PALM DESERT, July 19, 2017 – The silly Michael Phelps vs. a Great White Shark show coming Sunday is designed to be fun and entertaining. But man vs. beast was no joke for another Olympic […]
PALM DESERT, July 5, 2017 – South Africa’s reigning Olympic 800 m champion Caster Semenya has been a lightning rod for controversy since her 2009 World Championship at age 18 that raised questions about her […]
PALM DESERT, July 3, 2017 – USA Swimming’s Phillips 66 National Championships in Indianapolis was the swim meet of the year, producing 48 top-five marks in the world, eight world-leading times and two American Records. […]
PALM DESERT, June 30, 2017 – One of the issues most prominent in Hungarian swim star Katinka Hosszu’s screed against FINA, the aquatics governing body, is that unless you’re one of the top five athletes […]
PALM DESERT, June 19, 2017 – The Brazilian government released a report last week on the cost of 2016 Olympic Games, totaling about $13.2 billion in U.S. dollars. But is that over or under what […]
PALM DESERT, June 14, 2017 – There’s a lot of people talking about Los Angeles and how it will get the 2028 Olympic Games, but the ones who should be listened for are channeling the […]
PALM DESERT, June 5, 2017 – Careers as a professional athlete are usually short; those who can continue for even a decade are considered fortunate. The smart ones recognize this and organize their careers accordingly. […]
PALM DESERT, May 31, 2017 – It’s no surprise that track & field, swimming and gymnastics are the top three Olympic sports. But what about all the others? Is it possible for some of the […]
PALM DESERT, May 29, 2017 – There are dozens of television shows which have had spin-offs that have themselves become big hits. Take the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series, which produced four different shows and […]
PALM DESERT, May 24, 2017 – Although not heavily covered, a crucial meeting of the World Anti-Doping Agency board took place last week in Montreal. What happened there will shape the fight against performance-enhancing drugs, […]
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