OLYMPIC SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE: Allyson Felix, Track & Field
5/16/2012
INDIANAPOLIS – Allyson Felix has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the 100 meters in 10.92 seconds at the Doha Diamond League meet on Friday.
Felix, the two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 200m, dropped down from her signature distance to defeat the reigning Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and [...]
BOXING: World Championship Updates
Team USA Advances Five Boxers to the Medal Round at 2012 Womens World Championships
MAY 16, 2012, 4:22 PM ET (courtesy teamusa.org)
Bantamweight Christina Cruz (New York, N.Y.), featherweight Tiara Brown (Lehigh Acres, Fla.), light welterweight Mikaela Mayer (Los Angeles, Calif.), welterweight Raquel Miller (San Francisco, Calif.), and light heavyweight Franchon Crews (Baltimore, Md.) will all compete in the semifinals on Friday.
One [...]
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: FIVB Heroes Feature – Kerri Walsh, Mother and athlete
FIVB Hero Kerri Walsh is a professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medal winner. But she is also a mother of two amazing kids and the way she combines her career and being a mum is outstanding.
FIVB Heroes Feature – Juliana
In the first FIVB Heroes feature Juliana Felisberta da Silva from Brazil shows not [...]
WTA: 2012 Mutua Madrid Open Final WTA Highlights – Serena Wins First Ever Madrid Open Title
Watch Sunday’s final highlights from the Mutua Madrid Open, featuring Serena Williams defeating Victoria Azarenka 61 63 and capturing her 1st Madrid Open title of her career.
Watch Saturday’s semifinal highlights from the Mutua Madrid Open, featuring Victoria Azarenka defeating Agnieszka Radwanska 62 64 and Serena Williams defeating Lucie Hradecka 76(5) 60.
2012 Mutua Madrid Open [...]
VIDEO: First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2012 Olympic Media Summit…Let’s Move!
2012-05-14
First Lady Michelle Obama joined athletes from Team USA at the 2012 Media Summit in Dallas,Texas. Mrs. Obama was at the Summit to announce a collaboration with the U.S. Olympic Committee to get 1.7 million American children active. It’s part of her Let’s Move! initiative that she launched two year ago to solve the problem [...]
SURFING: Sally Fitzgibbons Wins Billabong Rio Pro, Closes ASP World Title Gap
Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has taken out the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro over Coco Ho (HAW), 21, by a score of 14.10 to 14.03 in peaky one-to-three foot (.5 metre) waves at the primary venue of Barra da Tijuca.
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Sunday, May 13, 2012) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 21, has [...]
SPOTLIGHT VIDEO: Claressa Shields Fights Her Way to London: Road to London
At the mere age of 17, Claressa Shields aims to be the best women boxer in the world. Shields has already qualified for the 2012 Olympic Team. Brawling her way into history, Shields uses the element of surprise to her advantage. Often, her competitors underestimate Shields’ ability and experience based on age alone. Physically and [...]
U.S. Olympic Committee and Allstate Unveil U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, Class of 2012
Olympic, Paralympic, Team and Special Inductees to be honored on July 12 in Chicago
DALLAS, Texas – Fans of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sport have let their voices be heard. The United States Olympic Committee and Allstate Insurance Company today announced the members of the Class of 2012 who will be inducted into [...]
