Gabrielle Douglas has been a shining star since making her Olympic debut this year. The young gymnast, who isn’t old enough to vote, says her journey has been about faith. Gabby is releasing a book, “Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith.” “I want people to be inspired by my book,” Gabrielle said […]
His story is one that started over two decades ago at a New Jersey water park. After a near drowning experience at the age of five, Cullen Jones’ mother enrolled him in swimming lessons, and the rest is history—literally. Fast forward 23 years and Jones is returning home with silver and gold medals won […]
Gabby Douglas is really big in her hometown. Really big and painted on a wall. The gold-medal-winning gymnast has a giant mural painted in her honor in Virginia Beach, Va. And she loves it. “WOW!!! This is amazing!! (hashtag)so honored,” Douglas tweeted Friday from the Olympics in London, where the 16-year-old gymnast won two gold […]
] Nursing a broken heart from a disappointing fourth-place finish in Tuesday’s 100-meter hurdles, an emotional Lolo Jones fired back at her critics on Wednesday. Jones opened up about a Saturday New York Times piece that compared her to Anna Kournikova, the former tennis pro known more for her good looks than her accomplishments on […]
We live in a world today where detractors gain more by their meanness to an individual than by praising their skill, ambition and ability to…
The Gabby Douglas hair saga continues and now the Olympian’s mom is addressing the haters. The folks over at Fashionista.com snagged an interview with Natalie Hawkins, Gabby Douglas’ mother, who is speaking out in fierce defense of her daughter’s hair. “How ignorant is it of people to comment on her hair and she still has […]
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Serena Williams relishes her role as copycat little sister. Even if it takes her 12 years. Now, she has that remarkable Olympic double — just like Venus. The overpowering American pair teamed to win the women’s doubles title at the Olympics on Sunday, with Serena adding to the singles gold she won on Centre Court […]
One after one, their legs raced down the spring board, leaping, turning, one back handspring followed by another. They’re dedicated. They’re hopeful. They want to be like Gabby. Sixteen-year-old gymnast Gabby Douglas stole America’s heart Thursday when she flipped and tumbled her way to Olympic gold, becoming the first African-American gymnast to win the world’s […]
Excitement is building across Britain as it prepares for the official start of the Summer Olympic Games on Friday night. One of the biggest secrets in London will finally be revealed as what organizers expect to be a billion people worldwide watch the opening ceremony created by Danny Boyle, best known for the Oscar-winning film […]
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team features 228 returning Olympians, including seven five-time Olympians, 21 four-time Olympians, 57 three-time Olympians and 143 two-time Olympians. Returning from…
Seventeen-year-old U.S. Olympic team boxer Claressa Shields prays in her corner of the ring before every fight. Dubbed by boxing experts as a superstar in the making, Shields was 26-0 before suffering her first loss on her way to qualifying for the Olympics in London. “When she lost for the first time in her life […]
