Hangstefers one match away from gold
2013 Aug 01
On Thursday, members of the U.S. Tennis Team sat on the sidelines, fingers crossed and eyes locked on two siblings returning volley after volley on the red clay courts of the Dema Tennis Center. Daniel and Emily Hangstefer, of Chattanooga, Tenn., were battling their third consecutive seeded mixed doubles team. This time, it was the No. 2 seed team from France, Mikael Laurent and Sophie Bernard.
Soccer advances to gold-medal match against Russia
2013 Aug 01
The United States mounted a balanced attack on Great Britain using a combination of relentless offense and stingy defense to win, 5-0, in the women
Men's hoops defeats Argentina, faces Venezuela in semifinals
2013 Aug 01
After a sluggish start against Argentina, the U.S. Men
Beach volleyball duos fall short, move to consolation bracket
2013 Aug 01
In tough round-of-eight play Thursday, the remaining two U.S. beach volleyball teams fell short, moving into the consolation bracket.
Kyle dominates in win against Poland
2013 Jul 30
Outside hitter Kelly Kyle unleashed 14 kills to lead the United States to a 3-0 victory against Poland on Monday at Arena Armeec Sofia. With the win in straight sets, 25-18, 25-10, 25-11, the USA improved to 4-0 in pool play and clinched a berth in the medal round.
Singles, doubles a mixed bag for tennis
2013 Jul 30
The first match of the day for the U.S. Tennis Team was a tale of two generations. On Monday at the Dema Tennis Center, Laura Chapman, 21, faced the No. 1 women
Taekwondo athletes head home empty-handed, but determined to return
2013 Jul 30
Four years ago, Roman “Rusty” Nawrocki was the first Tae Kwon Do athlete to represent the United States in the Deaflympics.
Liang takes silver in 50m butterfly
2013 Jul 30
Amidst heartbreak as multiple American swimmers came within seconds of medaling, one shining moment came when Peggy Liang tapped the wall to take silver in the women
With win, volleyball advances to quarterfinals
2013 Jul 30
Despite some sloppy, uninspired play, the U.S. Women
Hangstefer, Chapman inch closer to medals
2013 Jul 30
Going into their quarterfinal match against Beatriz and Raquel Villamandos-Lorenzo of Spain on Tuesday, U.S. women
Team Handball grabs hard-earned first win
2013 Jul 30
Both winless going into their match against each other and with just one game left in pool play, the United States
Martinez starts strong but loses in Greco-Roman
2013 Jul 30
Just like his teammate the day before, Ariann Martinez started strong in his 60kg weight class Greco-Roman competition Tuesday. However, Martinez lost to Gabit Yeszhanov of Kazakhstan with 32 seconds left in the first round, 11-3.
Men's bowlers tackle team play with confidence
2013 Jul 30
Despite struggling with mental hurdles throughout the Games, the U.S. Bowling Team went into men
Beach volleyball duos progress into brackets
2013 Jul 30
As round-robin play wrapped up and players began looking ahead to bracket play, the two U.S. beach volleyball pairs who competed Tuesday came out with a win and a loss.
Athletics kicks off first day of races with success
2013 Jul 30
The U.S. Athletics Team went into its first day of competition Tuesday loaded with talent
Klotz golden for U.S. in 100m backstroke
2013 Jul 29
In a thrilling day for the U.S. Swimming Team, Matthew Klotz swam to America
Team Handball falls short against Germany
2013 Jul 29
United States fans who traveled almost 6,000 miles poured into the stands at the National Sports Academy to see something they hadn