SB Nation is proud to present the first episode of the Baseball Nation Show, featuring Rob Neyer and Grant Brisbee. With the MLB trade deadline come and gone, Rob and Grant discuss the most noteworthy trades and how they will affect the balance of power in each division. Subscribe to …
Read More »Beach Volleyball Bikinis: Americans Will Keep Wearing Them At Olympics
“the International Volleyball Federation announced back in March that it would no longer require women’s beach volleyball players to compete in bikinis. For the first time ever in Olympic competition—beach volleyball joined the program in 1996—female players will be allowed to wear shorts and sleeved, midriff-concealing tops. The new regulations …
Read More »U.S.A. Finds Gold in the Pool; Nathan Adrian and Woman’s 4×200 Team Win Gold
Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta set a new world record in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:07:28, just holding off Michael Jamieson, local British hero. American Nathan Adrian edged out Aussie James Magnusson ever so slightly to add to Team American Rebecca Soni went ahead and set a new 200m …
Read More »Team USA Basketball: After Trouncing Tunisia, USA Preps For Nigeria on Thursday
As expected, the Americans easily dismissed Tunisia in their second of five group play games. Despite off nights from Chris Paul and LeBron James, not to mention a sluggish start at the outset, USA ran away from Tunisia for the 110-67 win. Ben Golliver breaks down the win, highlights the …
Read More »Olympic Medal Count: China Edges USA for Most Overall
On a day when “badminton match-fixing” was an actual thing, Team USA and China continued their dominance at the 2012 Summer Olympics while everybody else plays for third. For the U.S. on Wednesday, it was “One if by land, two if sea” — the Americans added a gold medal in …
Read More »MLB Trade Deadline Ends; Shane Victorino to the L.A. Dodgers
The 2012 MLB Trade Deadline has come to an end. Some teams were winners and some teams were losers. SB Nation’s Amy K. Nelson and Steven Goldman take a look at two such teams, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Phillies are losing their clout as a dominant …
Read More »MLB Trade Deadline: Xfinity Twitter Tales
The 2012 MLB Trade Deadline has come to an end. Xfinity’s Austin Schindel dives headlong into the twittershpere to determine the winners and losers from around the league. Subscribe to our channel for more sports videos! Click here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=sbnation Check us out on Facebook (Facebook.com/SBNation) and follow us on Twitter …
Read More »Ohio State 2012 Football Preview and Schedule
Ohio State is ranked 17th in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. Due to a post-season bowl ban for the 2012 season, Ohio State must look at this season as a rebuilding year. The Buckeyes look to build a team around freshman and sophomore players. Head Coach Urban Meyer will …
Read More »West Virginia 2012 Football Preview and Schedule
West Virginia is ranked 16th in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. The Mountaineers are coming off their 2011 Orange Bowl victory and a transition from the Big East to the Big 12. Geno Smith is posed to become a Heisman Trophy favorite in this pass happy conference. West Virginia …
Read More »Virginia Tech 2012 Football Preview and Schedule
Virginia Tech is ranked at 18th in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. Virginia Tech has had a solid number of years with at least 10 wins in each of the last 8 seasons. Offensively they are looking to rebuild after losing a number of starters. Quarterback Logan Thomas returns …
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