Tag: milo bryant
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Phelps’ timing seems golden
BEIJING • That is three down, five to go. Another final for Michael Phelps, another world record. Clockwork. Tick. Tick. What Phelps is doing to the swimming world is nothing short of phenomenal. No athlete is ever bigger than the sport that made him. It’s impossible. But Phelps is as close to impossible as any…
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Bryant: Beach volleyball seeding rule is dumb
BEIJING • Beach volleyball has to have the dumbest rule of dumb rules. If a team from the host country is ranked in the top five on the qualification list then simply because it is the host country, simply because the matches will be played on its sand, it’s granted the No. 1 overall seed…
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Area’s top 20: No. 14 is Springs Mayor Rivera
The mayor of Colorado Springs should be on The Gazette’s list of the area’s most influential sports figures by default. He is the face of the local government and wields a tremendous amount of influence over what happens in this city. Because of his pull, Lionel Rivera is No. 14. Air Force hockey coach Frank…
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Scale isn’t the only gauge of progress
Don’t get rid of that scale yet. Just don’t believe everything you think it tells you. There are different and better ways of measuring fitness success.A client recently shared a couple of stories with me that I have to share with you. We’d been training about six weeks when he started telling me about getting…
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Area’s top 20: No. 15 is communications director Moran
There probably isn’t a person working harder to promote sports in Colorado Springs than Mike Moran, who has been a part of the area’s sports scene since joining the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1978. For all his work, the current Sports. Corp communications director is No. 15 on The Gazette’s list of the area’s most…
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Area’s top 20 most influential: No. 16 is parks and rec director Paul Butcher
Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Director Paul Butcher, No. 16 on The Gazette’s list of the area’s top 20 most influential sports figures, is in charge of more than 14,000 acres of parks, trails and open spaces in Colorado Springs. Air Force hockey coach Frank Serratore was No. 20, followed by USOC Communications Director Darryl…
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Some foods boost your weight loss
Ready to lose weight? I mean are you really ready to drop some pounds?I just love getting your attention like that. Sorry – a little columnist humor there.We’re talking about negative calories today. It seems they’re supposed to be the next big thing. Make that the next big old thing. Few things in physical fitness…
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Opinion: Tiger is king of the jungle
SAN DIEGO • Rocco Mediate stared down Tiger Woods and ended like most humans who take on a tiger — even a wounded one — one on one. Another victim. Mediate sits 158th in the world ranking. Woods tops the list. They were the unlikeliest pairing, but they put on a show for the ages.…
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Opinion: Woods finds more magic at U.S. Open
SAN DIEGO • Ridiculous. That’s the only way to explain what we’re witnessing from Tiger Woods. His talent is utterly ridiculous. “Completely out of his mind,” said Rocco Mediate, who played in the group behind Woods. “The stuff he does, it’s unreal.” The best golfer in the world is showing why he’s better than any…
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Opinion: Don’t bet against Tiger
SAN DIEGO • Tiger Woods is entering the unknown. We’re entering the unknown with him. Golf aficionados are split in their opinions of how the world’s best golfer will do at the 108th U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. The tournament starts Thursday, and that will be the first time since April 13 that Woods has…