by Tolly Taylor | Jul 7, 2016 | Sports
The Wimbledon men’s semifinals feature more than just four of the top 10 players in the world. As is so often the case with tennis’ oldest and most illustrious Grand Slam, whoever falls to his knees in celebration after the final shot will make history. You can watch...
by Aishwarya Kumar | Jul 7, 2016 | Sports, Topics
WASHINGTON, DC — Charlene Liu stands in the far right corner of her table tennis club and scans the seven tables, her eyes noting every strategic move used by players. She grins with satisfaction as one of the youngest — he’s 10 — uses a supple wrist movement to spin...
by Michelle R. Martinelli | Jul 6, 2016 | Sports, Topics
Like most American teenagers, 16-year-old Kanak Jha goes to high school, plays sports and is competitive with his sister. But he’s also the first U.S. athlete born in 2000 to qualify for the Olympics, and in Rio de Janeiro this summer, he will be the youngest male...
by Michelle R. Martinelli | Jul 6, 2016 | Sports, Topics
The more runner Sara Hall visited Ethiopia on training trips, running in the highlands outside of the capital of Addis Ababa, the more she fell in love with the country and its culture. She cemented her connection to the east African nation when she and her husband,...
by Meggie Morris | Jul 5, 2016 | Sports
WASHINGTON — The staff members at Scion Restaurant in Washington’s Dupont Circle are in better shape than your average servers, handling cocktail napkins and liquor bottles with surprising athleticism and coordination. That’s because most of them are female...
by Tolly Taylor & Aishwarya Kumar | Jun 30, 2016 | Sports, Topics
WASHINGTON — A Washington Mystics’ “W” seemed certain from the first whistle, but they put on a show for Camp Day anyway, routing the San Antonio Stars 84-67. The Stars scored first, but never led for the rest of the game. Washington led by as many as 31 points,...
