Pentathlon Fencing

Jeff Hiestand has spent the last 11 years beside the pool at McDaniel College, where he has coached five individual conference champions in eight events. In two weeks, he'll still be near a pool, but in a far different location. On Aug. 9, Hiestand will...

Like many Olympic athletes not named Michael Phelps, Suzanne Stettinius is both training and fundraising in these final weeks before the Summer Games. She's made appeals via Facebook and her blog and, next week, will host a party at a Baltimore County...

Today ATHLETICS At The Mall Men's 50km Race Walk, 3 a.m. Women's 20km Race Walk, 11 a.m. At Olympic Stadium Men's 5000 final, 4x100 Relay final, Javelin final; Women's 800 final, 4x400 Relay final, High Jump final, 12:45 p.m. BASKETBALL At...

Sam Sacksen set a new world Pentathlon shooting record en route to a fourth place finish Monday in the mixed relay at the World Pentathlon Championships in Moscow, Russia. The Somerset native and 2008 Beijing Olympian’s time of 9.03 seconds for...

Most 16-year-olds in Johnstown are enjoying a summer vacation, taking it easy until classes resume late next month. For Ethan Ganzy, however, this summer isn't offering much of a break at all. Ganzy started this week by heading Colorado, where he is one...

Beijing Olympian and Somerset native Sam Sacksen completed his 2011 World Cup tour Sunday in China by winning the bronze medal in the mixed relay competition. Along with his teammate, Suzanne Stettinius of Parkton, Md., the USA team combined to capture...

On Friday, the International Olympic Committee will decide whether the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics will be Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid or Rio de Janeiro. Here are 10 facts about the five-ring circus: 1. Olympic sites are chosen by secret ballot, so...

Final thoughts on a memorable two weeks in Greece This is my last blog from the Athens Olympics, which I'm assuming will be one of the more memorable I've covered for a number of reasons. Foremost among them, I'm sure, will be the swimming of Michael...

The 3,000-meter run resembled a high school cross-country race. Some Illinois teens could have defeated almost every runner in Goudi Olympic Complex on the grassy course Thursday. The same goes for swimming, where some of the men practically leapfrogged...