Selected features and interviews, plus coverage from several Olympics: Features Dec. 1, 2015: US college sports are a factory for Olympic … More
Tag: modern pentathlon
I’m back – what’d I miss?
My hand is out of a splint after three weeks, though my typing speed is still diminished by a bit … More
Monday Myriad, June 9: Horse-athlon
Heading into the weekend, I cast some doubt on the hype for the modern pentathlon World Cup final, which included … More
Monday Myriad, April 7: Pentathlon power
We’re in a lull between winter and summer sports, which means this is a good time to tell you there … More
How modern pentathlon stayed in the Olympics (attn wrestling)
In elementary school, I used to wander into the Coliseum at the University of Georgia to watch wrestling. When UGA … More
Wrestling’s biggest fight: Getting back in the Games
Modern pentathlon seemed to be the likeliest sport to be eliminated from the Olympic program. Then perhaps taekwondo. Maybe an … More
Save modern pentathlon
The Winter Olympics are taking on an X Games feel. Even the older sports are modernizing — biathlon has caught … More
2012 medal projection update: Modern pentathlon and triathlon
Holding a world championship in an Olympic year always seems a little redundant. And we really don’t know if we … More
2012 pentathlon/triathlon: Modern times
Modern pentathlon and triathlon have a few things in common — running, swimming and the inevitability of being lumped together … More
Friday Myriad: French finals, final Cup tune-ups
One side effect of the World Cup: These are the last MLS weekend games until June 25. They’ll play a … More