Meet Gaurika Singh, the Youngest Athlete in the 2016 Rio Olympics
• http://www.thedailybeast.com, AMELIA WARSHAWGaurika Singh's not even in high school yet, and she's already survived Nepal's deadly earthquake--and made it to her first Olympics.
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Day 2 - What's Happening at Rio Summer Olympics?
• http://www.voanews.comDay two of the Summer Olympics Games is underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dog Joins Runner On 250K Race, Gets Adopted By The Finish Line
• http://www.trueactivist.com, By Amanda FroelichWhen competitive runner Dion Leonard set out on the 4 Deserts Gobi March 2016, a 6-day foot race through China's largest desert, he couldn't have imagined that he would adopt – or rather, be adopted by – a stray dog by the finish line. Yet, t
Born to Play: A Refugee Soccer Team Grows in the American Desert
• http://projects.voanews.com, By Victoria MacchiAs 17-year-old goalie Zara Doukoum swings her right leg back for a fierce kick up a north Phoenix soccer field, 13-year-old Win La Bar is grappling for a ball with his buddies at the other end to show off their footwork.
Shooting - American teenager Thrasher wins first gold of Games
• https://www.yahoo.com, By Mary MillikenUnflappable American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women's 10m air rifle event.
US Women's Basketball Squad Aims for Sixth Straight Gold Medal
• http://www.voanews.comHOUSTON-- Amid concerns about health, security and logistical problems at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the U.S. basketball players are staying afloat -- literally. Both the men's and women's teams are living aboard a cruise ship during the ga
Opinion: Move the corrupt, politicized, commercialized Olympics back to Greece
• http://www.marketwatch.comOdd as it may sound, Olympic competition once included art, and medalists included musicians, painters, and poets. One was Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the 1912 Stockholm Games' gold medalist in poetry and -- by sheer coincidence, surely -- also th
Brazil's Already Regretting the Olympics
• http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/04/bWe were convinced that the Rio Olympics would show everyone that Brazil was a country worthy of respect. Instead we have been humiliated.
Here's an Idea: Hold the Olympics in Multiple Cities at Once
• http://www.wired.com, MEGAN GREENWELLTHE 2016 OLYMPICS in Rio de Janeiro will (probably) not be a disaster. Construction crews will finish the $43 million velodrome in the nick of time. There won't be an epidemic of Zika among athletes. Police crackdowns will prevent civil unrest from s
NFL Super Star Claims League Is "In Cahoots With Big Pharma" - It's The Reason For Ban
• True ActivistFormer Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon continues to speak out about the benefits of medical marijuana, but in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated's Maggie Gray, he upped the ante, saying the reason the NFL still prohibits cannabis is b
Rio Olympics 2016 plunged into chaos as IOC ruling on Russia ban delayed until 11th hour
• http://www.telegraph.co, Ben RumsbyThe start of the Olympics was in danger of being plunged into chaos by the Russian doping crisis on Sunday night after the International Olympic Committee admitted a final ruling on the expulsion of the country's athletes may not be made until hour
Leap of faith: Skydiver jumps from plane without parachute
• http://video.foxnews.com(VIDEO) Net but no Parachute
The Olympics As A Tool Of The New Cold War
• Zero HedgeThe 6th Fundamental Principle of Olympism (non-discrimination of any kind, including nationality and political opinion) seems to be forgotten long ago.
Skydiver becomes first to successfully jump and land without using a parachute
• http://www.chicagotribune.com42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history Saturday when he became the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead.
Russia is holding its own Olympics for its banned athletes
• http://ftw.usatoday.com, By: Maggie HendricksRussian prime minister Vladimir Putin is still pretty upset about so many Russian athletes being banned from the Olympics due to doping. While Russia did avoid a straight-up ban, track and field and several individual athletes are still not allowed t
Bubba's Jetpack
• https://www.youtube.com, Bubba's JetpackBubba's Jetpack - a project by Bubba Watson and Oakley.
Stuntman to attempt Evel Knievel's failed launch over Snake River
• oregonlive.com, By The Associated PressThe Hollywood stuntman doesn't want to follow in his idol's footsteps so much as rocket above them -- over a gaping canyon, no less.
How Scientists Proved That A Curve Ball Curves
• popsci.comIt's not just an illusion
360-degree replays coming to MLB All-Star games
• gizmag.comNothing matches the atmosphere you get sitting in the front row during a big game, but TV and online coverage is fast evolving to help homebound fans feel like they're there.
You Can Now Watch Wimbledon Without Cable, On Twitter
• http://www.popsci.comSorry for the after-broadcast screen, but we were too busy enjoying live sports. You see, there's a new way to watch Wimbledon without cable: Twitter.
Wimbledon 2016: Tempers flare as Serena Williams threatens to sue over rain
• http://www.smh.com.auTennis players revolted over rain breaks at Wimbledon on Tuesday as organisers faced claims they were overlooking safety to get matches played on time.
Video: Eye-tracking goggles reveal reflexes of F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg
• gizmag.comModern Formula 1 might lack the drama of days gone by, but drivers still need lightning reflexes to make sure they don't end up as an expensive installation in a tire wall.
Faraday Future to race in Formula E with team partnership
• gizmag.comIf the recent pace of development at Faraday Future is anything to go by, the electric car startup will fare well when it competes in the Formula E championship for the first time next season.
Michael Phelps Earns Trip to Rio, His 5th Olympics; Missy Franklin Also Headed to Rio
• http://www.nbcwashington.com, By Paul NewberryFranklin earned a spot in the 200 freestyle
NASCAR Crew Pays Bitcoin To Recover Files
• https://www.cryptocoinsnews.comA professional NASCAR racing team had its computer files hacked and paid $500 in bitcoin to get their files back, according to ESPN. They estimated the value of the data at $2 million. They have since hired a security firm called Malwarebytes, which
The Excruciating, 200-MPH World of Wingsuit Racing
• https://www.wired.com, ALEX DAVIESJOE RIDLER HAS jumped out of an airplane nearly 700 times in his life, but when he makes the leap later today, the goal will be about more than reaching the ground safely. It will be to fly through the air faster, farther, and for longer than anyone
Cavs make history to win NBA championship
• Yahoo NewsMagnificent. It's the only word that can describe this spectacular three-game stretch from LeBron James, one that began last Monday in a season-saving win at Oracle Arena, continued with a blowout of Golden State on Thursday and then, this: 27 poin
Aston Martin wreaks havoc on Le Mans ... with Razor Crazy Carts?
• http://www.gizmag.com, C.C. WeissWhen you're preparing for one of the world's biggest, most challenging car races, sometimes it's good to let the butterflies out of the cage and blow off some steam.
The Anti-PC Muhammad Ali
• https://www.lewrockwell.comThe Anti-PC Muhammad Ali
Ali Won His Greatest Fight
• https://www.youtube.comMuhammad Ali's refusal to be drafted for the Vietnam War was said by some to be his greatest, self-imposed, defeat. With the passage of time -- and so many more wars -- history may tell a very different story. What was the impact of Ali's stance on t
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