Transcript for Simone Biles, Simone Manuel Win Gold in Rio
stunningrmance. This has been her destiny all along. Reporter: The bubbling 19-year-old known for her me megawatt smile in tears. I don"t think I"ve ever seen Simone Biles cry. Meanwhile, Aly raisman capturing silver with a near flawless floor exercise. A return to the olympics has been worth it. Reporter: Unable to control her emotion. The two American medalists hugging with happiness but the night belonging to Biles, this pint-sized princess is now the undisputed queen. Lochte is taking over the lead but separated by 0.01 seconds. The final duel in the pool between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, these Rio roommates going head-to-head in the 200-meter individl medley but proving to be no match. This isn"t even close. Michael Phelps is swimming away. He"s got a full body length lead. Reporter: Phelps blowing the competition out of the water. Michael Phelps has done it again. Reporter: The five-time olympian winning a jaw-dropping 22nd gold medal become the first swimmer ever to win the same event at four straight olympics. Meanwhile, American Ryan Murphy if I striking gold in the 200-meter backstroke and in a photo finish -- Manuel -- The other spectacular Simone, Simone Manuel tying a Canadian for gold in the freestyle overcome with emotion making her the first african female swimmer to win a medal in any individual event, from the pool to the podium, tears of tumph on this unforgettable night. And I was lucky enough to be there in the arena watching Simone and Aly and, of course, their performances were spectacular but I loved watching their friendship. Before, during and after, they were in each other"s arms hugging each other, cheering each other on and Aly raisman joking after she won gold she plans to crash Simone Biles" vacation saying I"m going to Belize with her. I haven"t been invited but I"m just going to go. I"m pretty sure that"s going to be okay. I appreciate your e-mails. Furiously about what was going on with them hugging. We appreciate that blow-by-blow but joining us for more is
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Madeline DiRado is prepared to make Rio her first and last Olympic Games.
DiRado, who is a first generation Argentinian American, won her first gold medal in the Women"s 4x200m freestyle relay. Along with winning the relay, DiRado won silver in the Women"s 400m individual medley and bronze in the Women"s 200m individual medley.
Not only is this her first Olympics Games, but DiRado made it clear that this will also be her last. Coming into the games DiRado knew she had a career waiting for her back home so she made the decision to be one and done.
Allison Schmitt, USA"s Leah Smith, USA"s Madeline "Maya" Dirado and USA"s Katie Ledecky listen to their national anthem on the podium after they won the Women"s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final MARTIN BUREAU / AFP - Getty Images
With the spotlight on her, many questioned her choice, knowing the fact that she could have such a long and decorated career in Olympic swimming.
Ignoring the commentary, DiRado came out of the tunnels and into the water with her hands on fire.
"It was nice to have the hard stopping point, knowing, do everything as best you can, see how good you can be and then try something new. That made me more excited to go into this Olympic year, and it"s clearly been working," DiRado said.
USA"s Madeline "Maya" Dirado competes in a Women"s 200m Individual Medley heat during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016 CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP/Getty Images
DiRado started swimming when she was 6 years old. Thanks to her father"s motivation, just over 15 years later, she was selected to participate in her first Olympics Games.
USA"s Madeline "Maya" Dirado poses with her silver medal on the podium of the Women"s 400m Individual Medley Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016 Martin BUREAU / AFP/Getty Images
Maya is not only a decorated swimmer, she is also a Stanford graduate. According to NBC Olympics, Maya was 13 when she went to high school and 15 when she got a perfect math score on the SAT, and just 17 when she entered Stanford University.
USA"s Madeline "Maya" Dirado poses with her bronze medal on the podium of the Women"s 200m Individual Medley Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 9, 2016 Odd Andersen / AFP/Getty Images
At Stanford, DiRado was a member of the women"s swim team where she placed top three in all of her races and during her last year she concluded her college career with her first individual titles in both the 200 and 400 yard individual medley. She was later named the 2013 Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year.
DiRado races again today in the Women"s 200m backstroke at 1:30 EST on NBC Sports.
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A person familiar with the contract says superstar LeBron James has agreed to a three-year, $100 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The person says James, who recently led the Cavs to an NBA title the first for a Cleveland sport team in 52 years will soon sign the deal. The person spoke to the Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because some details of the deal need to be finalized.
The 31-year-old James recently indicated he intended to re-sign with Cleveland, but was expected to accept the same one-year deal he signed in each of his two previous seasons since returning to Cleveland.
ESPN.com first reported James new deal.
James announced on Uninterruped he was re-signing with the Cavs, saying last year was magical and inspiring.
Longtime ESPN broadcaster John Saunders has died at the age of 61
John Saunders(Photo: Joe Faraoni)
I was sitting at my computer Wednesday morning when the phone rang.
I have some terrible news.
The trembling voice belonged to Joe Valerio, the longtime producer of ESPNs The Sports Reporters. I have been a part of that show for more than 20 years. But in a million years, I would not have guessed the next words out of Joes mouth.
John Saunders died last night.
Im still at that computer now, hours later, writing these words because I dont know how else to steel myself against the oncoming grief. I saw John every few weeks for the last 15 years. I was to see him this weekend. Now hes gone. That fast?
That fast. The quickest trip we take is the journey from this world to the next. But life, not death, should be the John Saunders story today.
So let me tell you about his life.
John was, quite simply, the best of us. He did his job without ego, prejudice or overacting a rare thing in TV journalism these days. Blessed with one of those booming voices that turns your head, John, for 30 years, was a fixture on ESPN. He hosted SportsCenter, NFL Prime Time, college football, NBA and NHL shows, even a World Series.
He was terrific at all those things. But where he truly shone, and where, he once told me, he most enjoyed the work, was sitting in the middle of our weekly debate Sunday mornings. The Sports Reporters has been on the air for 28 years an amazing run in television and John has been host for more than half of that. So if the regular panelists want to claim him as our own, the world will forgive us.
Who didnt want to claim John as family?
He became one of us
Born just outside of Toronto, and a college hockey player at Western Michigan and Ryerson University, John rose through the ranks at ESPN and took over, temporarily, the center seat on The Sports Reporters 15 years ago, on a set in New York City that was still shaking from 9/11.
It was dire circumstances on many levels. The shows previous longtime host, d**k Schaap, was as beloved a man as there was in broadcasting. Hed fallen ill with complications from surgery. John was a fill-in, and at first had no interest in the job or doing it one week longer than necessary.
Those guys are egomaniacs, he told his wife, and I can only hope he said it with a smile on his face.
But as the weeks passed, Schaap did not get better. And John, despite his initial hesitations, seemed born to that center chair. It is not easy to sit amid highly-opinionated, strongly-vocal sportswriters and not get buried in their wake. But John was always a presence, a strong, authoritative master of the ceremony, yet a guy who you instantly liked and trusted. He gave the show a professional elegance. He all but sang us into breaks and segments. He quizzed us, tested us, calmed us and honored us.
And finally, when d**k Schaap died that December, he became one of us for good.
Educated in his opinions
In 15 years, you get to know a guy. I knew about Johns family as he knew about mine. I knew he adored his wife and daughters, and was passionate about any issue concerning womens safety or rights. Our achievements, family photos, milestones and travels were all shared in the early hours Sunday morning in the green room, over coffee and fruit.
John had the best laugh. Hearty is the word that comes to mind, and he was hearty in so many ways. He loved good jokes and good food and if you slapped his back, you felt the hearty, thick muscle that served him in his younger athletic years. Yet if you told him a moving story, you could see tears form in his eyes. He was sensitive while being strong, passionate while being even-handed, and the star of the show when he did the least talking.
It is hard to meet anyone in the TV business who doesnt have detractors, but if anyone had an unkind word to say about John Saunders, Im yet to hear it. He loved hockey, and fought to get it into the program, despite the audiences obvious preference for football or baseball. And while he was often cast as the neutral party as a host, John was extremely opinionated, and educated in those opinions. You could hear this in his wonderful parting shots on The Sports Reporters that closed the show, often on topics of race, abuse, womens issues or players bad behavior.
He gave a memorable rant in 2014 about fellow African Americans complaining that certain athletes werent black enough, ending with this fine zinger:
There was another African American some labeled as not black enough. Now they call him Mr. President.
The anchor to us all
John, who was 61, was not always healthy. We knew that. He suffered from diabetes, and many Sundays began with his hands shaking as he lurched for an orange juice and gave himself an insulin injection. Hed suffered through two auto accidents and had multiple concussions in his hockey years.
There were also many mornings where hed worked past midnight the night before, hosting hours and hours of college football, and the only word to describe his entrance was dragging. He looked like the air had been let out of his body, and we did our best to make him laugh and get back into it.
Shortly after I got the phone call Wednesday morning, I called Mike Lupica, the New York Daily News columnist who sits across from me on the show, and who has been with the program the longest. He likened Johns first shows to Sidney Poitier in To Sir With Love, taking care of the wayward kids.
If so, he was the best teacher. He was never envious in a world full of envy, never whispered about in a world full of whispers. He was a friend in front of and behind your back, and a fierce advocate for those stricken with cancer, helping on the board of the V Foundation for years and raising millions in the battle against the disease that killed his friend, Jim Valvano.
He seemed compelled to make good out of grief.
And now we are left to do the same.
There is a reason that the ESPN broadcasters bringing you the news of his death seem to be shaken, their voices trembling. He was a friend to that many. And a dear friend to me.
I am scheduled to do the show this Sunday. I dont know how. I know I will be waiting for the door to swing open and John to come trudging through, to hear that booming voice, to talk hockey, or children, as he grabs a paper plate and some fruit.
It takes years to make a true friend, and an instant to lose one. As I age, I dont want to answer my phone anymore. This Sunday, no matter who is sitting in the center chair, Ill be seeing someone else, the big, hearty guy. We revolved around him, planets to the sun, John Saunders, the anchor to us all.
Contact Mitch Albom: malbom@freepress.com. Check out the latest updates with his charities, books and events at mitchalbom.com. Catch "The Mitch Albom Show" 5-7 p.m. weekdays on WJR-AM (760). Follow him on Twitter @mitchalbom. To read his recent columns, go to freep.com/sports/mitch-albom.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2016 is Set to be the Largest Outburst of Meteors / Eyes on the Skies
Perseid meteors seem to rain from the sky during an outburst in August 2009.
Photograph by NASA/JPL
Sky-watchers around the world are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks this year from August 11 to 13. And if astronomers predictions hold out, the 2016 sky show could present celestial fireworks unlike anything seen in years.
The Perseids grace our skies when Earth plows through a cloud of fragments left behind by comet Swift-Tuttle, which last flew near the sun back in 1992. As the space rock zooms in from deeper reaches of the solar system, its ices vaporize and it releases debris ranging in size from sand grains to boulders. The particles get spread along the comets orbital path in such a way that Earth regularly crosses the debris field.
When that happens, the pieces from Swift-Tuttle slam into our atmosphere at speeds of around 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometers) an hour, causing the meteors to burn up and produce momentary streaks across the skies. (Find out how a Japanese company plans to create artificial meteor showers.)
Meteor Showers 101
Meteor showers bring interplanetary debris, ranging from pebbles to boulders, into Earth"s atmosphere. Find out how these dazzling displays come about.
Outburst Possible?
The Perseids rain down from July 17 to August 24, with only a few meteors an hour visible most of the time. However, on peak dates the sky show can produce 60 to 100 meteors an hour.
Expectations are high for an especially vivid display this year because of computer models. Russian astronomer Mikhail Maslov and Finnish astronomer Esko Lyytinen predict that this year Earth will pass through a dense debris field that has been shifted in our direction by Jupiters strong gravity.
If we are lucky, this could translate to an intense uptick in shower activity in the late evening of August 11, with rates of up to 200 shootings stars an hour. Observers in North America and Europe should get front-row seats for this possible meteor bonanza, which, if it happens, will be the first Perseid outburst since 2009.
The light from the gibbous moon may drown out a bit of the show during the first part of the night, so the best viewing may be after local midnight and into the predawn hours, when the moon will sink very low in the western horizon.
The Perseid meteor shower appears to radiate from the constellation Perseus, named for the mythical Greek hero.
Illustration by Andrew Fazekas, SkySafari
The meteors will appear to radiate from the shower"s namesake constellation Perseus, which rises after local midnight in the northeastern sky.
The best spots to view the shower will be away from the city in the dark countryside. Meteors will be visible even under bright suburban skies, but you can expect to see only a quarter to half as many shooting stars. No matter where you are, allow about half an hour for your eyes to adjust to the darkness before you start sky-watching in earnest.
Souvenir Snapshot
If you want to get a keepsake of the sky show, try grabbing a photo. All you need is a tripod-mounted digital SLR camera that can take long exposures of 15 seconds or more. Use a wide lens to capture as much of the overhead sky as possible. Set the camera to ISO 400 to pick up fainter shooting stars, and set a remote timer to eliminate any camera shake.
Keep in mind that taking a snapshot of the Perseids involves some patience and luck. It can take many minutes before a single meteor crosses your frame, so experiment with images lasting up to 40 seconds each and keep snapping images for as long as possible.
Andrew Fazekas, the Night Sky Guy, is the author of Star Trek: The Official Guide to Our Universe. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and his website.
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