Tag: live from beijing
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U.S. men’s volleyball team rallies by Serbia in quarterfinals
BEIJING • A long, stressful, emotional journey for Hugh McCutcheon almost ended. The U.S. men’s indoor volleyball team rallied to beat Serbia 3-2 in Wednesday’s quarterfinals of the Beijing Games, less than two weeks after its affable coach’s father-in-law was murdered and his mother-in-law was nearly killed at a local tourist site. In a 20-25,…
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Late goal puts U.S. women’s water polo team in finals
BEIJING • Brenda Villa’s goal with a minute remaining pushed the U.S. women’s water polo team to Thursday’s gold medal game. The 9-8 semifinal victory wasn’t easy. Australia, America’s archrival, refused to depart quietly. The Americans struggled to victory after dominating much of the second half. The U.S. bolted to an 8-5 lead with a…
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Springs wrestler brings home a gold
BEIJING • Mom always had the term of endearment. Mis ninos de oro – My golden boys. That’s what Nelly Rico called her sons. No matter the situation, no matter the living standard, no matter that it was a nomadic lifestyle; Rico’s boys knew they were golden – at least to somebody. In front of…
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U.S. softball team survives close call
The unbeatable softball team almost suffered defeat.The United States endured a scare from Japan before roaring to a 4-1 extra-inning victory.The win moves the United States, the undisputed world power in softball, to its fourth straight gold-medal game.Left fielder Jessica Mendoza believes Tuesday’s close call will aid the team in the title game.”It will help…
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Coronado grad wins Olympic gold
BEIJING • With chaos a part of daily life, with a million reasons to quit, with nothing more than a glimmer of hope, Henry Cejudo never stopped believing. Suddenly, there’s no doubt about him, only an Olympic gold medal around his neck. The Coronado High School graduate won a gold in freestyle wrestling Tuesday at…
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Cejudo’s style, skill carry him to wrestling gold
BEIJING • Take a load of aggression, and mix in just as much skill and plenty of smarts. That’s Henry Cejudo’s recipe for an Olympic wrestling gold medal. The Coronado High School graduate frustrated Japan’s Tomohiro Matsunaga with constant leg grabs and persistent defense Tuesday to win the 121-pound men’s freestyle gold-medal match at the…
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U.S. women’s volleyball team advances to semifinals
BEIJING • Lindsey Berg pondered the rematch for the first time, then smiled like a kid in a candy store. “If we can get in Cuba’s head a little bit, they can break down like any other team,” Berg said Tuesday after helping lead the Colorado Springs-based U.S. women’s indoor volleyball team to a 3-2…
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Springs triathlete learns from 11th-place finish
BEIJING • Sarah Haskins Korteum had barely finished her first Olympic triathlon and she was already talking about the London Olympics and 2012. “It was my first time around,” Haskins Korteum said soon after posting a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 23 seconds late Sunday. Haskins Korteum finished in 11th place, 2:55 behind Australian…
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U.S. softball continues its domination, and perhaps its demise
BEIJING • The more the Americans win, the deeper softball falls into its own grave. At this rate, the sport never will get back in the Olympics. The U.S. continued its dominance Monday at the Beijing Games with a 9-0 victory over China in 4½ innings – another lopsided result not helping softball’s quest to…
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Ramsey: U.S. women’s soccer team makes finals, looks strong again
BEIJING • Bring on Brazil. The United States marches into Thursday’s gold medal women’s soccer final blessed with a surprising boost. The defending Olympic champs don’t carry the burden of expectations. The Americans will be underdogs to Brazil, the team they defeated in a dramatic overtime game at the 2004 Games in Athens. The Brazilians,…