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Mike Sielski (@MikeSielski) of The Philadelphia Inquirer examines Bryan Colangelo’s fatal flaw during his stint with the Philadelphia 76ers. Steve Popper (@StevePopper) of NorthJersey.com looks at how the memory of Shannon Dalton Forde is kept alive at a field. Frank Gogola (@FrankGogola) of 406 MT Sports writes about how a play used by the Golden …

So there I found myself inside the famed Maracanã alongside Brazilian soccer fans, caught up inside their moment of glory, redemption and pure elation. Brazil has just beaten Germany to win its first-ever Olympic gold medal with an ending you couldn’t script any better. After the World Cup humiliation, the constant dissection of Brazil’s numerous …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO — Kyle Snyder capped of an incredible calendar year with an Olympic gold medal in Sunday’s 97 kg. final at Carioca Arena 2. Snyder, the reigning world champion and NCAA champion, became the youngest U.S. wrestler ever to win Olympic gold at age 20. He defeated Azerbaijan’s …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO — Boxer Shakur Stevenson was hoping to win a gold medal in men’s bantamweight (56 kg.), but his silver marks the best finish by a U.S. men’s boxer since Andre Ward won gold at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. The first-time Olympian won the silver medal when …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO – The end is in sight for U.S. men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, and it could be golden. Krzyzewski will coach his final game as the head coach of USA Basketball in the gold-medal game against Serbia at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at Carioca Arena 1 in Barra’s …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryan Crouser had seen the throw thousands of times. The exact number escapes him, but the image of the throw is imprinted in his memory. The throw is East German Ulf Timmermann’s record shot put toss of 22.47 meters on Sept. 23, 1988, four years before …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO — Dalilah Muhammad won the gold medal and Ashley Spencer took bronze in the women’s 400-meter hurdles on Thursday at Olympic Stadium. Both are first-time Olympians. Their double-medal performance came one night after the U.S. swept the podium in the women’s 100-meter hurdles. Muhammad ran a time of …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program RIO DE JANEIRO – Even though Olympic basketball games are eight minutes shorter than the NBA, Paul George feels the U.S. men’s team has struggled to put together a complete-game effort. The U.S. (5-0) finished group play with the only unblemished record, but the games have …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO – Less than 10 seconds separated Sarah Robles from a personal goal and a historic performance. That was her coach’s message to her heading into her final lift on Sunday at Riocentro – Pavilion 2. “I said to her, ‘Do you want to be on the medal …

By Malcolm Moran, Frank Gogola and Rebecca Harris | @malcolm_moran, @FrankGogola and @MsRebeccaHarris Sports Capital Journalism Program RIO DE JANEIRO – The Olympic Aquatics Stadium was emptying, and the video board above the pool was showing the time of day: 23:59:00…10…30…50…58…59… The digits all turned to zero, the new day had begun, and all I …