By Arnie Leshin Karch Kiraly didn’t take long to place the United States women’s volleyball team where it began. “All I wanted was for this team to stand on the top step of the podium,” said the legendary head coach Kiraly as tears began to fall, “I have nothing else …
Read More »United States women’s Olympic basketball team is heavily favored over host Japan in Sunday’s finals
By Arnie Leshin The fact that Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are going for a fifth-straight Olympic women’s basketball championship is insane. But not surprising for the remainder of the team as it provides nothing but praise and joy to be a part of the Bird-Taurasi dynasty. The dynamic duo …
Read More »OLYMPICS — WOMEN’S MARATHON
By Arnie Leshin She just kept grinding along. She was an unfamiliar sight running in only her third marathon and each time she remained in step with the front runners from Kenya, it was like “Who dat.”? That was 27-year-old Molly Seidel of Wisconsin whose dream was realized when she …
Read More »April Ross and Alix Klineman needed only 43 minutes to down Australia’s Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy
By Arnie Leshin On Friday morning in Tokyo, as the sand baked in the sun and a speckling of spectators looked for patches and shade, the United States beach volleyball duo of April Ross and Alix Klineman had little to sweat in the 2020 summer Olympics championship match. They made …
Read More »NCRTD To Resume Service on the 290 Edgewood Route August 9
By NCRTD The North Central Regional Transit District’s RTD Blue Bus will resume regular route and scheduled service on the 290 Edgewood route Monday, August 9. The route had been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 290 Edgewood route provides weekday fare-free commuter bus service from Edgewood, Moriarty, …
Read More »Water levels have increased due to recent rains
By NM Parks Due to recent significant rainfall in Guadalupe County, Santa Rosa Lake State Park will open the boat ramp effective Saturday, August 7th. “We’re glad that boaters and anglers once again have access to the lake by boat,” stated Stefan Conkle, Park Manager. “Our goal is to ensure …
Read More »Once again, it’s a baton exchange mishap that slowed the United States’ men’s 4 x 100 relay
By Arnie Leshin Bungling a baton transfer is nothing new for United States sprint relay teams, and it came back to haunt them again and fail to qualify them for the final of the men’s 4 x 100-meter stick-pass. The baton failure slowed down the foursome as they finished in …
Read More »Ryan Crouser on course in the shot put as he not only broke the Olympic record once, but four times
By Arnie Leshin Just follow the heavy shot put and be rewarded by a statement from the United States’ Ryan Crouser. In June, he gave track and field fans a glimpse of what to expect at these 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. It was the Olympic trials for the event, and …
Read More »No more race walking event planed by the summer Olympic committee
By Arnie Leshin For the brave few aficionados hooked on the race, the 50-kilometer walk on Friday morning will be bittersweet. It will be the final version of the race at the summer Olympics. It is walking into the sunset and will not return for the Paris Games in 2004. …
Read More »The United States men’s national basketball team handed Spain a 95-81 whooping
By Arnie Leshin Don’t say I told you so, because I didn’t. I was just sizing up the fate of the United States men’s basketball team before it again faced familiar foe Spain in Tuesday’s quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics played at Saitama Super Arena. I was looking …
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