Simone Manuel Made History for African-American Women at the Rio Games

by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 15, 2016 | Sports

In stunning—and pretty much unexpected—fashion, Simone Manuel, 20, became the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic swimming gold medal when she triumphed in the 100-meter freestyle Thursday night at the Rio Olympics Manuel tied with Canada’s...

Josh Norman: Washington Redskins not worried about CBs upcoming matchups [Video]

by Tolly Taylor & Aishwarya Kumar | Aug 12, 2016 | Sports

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 11 (UPI) — After his first season as an All-Pro for the Carolina Panthers, Josh Norman arrived in Washington with big expectations. The Panthers released Norman in April, deciding he wasn’t worth a premium contract. But the Redskins...

Episode 2: Batsmen, batters and banter

by Tolly Taylor & Aishwarya Kumar | Aug 11, 2016 | Sports, Topics

WASHINGTON — The second episode of The Odd Couple is all about the batsman, the equivalent of a batter in baseball. Tolly Taylor wants to know all about it, because he knows nothing. How much do you...

Norman is under a training camp microscope in Washington

by Tolly Taylor | Aug 11, 2016 | Sports

Based on headlines, Washington’s training camp has been the worst two weeks of Josh Norman’s career. Read CBS’s “DeSean Jackson keeps on torching Josh Norman at Redskins practice,” or Bleacher Report’s “Will Josh Norman Find...

For women playing baseball, acceptance grows as they attack ‘cultural myth’

by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 11, 2016 | Sports

Every time Kelsie Whitmore takes the next step toward a career in baseball — feeling uncomfortable, nervous or scared — she asks herself, “Do I really want this?” The 18-year-old outfielder/pitcher was always the only girl on her Little League, all-star and high...

Rio Bound: Swimming records and tennis shockers

by Aishwarya Kumar & Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 8, 2016 | Sports, Topics

WASHINGTON — In the second episode of the Olympics podcast, Michelle Martinelli and Aishwarya Kumar discuss the biggest surprises, the best events and what to look forward to in tennis and...