Mr. Universe

Posted: 6:02a ET, Friday, February 10, 2012

Vote for Tweet of the Week: Garrett Weber-Gale vs. Misty May-Treanor vs. David Boudia

By Matt Stroup, Universal Sports
Three competing tweets have been nominated, and your vote will decide the winner. Check out the nominated tweets and vote for your favorite in the poll here:

Shifting gears

Posted: 10:59a ET, Monday, February 6, 2012

Laugh tracks and doping violations

Contador and Armstrong: Tackling surface reality in modern sport
By Klaus, Special to Universal Sports

Block Head Blog

Posted: 6:44a ET, Monday, February 6, 2012

Analysis and takeaways from New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

Ethiopia's Meseret Defar: 'I don't think dominance of Kenya will happen again'
By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
Ethiopia is on a mission to restore its distance running pride and prevent another Kenyan romp this summer. Meseret Defar and Tirunesh Dibaba took first steps in their preparation at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.

Lauryn Williams's blog

Posted: 10:50a ET, Friday, February 3, 2012

Lauryn Williams is off and running...literally

By Lauryn Williams, Special to Universal Sports
Lauryn Williams kicked off the 2012 Olympic year at the new Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala., which afforded her the opportunity to run on a fast track and compete in the same meet with her younger sister for the first time.

Block Head Blog

Posted: 12:22p ET, Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Wittenberg, Grilk make World Marathon Majors wager on Super Bowl

By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
As the New York Giants and New England Patriots get set to square off in Super Bowl XLVI, the race directors for two of the most prestigious marathons in the world have placed a friendly bet in support of their home teams.

Mr. Universe

Posted: 5:11p ET, Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Maia Shibutani's wasted time on Temple Run equals Tweet of the Week victory

By Matt Stroup, Universal Sports
By her own admission, Maia Shibutani has wasted some time playing video games lately. But in the process of wasting time, she produced a winning tweet.

Oly-mpact

Posted: 9:01a ET, Monday, January 30, 2012

Five U.S. takeaways from Olympic qualifying

By Rich Zuckerman, Universal Sports
You can rest assured, the United States women are coming away feeling good about their results at the 2012 CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying tournament. But first, a look at what we learned about the U.S. from their performance in Vancouver.

Block Head Blog

Posted: 6:29a ET, Monday, January 30, 2012

Analysis and takeaways from inaugural U.S. Open

By Joe Battaglia, Universal Sports
The first major domestic track meet of this Olympic year is in the books. Here are our takeaways from Saturday night's inaugural U.S. Open at Madison Square Garden.

Mr. Universe

Posted: 7:20a ET, Saturday, January 28, 2012

Vote for Tweet of the Week: Dave Zabriskie vs. Maia Shibutani vs. Nathan Adrian

By Matt Stroup, Universal Sports
Three competing tweets have been nominated, and your vote will decide the winner. Check out the nominated tweets and vote for your favorite in the poll here:

Oly-mpact

Posted: 11:49a ET, Thursday, January 26, 2012

U.S. won't need Hope to reach London

By Rich Zuckerman, Universal Sports
The United States women's national team may be Hope-less in a winner-take-all qualification match for the 2012 Olympic Games against Costa Rica on Friday night.
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