Coughlin Defends Her Olympic Title
Natalie Coughlin turned in the best time of her life in her best event, the 100 backstroke, on Tuesday, finally delivering the gold medal that had eluded the American women in the first two days. As she stood on the awards podium as the first female to repeat as Olympic champion in the event, Coughlin […]
U.S. Women’s Basketball Team Defeats China
The U.S. women’s basketball team quickly dashed any hopes China had of an upset, beating them 108-63 on Monday.
Tina Thompson scored 13 of her 27 points during a 23-0 run in the first quarter.
Trailing by one midway through the first quarter, Thompson took over, hitting from everywhere. She made two 3-pointers, a jumper from the […]
Female Olympian Athletes Suspended For Doping
The Russian track team suffered a huge embarrassment and a potentially severe blow to its Olympic medal hopes Thursday when seven female athletes were suspended for doping violations with the Beijing Games set to open in eight days.
The seven women included Yelena Soboleva, the world’s top performer this year at 800 and 1,500 meters, and […]
No Fine for Breast Flash
Janet Jackson reacts after fellow singer Justin Timberlake ripped off one of her chest plates at the end of their half time performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, February 1, 2004. Today, a U.S. appeals court overturned a decision to fine CBS Corp television stations $550,000 for airing a brief breast flash by the […]
Dara Torres: 40 Is the New 20
This determined Olympic swimmer is proof that (1) life doesn’t end at 40, (2) a baby doesn’t have to slow you down; and (3) when it comes to any goal, it’s all about how bad you want it
Friday, this mother of a 2-year-old girl looked like a kid again herself — waving an […]
Ladies, Start Your Engines!
Women have not been taken seriously in most forms of racing, one of them being the open-wheel IndyCar series. The world of auto racing has always been, and continues to be, dominated by men but, this Sunday, Danica Patrick could change all that.
Danica Patrick is a petite and an attractive 26-year-old woman who began racing […]
Cycling Around Town
The weather has been lovely in New York City and the notion of getting on that treadmill or bike at the gym is not so appealing. I do have to speed up on my cardio before the swimsuit comes out so, why not take it outside? Problem is, I don’t have a bike.
Unfortunately, I lost […]
