Category Archives: Olympics

Sochi 2014 –

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Jim Sutliff

The 2014 Winter Olympics are underway and America has four gold medals.  Three of the gold medals were won in Snowboarding and the fourth gold was won in Freestyle skiing.  Currently, Norway has won the most total medals with thirteen.  The Netherlands … Continue reading →

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Olympic Medals –

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The NBC Olympics site has the medal standings by nation and sport.  The United States of America won 104 total medals which was the most of any nation.  China won 88 medals and Russia won 82 total medals.  The United … Continue reading →

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Raisman Wins Third Medal –

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Aly Raisman won her third medal of the London Olympics.  Raisman earned her second gold medal of the Olympics with the floor exercise after winning the bronze in the balance beam.  Raisman won the bronze in the balance beam after her difficulty rating … Continue reading →

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Lolo Finishes Fourth –

Posted on August 7, 2012 by James Sutliff

 Lolo Jones finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 12.58 seconds.  Sally Pearson of Australia won the gold medal in 12.35 seconds which was the fastest in Olympic history.  Dawn Harper won the silver medal and Kellie Wells … Continue reading →

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Andy Murray Wins Gold Medal –

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Andy Murray won the gold medal with a straight set victory over Roger Federer.  Murray won in front of a home crowd at Wimbledon 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.  Federer won the silver and del Porto of Argentina won the bronze.  Andy Murray … Continue reading →

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Vollmer Wins 100 Meter Butterfly –

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Dana Vollmer won the gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly.  Vollmer set a world record with a time of 55.98 seconds.  Vollmer broke the mark set by Sarah Sjostrom in 2009.  Lu Ying of China won the silver medal. … Continue reading →

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Lochte Wins 400 Meter Gold –

Posted on July 28, 2012 by James Sutliff

Ryan Lochte won the 400 meter individual gold medal in a time of 4 minutes 5.18 seconds.  Thiago Pereira of Brazil took home the silver in 4 minutes 8.86 seconds and Japan’s Kosuke Hagino won the Bronze medal.  Michael Phelps finished in fourth … Continue reading →

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Nadal To Miss London Olympics –

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Rafael Nadal will miss the London Olympics due to an injury.  Nadal would have been the flag bearer for the Spain team at the Olympic games.  Nadal was the Gold medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games.  Gold medal contenders … Continue reading →

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London Olympics 2012 –

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The 2012 Olympics will be held in London from July 27-August 12th 2012.  NBC has complete coverage of the 2012 Olympic games.  The NBC Olympics site provides schedules, news, TV listings, and event results.  The first medal events will take place … Continue reading →

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South Korea Lands 2018 Winter Olympics –

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

South Korea will host the 2018 Winter Olmpic games in the city of Pyeongchang.  The winning bid needed 48 of the 95 votes cast and Pyeongchang received 63 votes in the first round.  South Korea beat out competing bids by … Continue reading →

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Fox Sports –

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Fox Sports provides complete coverage of all major sporting events.  Fox Sports has scores, news, and up to the minute reports on the playoffs.  Fans have live coverage of the Yankees/Rangers and Giants/Phillies playoff series.  Currently, the Yankees are down 3 games to one … Continue reading →

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ESPN Insider –

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

ESPN Insider is a great site within a site.  The Insider link on the ESPN site is a great source of videos, sports news, articles and analysis for virtually every sport.  The college game is a strong focus of the site … Continue reading →

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China Stripped Of Olympic Medal –

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

It has been reported that the Chinese Gymnastics team has been of an Olympic medal.  The medal  is a bronze all-around team medal for the 2000 Sydney Olympic games.  The IOC has asked that the medals be returned so that they … Continue reading →

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Sports Illustrated Recaps –

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

Sports Illustrated has recaps of the scores and highlights for the day in sports.  Particular attention should be focused on the NL highlights for today’s games.  More specifically, the Mets and Pelfrey had a good game with Pelfrey turning in seven … Continue reading →

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Medal Count –

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

NBC Olympics has a breakdown of the final medal count.  The U.S. had the most overall medals at 37 but was tied for fourth in Gold medals with 9.  Canada had the most Gold at 14 and Germany came in … Continue reading →

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