Wing-Suited Stuntman Executes a Super-Hero Plunge -
A man jumped out of a helicopter Wednesday and fell 2,400 feet to the earth without deploying a parachute. He was uninjured.
Sports reporting rocks.
Neato NYT Running Club shirt in hand! All the news that’s fit to jog? (Taken with instagram)
Very excited about book club picnic discussion of this. #HenriettaLacks (Taken with instagram)
The Lowdown on Friday's Ping-Pong Shenanigans -
Live from the scene of operation ping-pong…
Singleton Trains His Focus on Pistorius -
Jerome Singleton, a self-described math and physics nerd, said he’s the man to beat the famed South African sprinter, Oscar Pistorius this summer at the Paralympic Games in London.
Happening. Ping-pong tourney against BofA building walls. (Taken with instagram)
The Japanese equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu, who is 71, will likely be the oldest Olympian competing in the London Games this summer. And he’s exactly who I wanted to be interviewing the week of my birthday.
I.O.C. Rejects Israeli Request for Moment of Silence at London Games -
The International Olympic Committee has rejected a proposal from the Israeli government to hold a moment of silence at this summer’s London Games in memory of the 11 Israeli athletes who were killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
Read more here.
Iraq War Veteran Josh Olson On Getting More Soldiers to Compete -
If Iraq veteran Josh Olson has his way, by the next Paralympic Games, there will be 23 more versions of him. We caught up with him on his training regime and efforts to get more wounded veterans training for the games.
A Veteran Horse Woman on Equestrian at the Summer Games -
Vying for a London berth is veteran show jumping competitor Elizabeth “Beezie” Madden, a two-time gold medalist in team jumping and winner of a bronze medal in Beijing for individual jumping.
Could this be the Twitter Olympics? -
More from Dallas on why we could be tweeting our eyes out at the Summer Games.
FLOTUS! Flanked by Olympians! #mediasummit (Taken with instagram)
Long Jumper Reese Keeps It Close to Home -
Catching up with Brittney Reese about hurricanes, beating Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s record and the road to London.
Contemplating the Katniss Effect -
Live from Dallas!
In Dallas, an #olympic mascot cuts in front of me at the bar. (Taken with instagram)