Track coaches, if not all high school coaches, like to try to motivate their athletes with phrases like "never give up" and "work harder." While the phrases are well-meaning, they are so overused they begin to sound empty. ...more

March 18, 2009

Liu Zige has given China its first swimming gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, winning the women's 200-meter butterfly today in a world record with her teammate Jiao Liuyang taking the silver. ...more

August 14, 2008

The great bellow of victory seemed to begin in the soles of Michael Phelps' feet and coil upward through his taut frame, gathering force in that all-world diaphragm, before it came ripping out of his throat. His quest for eight gold medals was still alive, though only by mere fractions of a second, saved by the unforgettably lion-hearted performance of his teammates on the United States' 4x100-meter relay team, anchored by Jason Lezak, who made the water boil with his world-record effort. ...more

August 12, 2008

Spencer Adams ...more

February 7, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG –– Megan Wolfe's first time at state, during her freshman year, was a self-described "blur." ...more

October 29, 2007