Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World by David Maraniss is an excellent read that provides a rare glimpse into the 1960 Summer Olympics and the spy vs. spy mentality so prevalent in that era of cold-war diplomacy.
Set in Rome, just 15 years removed from World War II and the fascist regime of Mussolini, [...]
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The final medal count for the 2008 Olympics shows the United States as the overall winner with 110 medals, to 100 for China.
However, as noted in an earlier SportsLifer blog, weighing the medals to give more points for gold than silver or bronze changes the equation.
For instance, awarding three points for a gold, two [...]
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Never quite understood the Olympic medal count. Shouldn’t gold count for more than silver or bronze?
After all, the objective is to win the gold, not finish second. The silver medalist is like being the Super Bowl runner-up; nice try but quickly forgotten.
This ain’t no apples-to- apples comparison. Gold is the silver dollar; silver the 50-cent [...]
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It was a tough call, but in the end Bucky Dent won out. The SportsLifer’s top 50 memorable sports events attended came down to a pair of decisive baseball games between the Red Sox and Yankees 25 years apart.
Bucky Dent’s decisive three-run homer against the Red Sox in the 1978 American League East playoff game [...]
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