People get mad when you insist if the United States sent their best athletes — typically meaning the guys who play football on Sundays in the fall or play above the rim in the NBA — then the U.S. could dominate any sport[.{restrict] Fans of those “other” sports take it as an insult to their […]
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The story of how Michael Phelps and ‘the best turn ever done’ made Olympic magic
RIO DE JANEIRO – Immersed in deafening Brazilian bedlam and trying to summon a dormant brilliance, Michael Phelps stood on the starting block and experienced a percussive adrenaline surge. “When I was on the block I thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest,” Phelps said. “I was so hyped tonight, so […]
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Why Croatia – and the Sixers – have high hopes for Dario Saric
RIO DE JANEIRO — Two seconds is barely enough time to blink twice, but it is enough to deliver something eye-popping. The first 39 minutes, 58 seconds of Dario Saric’s Olympic debut were underwhelming to put it mildly. Instead of spectacular, he was barely solid. Anyone unaware of his draft position or the enthusiastic two-year […]
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Vietnamese rejoice at first Olympic gold
Vietnamese rejoiced Sunday after their country won its first ever Olympic gold medal, a victory made all the more sweeter by the fact that regional rival China was beaten along the way. Hoang Xuan Vinh, a 41-year-old a serving army colonel who first learned to shoot with AK47 rifles, made history in Rio overnight when […]
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Gov’t reports 93% of revenue collected as of July 31st
By: L.N. Reklai August 3, 2016 (Koror) Minister of Finance Elbuchel Sadang reported that the national government, as of July 31, 2016, has collected 93% of the total budgeted revenue for FY 2016. According to revenue collection report for month ending July 31st, 96% of budgeted tax revenue have been collected with 2 more months […]
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First Week at the Olympic Games Highlights
This first week of August 1st with only four days to the opening ceremony, Team Palau is excited and looking forward to an exciting opening ceremony on 5th of August and to participate in this games. So far the Team is settled at the Olympic Village and continuing their practices this week and attending various […]