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Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Ryan Gregory, writing for USA Daily, a digital publication of The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, describes how the men and women of U.S. gymnastics fared in the all-around final Monday.  https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/29/Riley-McCusker-Collects-Silver-In-Womens-All-Around-Gymnastics-Final

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Brendan Rourke, writing for USA Daily, a digital publication of The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, described how three U.S. taekwondo participants reached the podium Monday.  https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/29/McPherson-Healy-And-Gorman-Shore-Earn-Honors-At-Day-3-Of-Pan-America-Games

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Ryan Gregory, writing for USA Daily, a digital publication of The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, described the U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s dominant performance at the Pan American Games Lima 2019, headlined by a standout performance from Olympic hopeful Riley McCusker.  https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/28/Riley-McCusker-Leads-The-Way-As-US-Womens-Gymnastics-Team-Secures-Gold

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Brendan Rourke, writing for USA Daily, a digital publication of The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, described Amro Elgeziry’s impressive performance at the Pan American Games Lima 2019 which punched his ticket to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics to compete in the modern pentathlon.  https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/28/Amro-Elgeziry-Finishes-Fifth-Qualifies-for-Tokyo-2020-in-Mens-Modern-Pentathlon

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Ryan Gregory, writing for USA Daily, a digital publication of The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, described the U.S. weightlifting team’s push for its 100th Pan American Games Medal, a bronze earned by Harrison Maurus.  https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/28/Maurus-Earns-USA-Weightliftings-100th-Pan-American-Game-Medal

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Brendan Rourke, writing for USA Daily, a digital publication of The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, recapped USA Triathlon’s effort to reach the podium as two athletes, Sophie Chase and William Huffman, both finished in the top five.   https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/27/Sophie-Chase-William-Huffman-Open-Competition-For-USA-Triathlon-Just-Shy-Of-Podium-Finish

By Ryan Gregory | @Ryan_Gregory_ Sports Capital Journalism Program No one was more aggressive in the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 than Alexander Rossi. Despite a day littered with bad breaks and unfortunate luck, the 2016 winner was resilient in his pursuit of the Borg-Warner Trophy. Rossi came up just short of the comeback …

By Brendan Rourke | @B_RourkeSports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Simon Pagenaud’s unforgettable month of May started with a victory in the Indy Grand Prix. It continued when he earned the pole position for the 103rd Indianapolis 500. And it culminated Sunday with a desperate chase in the final decisive laps of his first …

I’ve chosen the easy path too many times in my life. I’ve let my anxiety and fear of failure take control of my decision-making process on multiple occasions.  During my women’s Final Four trip, I made a step to reverse that mentality. First off, I am eternally grateful for the Sports Capital Journalism program at …

The women’s Final Four in Tampa Bay was a weekend full of intense basketball that saw the team widely considered the best in the country, Baylor, walk away as national champions. All three games over the weekend were full of exhilarating moments, comebacks and heartbreaks. Throughout the weekend, one thing stood out to me more …