Aly Raisman is the role model today’s society needs

Photo Credit: Maxim A few months, weeks or even days ago, I may not have written this article. In fact, I probably would have never even imagined that a slight chance existed that I’d be writing this article. There comes a time when enough is enough. After watching the feminism movement over the years and seeing how it had inspired some individuals to totally abandon … Continue reading Aly Raisman is the role model today’s society needs

Why the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal is going virtually undiscussed

Photo Credit: Glamour People know who Roy Moore, Republican, is. People know who Al Franken, Democrat, is. What these politicians are mostly known for, however, and how they are viewed in the present day has absolutely nothing to do with politics. I did not think that the following would actually be the case, but I wasn’t exactly shocked to find out it was. An overwhelming … Continue reading Why the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal is going virtually undiscussed

USA Comes Back From Disqualification

Photo Credit: SB Nation The United States women’s track team had a rough day on Thursday when their 4×100 meter relay team dropped the baton, giving them a time of 1:06.71 and disqualifying them. Sad, short story, right? Wrong. A protest by the USA claimed that sprinter Allyson Felix, arguably one of the fastest woman sprinters in the world, was bumped by a Brazilian runner … Continue reading USA Comes Back From Disqualification

Team USA Defeats France

Photo Credit: Bleacher Report Team USA defeated France in basketball today by a very close final score of 100-97. The lading scorer for Team USA was Golden State Warriors’ shooting guard Klay Thompson, who played a great game and scored 30 points. Nando De Colo and Thomas Heurtel both led the way for France. In my opinion, France would’ve won if San Antonio Spurs’ point guard Tony … Continue reading Team USA Defeats France

USA men’s basketball defeats Serbia

Photo Credit: SB Nation The USA men’s basketball team defeated Serbia tonight in the Rio 2016 Olympics. Both teams put up a good fight, and the final score was 94-91. On the final play, Serbia missed a wide-open three and the USA won the game. The leading scorer for Team USA was Cleveland Cavaliers’ star point guard Kyrie Irving. He ended up with 15 points in total. For … Continue reading USA men’s basketball defeats Serbia

The Lilly King-Yulia Efimova Rivalry

Photo Credit: Slate You may have seen the name Lilly King on your social media a fair amount of times this past week, and for good reason. The new owner of a gold medal has been developing one of the Olympics’ best rivalries with Russia’s Yulia Efimova. Efimova is a confirmed drug cheat, and her country was already known to have experienced using illegal substances. … Continue reading The Lilly King-Yulia Efimova Rivalry

Final Five Claim Gold

Photo Credit: etonline.com On Tuesday, August 9th, 2016, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, and Laurie Hernandez accepted their Olympic gold medals for the team portion of women’s gymnastics in Rio de Janeiro and became the last U.S. team to be coordinated by women’s gymnastics coach Marta Karolyi. The competition was America’s from the start. The United States ended up winning the gold medal with a … Continue reading Final Five Claim Gold

Can Any Team Beat USA Basketball?

Photo Credit: Sports24hour.com Its pretty obvious that the USA Men’s Basketball team is very good this year. The superstar team played 5 exhibition games against Argentina (won 111-74), China (won 106-57 and 107-57), Venezuela (won 80-45), and Nigeria (won 110-66). USA went 5-0 in the exhibition games and their smallest margin of victory was 35 points against, which is a big difference in basketball. The USA team … Continue reading Can Any Team Beat USA Basketball?

Team U.S.A. Basketball Takes Down China 

Photo Credit: sbnation.com Team U.S.A. basketball defeated Team China yesterday by a score of 119-62. All of the players on Team U.S.A. scored at least one point in the victory. Golden State Warriors’ small forward Kevin Durant scored a team-high 25 points in the win. Sacramento Kings’ center DeMarcus Cousins put in 17 points of his own, and the team had a total of 22 assists … Continue reading Team U.S.A. Basketball Takes Down China 

Predicting Sprint, Middle, and Long Distance Men’s Track Winners

Photo Credit : newswire.com With the Olympics right around the corner, I will try to predict the winners of each race and why I think they will win. This year’s Olympics could be the most challenging one ever with the amount of talent. From young to old anyone can win. Starting with the 100m, I have Jamaican runner Usain Bolt edging out American runner Justin Gatlin. … Continue reading Predicting Sprint, Middle, and Long Distance Men’s Track Winners

Roger Federer Skipping Olympic Games

Photo Credit: sportingnews.com Roger Federer has announced on his Facebook page that he is sitting out the rest of his season to protect his left knee, which was surgically repaired in February. Because of this, he is skipping the 2016 Olympics and the U.S. Open. Federer hasn’t played tennis since losing at Wimbledon to Milos Raonic in the semifinals earlier this month. During the match, … Continue reading Roger Federer Skipping Olympic Games

Usain Bolt’s Last Olympics

Photo Credit: edition.cnn.com Usain Bolt, the 29-year-old and 6 time Gold medalist from Jamaica, is ready to compete in his last Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after competing in his 1st Olympics at Athens in 2004 at the age of 17. The world’s fastest human to walk the Earth had a minor set back during the Jamaican Olympic Trials.  He suffered a hamstring … Continue reading Usain Bolt’s Last Olympics

Harrison Barnes to Play for Team USA in Rio Olympics

Photo Credit: bleacherreport.com According to Adrian Wojnarowski of “The Vertical”, Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes has been offered an invitation to play for team USA in the Olympics in Rio, Brazil. As the title states, Barnes did accept the invite and will play for the USA basketball team this summer. After playing four seasons with Golden State, Barnes is entering the NBA offseason as … Continue reading Harrison Barnes to Play for Team USA in Rio Olympics