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First Fan

Luke Cyphers

President Obama can change the sports world, too - if he listens to us

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009

The World Says U.S. Soccer Has Arrived

Luke Cyphers

It's Time For Us To Get On Board

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2008

THE WORLD SAYS U.S. SOCCER HAS ARRIVED. IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET ON BOARD.

Luke Cyphers

...and found a coach who nurtured his talent, and by 15 he was in the Adidas-sponsored Olympic Development Program, traveling the globe and discovering he could make a living playing this game. Now the...

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2008

NEXT SPORT: SOCCER

Luke Cyphers

The world has says U.S. soccer has arrived. It's time for us to get on board.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

NEXT: TYSON GAY

Luke Cyphers

Hail the Reigning Speed King

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008

For Love Of Country

Luke Cyphers

Sure, he won Olympic medals for Kenya in 2000 and '04, but Bernard Lagat's greatest legacy may be showing U.S. Runners how to get the job done in '08

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008

THIS JUST IN

Luke Cyphers

Can athletes prove they're clean? In a word, no.

Story | Conversation | September 22, 2008

THE ULTIMATE RACE

Luke Cyphers

...should be, since we're all about devastation. We fear that, after being allowed to work the Olympics, the Ultimate Race won't be allowed to work the Super Bowl. We could give you excuses...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008

THE ULTIMATE RACE

Luke Cyphers

...We like competition. THIS WEEK: LAST WEEK—NOW ON TAPE DELAY! In honor of the Beijing Olympics, where China won the most gold and human-rights activists were shut out, we're taking a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2008

THE ULTIMATE RACE

Luke Cyphers

...weeks, it was time for a spectacular Jason Lezak-style clutch-cargo comeback. (Sorry for all the Olympic references; we went to Beijing, drank the Kool-Aid and are still feeling the effects, both on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2008

BIZ-QUICK

Luke Cyphers

There's a competition after the competitions that makes for some interesting analysis—the contest among Olympics sponsors for attention. Big companies vying for a piece of rings pie try to get out their...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 23, 2008

AN INTERVIEW WITH JENN STUCZYNSKI

Luke Cyphers

...controversy erupted over a quote Stuczynski gave during a press conference after she won the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene in July. Asked how she thought the team would do in the Games, Stuczynski...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 22, 2008

OUR NEW HERO

Luke Cyphers

...Let us count the ways. Because he's Australian, for starters. Because he won his event in Olympic record-setting fashion by clearing heights on his third try four straight times, which is totally clutch...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 22, 2008

THOU DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH NOT AT ALL

Luke Cyphers

...hasn't stopped several activists from doing what they can, including Mia Farrow, who's used the Olympics to put the Darfur genocide on the media map. During the Olympics, she staged a different kind...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 20, 2008

THIS CLOSE

Luke Cyphers

Katie McGregor is like you or I, watching the Olympics with keen interest. The difference? She is but seconds from being on the other side of that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2008