Aug 12 Olympic highlights from Day 6: Two Simones lead U.S. to gold By Joshua Barajas Simone Manuel became the first black woman to win an individual swimming event. And Simon Biles officially claimed her crown as the best gymnast in the world. Continue reading
Aug 11 Olympic highlights from Day 5: Japan’s ‘Superman’ is a legend, even if he won’t admit it By Joshua Barajas Wednesday night, the competition in the men’s gymnastics all-around was an extremely close race between Japan's Kohei Uchimura and Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev. Continue reading
Aug 10 Olympic highlights from Day 4: ‘Final Five’ tumbles to gold, U.S. dominates in Rio pool By Joshua Barajas After her teammates Aly Raisman and Laurie Hernandez performed exceptionally on the floor, American gymnast Simone Biles only needed better than 7.591 for her routine to secure the Olympic gold medal for the U.S. on Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 09 Olympic highlights from Day 3: Finger wags, boos and Michael Phelps’ face By Joshua Barajas A roundup of who racked up gold medals in swimming, plus other noteworthy moments from Monday. Continue reading
Aug 05 Column: In Rio, students tackle social issues like Olympians By Andrew Sherman When people from all over the world come together, it is time to consider what actions can be taken locally to make a difference. Continue reading
Aug 05 How well do you know the Olympics? Take our quiz By Larisa Epatko What's the name of the 2016 Rio Olympics mascot? Which country has attended every Olympic Games? Test your brain power and stamina by taking our 10-question quiz. Continue reading
Aug 04 Top U.S. gymnastics officials ignored sexual abuse allegations, report says By News Desk For years in multiple states, journalists uncovered several cases where coaches sexually abused young gymnasts. But when complaints arose, USA Gymnastics officials denied wrongdoing, moved coaches to different gyms and said coaches were just as much a part of gymnastics… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 7:09 What we can expect to see from Team U.S.A. By PBS News Hour It’s five days away from the opening ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christine Brennan of USA Today joins Jeffrey Brown to talk about Olympic medal hopes for the U.S. team, plus how the Russian doping scandal will affect the… Continue watching
Jul 11 After 19 seasons, 5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan retires By Dan Cooney Tim Duncan, a five-time NBA champion and 15-time all-star with the San Antonio Spurs, called it quits Monday after 19 seasons. Continue reading
Jun 27 The goal of this kids’ story about soccer? To foster a love of poetry By Mary Jo Brooks Nick Hall, the 12-year-old protagonist in Kwame Alexander’s latest novel-in-verse, “Booked,” is a soccer star who dreams of playing in the European Cup. Unfortunately, his days are filled with the more mundane challenges. Continue reading