The Olympics to feature 3-on-3 basketball as an event in Tokyo 2020.
6/5/2017 The Olympics can be pretty boring in terms of basketball, especially if you are American. Watching the worlds biggest stars just dismantling other nations can be pretty boring, other than some resilient nations such as Serbia or Spain which get beat ...
Diana Taurasi wants to keep playing for Team USA, with Sue Bird
6/5/2017 Not only for the 2018 World Cup, but also the for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “As long as I'm playing at a high level, and I deserve to be out there, then I'll always put that USA jersey on,” Taurasi said Sunday.
How Bostonians Defeated the Olympics
6/5/2017 To find out how a grassroots campaign managed to shut down the Olympic juggernaut, we spoke with Christopher Dempsey, one of the founders of the No Boston Olympics movement, and a co-author of the new book No Boston Olympics: How and Why ...
Officers from Newtown, Redding, Garner Correctional carrying
6/5/2017 NEWTOWN - Officers plan to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics of Connecticut on Friday during the annual torch run, according to a release.
A flying car could light the torch at the 2020 Olympics
6/5/2017 If you're gonna light the Olympic torch, why not do it with some style? Toyota recently invested nearly $400,000 into a startup in hopes of having the driver of a flying car light the torch at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The high-tech ...
Olympic silver medalist Danny Harris arrested, accused of ...
6/5/2017 June 5, 2017 12:01pm EDT June 5, 2017 12:01pm EDT Athletics, English, Olympics Police said Harris, 51, contacted a high school student with intent to commit ...
'Do their best': Special Olympics wraps up Saturday in Mt. Pleasant
6/5/2017 Sean Bradley - Morning SunIan Roy jumps during the running long jump competition on Saturday June 3, 2017 during the Special Olympics Summer Games at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. He took second place in the event. The games ...
Report: 3-on-3 basketball to be added to Olympics for 2020 Games in Tokyo
6/5/2017 Now 3-on-3 basketball likely will be coming to the Olympics, reports the Associated Press. Every four years the International Olympic Committee looks to add sports to the games (or remove some), and for Tokyo in 2020 it looks like 3-on-3 basketball ...
Law Enforcement run to benefit Special Olympics - 23 WIFR
6/5/2017 Law Enforcement Officers take part in the 6-mile torch run in Belvidere. They carry a torch through the town to help raise money. The proceeds pay for Special ...
Summer Special Olympics takes place at UNH
6/5/2017 KIMBERLEY HAAS/Union Leader Correspondent The Flame of Hope arrived at the University of New Hampshire in Durham on Friday afternoon during the summer Special Olympics. Police officers ran the torch hundreds of miles to its final destination.