Pentathlon Running

5 Questions: Paralympian Casey Tibbs stays in the chase

2012-08-11 00:00:00

The Paralympic Games don't get as much attention as the Olympics, but the stories are often more inspiring — among them, people who experience severe physical trauma and come out stronger on the other side. That's what happened with Casey Tibbs....

L.A. and the Olympics were a golden match

2006-03-30 00:00:00

During the Los Angeles riots in 1992, the Amateur Athletic Foundation on Adams Avenue was on the edge of danger. Unarmed guards with nothing more than their uniforms and a plea for reason kept the building and its extensive grounds safe by telling...

Sophomore takes her best shot at Olympic glory

2008-01-11 00:00:00

Marisa Berger, a 15-year-old sophomore at North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, would have no problem toting a .44 Magnum while spouting, "Go ahead, make my day." She practices shooting inside her family's house and garage, using an air pistol to fire lead...

Timing Is Everything

2004-06-27 00:00:00

For Olympic hopeful Allyson Felix, the road to Athens goes through Modesto. The 18-year-old sprint phenom has come to the Central Valley farming hub on a hazy May weekend to compete in the 63rd Annual Modesto Relays. At this decidedly unglamorous early-...

Know Your Madisonian: Glenn Rindfleisch

2013-05-16 09:14:02

When Glenn Rindfleisch attended the Madison City Track and Field Championships on May 7 at Lussier Stadium, he counted anywhere from eight to 10 of his former athletes who were competing. Rindfleisch, 67, is in his 30th year of running the Madison...

UMD's Miller takes heptathlon in stride

2013-05-09 08:14:02

An impromptu prayer gathering came at the request of Chanel Miller on April 29 at Swisher Athletic Complex in Aberdeen, S.D. Thirteen women were to run 800 meters, the final event of the two-day, seven-race heptathlon at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate...

Wrestling gets no respect from Olympic committee

2013-02-13 17:59:00

Boy did the IOC executive board make a huge blunder and underestimate exactly what it was doing when it made a purely political decision by recommending the removal of wrestling for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tennis, anyone? How about golf?...

Thumbnails on W&M football recruits

2013-02-06 11:44:00

A quick look at William and Mary's 2013 football recruiting class, per the good folks in Tribeland: � Richie DiPietro II Olney, Md./Sherwood High School Defensive Back 5-11, 196 Head Coach: Mike Bonavia � Prep: Three-year letterwinner as a...

McDaniel swim coach follows Olympian to London

2012-07-21 20:05:00

Jeff Hiestand has spent the last 11 years beside the pool at McDaniel College, where he has coached five individual conference champions in eight events. In two weeks, he'll still be near a pool, but in a far different location. On Aug. 9, Hiestand will...

Modern pentathlon: Perfect sport for Suzanne Stettinius

2012-06-16 11:22:00

Like many Olympic athletes not named Michael Phelps, Suzanne Stettinius is both training and fundraising in these final weeks before the Summer Games. She's made appeals via Facebook and her blog and, next week, will host a party at a Baltimore County...

Sport-by-sport capsules: Maryland's Olympians in London

2012-07-25 18:06:00

Basketball Carmelo Anthony Age: 28 From: Baltimore Schedule: Group A: vs. France, July 29; vs. Tunisia, July 31; vs. Nigeria, Aug. 2; vs. Lithuania, Aug. 4; vs. Argentina, Aug. 6 Olympic experience: This is Anthony's third Olympics appearance. He was...

Scoreboard -- Aug. 11, 2012

2012-08-11 01:05:25

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Olympics-Men's Soccer; Track and Field; Women's Handball; Taekwondo, 3 a.m. (NBCSN); Men's Soccer; Gymnastics; Track and Field; Women's Volleyball; Boxing, 8 a.m. (TELEMUNDO); Women's Basketball; Men's Field Hockey; Men's...

... and that role led him to the real Olympics. He headed up the US Olympic team for the Modern Pentathlon in 1996. The idea was his star power would bring fans to the sport. The reality? The movie Pentathlon flopped, and you probably can't even name what sports are IN the competition. (Give up?

2012-08-01 18:04:00

MEN Key Dates: Aug. 11 Venues: Copper Box (fencing); Aquatic Centre (swimming); Greenwich Park (running, riding, shooting). Big story: Four of the top five-ranked men are Russian, but only two can go to the Olympics.

2012-07-25 20:36:33