While Michael Phelps captured SI’s “Sportsman of the Year” award, it appears his victory wasn’t as acknowledged on an global scale. Members of the International Sports Press Association voted “Usain Bolt” for their “Athlete of the Year” designation. Bolt narrowly beat Phelps for the award, earning 1673 points to Phelps’ 1557. As [...]

So long, Beijing. It’s been educational, fun and quite interesting. Thanks again for the hospitality — something you maintained as long as you weren’t questioned about how you do the things you do. Through it all — the age issues, the typically pathetic judging for all judgment-related competitions, NBC’s terrible coverage after [...]

Those are the prophetically true words of Asafa Powell after the Jamaican Sprint team shattered the 4×100 world record — a feat we lucky Americans won’t get to see until tonight.
With no American’s in the field, the Jamaican team, led by Powell and Usain “Inhuman” Bolt, finished in 37.10, erasing the World Record — one [...]

It was a long wait for her shot at redemption, but when the call came, Hope Solo responded where others have failed — Solo shut out the might Brazilian team as the Women’s U.S. Soccer team beat Brazil 1-0 for the Olympic gold medal.
The lone goal was provided by Carli Lloyd in the first stanza [...]

Misty May-Treanor (I hate hyphens) and Kerri Walsh are America’s golden girls again — with no offense to Nastia or Shawn — repeating as beach volleyball Olympic Champions, something that’s never been done since the sport was admitted into the competition list. This time, the devastating duo beat hometown favorites Tian Jia and Wang [...]