London Olympics

Japanese equestrian, Hiroshi Hoketsu, has qualified for the London Olympics at the age of 70. Damn. However, the report says that it isn’t clear yet if he will compete or not. The oldest Olympian ever was Oscar Swahn, who was a shooter from Sweden. He was 72 years old and competed in the 1920 Olympics. Hoketsu qualified in France on Thursday and the equestrian officials...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — So much was on the line for the U.S. women’s soccer team that maybe some jitters were understandable. When a 30-yard shot hit the frame of goal post, leaving the ball sitting in front of an empty net, the hearts really started pounding. “That,” defender Rachel Buehler said, “was a very intense moment in the...