Olympics

Olympic Sailor Killed In Capsize Of America's Cup Racer

Scott Neuman — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:54:00 +0000

Update at 7:15 p.m. ET: Sailor Was 'Trapped Underneath Boat'

On its website, Artemis Racing says Simpson, 36, "was trapped underneath the boat and despite attempts to revive him, by doctors afloat and subsequently ashore, his life was lost." Artemis says Simpson was part of an 11-member team aboard the boat and that all others have been accounted for.

Update at 6:40 p.m.

Ladies, Want Women's Sports To Get More Attention? Pony Up

Frank Deford — Wed, 08 May 2013 02:03:00 +0000
Fans of women's sports often maintain that female athletics get short shrift from the media, so it had to be something of a surprise gift when ESPN presented the start of the WNBA's draft live.
This happened as it was announced that after two abject failures in the past decade, yet another professional soccer league for women will dare venture forth in the United States.
Not to excuse the media, but the reality is that most attention is given to team sports, where there is an identity with the community –– and, by extension, with the local newspapers and broadcast outlets.

Get Off My Lawn! And Other Grumblings About Sports Today

Frank Deford — Wed, 01 May 2013 02:03:00 +0000
My friend the Sports Curmudgeon called me the other day: "Hey, Frank, I got a few things to get off my chest." He was about to take off on a Fantasy Fan cruise, where devoted sports buffs are drafted as fans for desperate losing teams, but he promised to text me his complaints once the ship got out to sea.
Sure enough, here came the Sports Curmudgeon's latest rants.
First, he asked, why do all newspapers and websites print so-called attendance figures, when they are abject lies?

Qatar Covers Nude Statues, Greeks Take Them Back

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:40:00 +0000
The ancient statues depict young men, naked and muscled, in their physical prime. The two sculptures were supposed to celebrate the purity and kinetic beauty of ancient sport in a traveling exhibit, "The Olympics — Past and Present."

Winter Olympic Organizers Worry About Snow Shortage

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:15:00 +0000
In Russia, they've started stockpiling snow for 2014 after an unusually warm winter in the city of Sochi. The snow is being stored high up in the mountains, and coated with a "special thermo seal" to prevent it from melting.