The Olympics Paul George of the 2016 U.S. Men’s Basketball Olympic Team. Embed produced by Sports Illustrated and made possible by YouTube.
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Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: NYT Olympics Issue
The Olympics This is a must see/read: another of the New York Times great journalistic productions, this one on the 2016 Rio Rio Olympics. The Times continues to do great work and take big chances on big events. Lots of terrific writing and artwork. Nightshift Sports will be linking to lots of their material during the Rio games.
Nightshift Sports: Olympic Schedule
The Olympics From NBC, their broadcasting schedule for the 2016 Rio Olympics. And here’s the official schedule from the Rio Organizing Committee
Nightshift Sports Rio: Photo Firehose
The Olympics The Photo Firehose first appeared when the New York Times, Reuters, and other large photo agencies combined to live-stream photography from the Sochi Winter Olympics. It is a wonder–a never ending source of great shots coming at a mind-bending pace. Embed from Getty Images Don’t miss this one: click here for the Photo …
Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: BBC Coverage
The Olympics In the U.S., Olympic Coverage is coming to a screen near you via COMCAST/XFINITY/NBC. But the Olympic Games are a worldwide sports event and coverage will vary (sometimes quite dramatically) from country to country. Here’s the BBC’s promotional video on their coverage of the Rio Games. The Fine Print: Embed made possible via …
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Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Official Guide
The Olympics Embed from Getty Images For the next 17 Days the Rio Olympics will provide a very necessary relief from the circus that is the current American Presidential race. For that reason, alone, we should watch. There is also the chance to see a lot of very-seldom-publicized and televised sports contested at the highest …
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Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: The Games
The Sports of the 2016 Rio Olympics: Just in case you were wondering what sports will be contested in the 2016 Olympics, here’s a complete list, along with some additional notes on certain sports. Most sports have male and female contests; some are male or female only, and in one, the equestrian events, men and women …
Wedge Thoughts
Paying Attention: If you like golf, you probably love golf equipment. Maybe you’re one of the many readers of GolfWRX, which typically features a series of photos of –wait for it–the latest golf bags filled with the latest golf clubs used by the pros, at each tournament (this set of photos from last week’s Canadian …
Franklin on freedom
“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both…”
How Elon Musk Thinks
Paying Attention: I like Elon Musk. He thinks big. He does big. He takes big risks. He wins some, he loses some, but he’s got the right attitude about it all. He just keeps moving forward. He is also transparent, something which far too many people in business are not. Got to love …