Candace Parker scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, as the United States women's basketball team soundly defeated France, 86-50, on Saturday night to win the gold medal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
US Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas won perhaps the most coveted title in her sport when she took the gold medal in the women’s all-around competition on Thursday in London, becoming the first African-American female gymnast to ever win individual Olympic gold.
The track & field events of the 2012 Summer Olympics begin this weekend, while the NFL preseason gets started in Canton. Here’s what else to watch this weekend in sports:
We were talking in a meeting just yesterday about games that we used to play back in my school days that kids don’t play anymore, turns out there’s more than a few.
American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated athlete in Olympic history Tuesday, while the United States and China remained tied atop the overall medal count of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s Olympic action:
The Olympics are the pinnacle of human athletics achievement. Hundreds of millions will tune in to root for their heroes and witness sports miracles.
Some of us, however, just could not care less.