: “I’m...
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli By Josh DhaniFounder Team USA looks like it will be pretty slim now at the center/power forrwad position with the recent injuries to Dwight Howard and LaMarcus Aldridge for the London Olympics this summer. Then there is also the performance of Lamar Odom along with Andrew Bynum not looking to play in this year’s Olympics due to...
