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Simone Biles

‘The thrill of victory' for Simone Biles, the 'agony of defeat’ for U.S. Women's National Soccer team

‘The thrill of victory' for Simone Biles, the 'agony of defeat’ for U.S. Women's National Soccer team

It isn’t often that the old expression “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” — coined in the ABC television show “Wide World of Sports” — plays out so clearly and poignantly in the minds of American sports fans as it did last weekend.

August 9th, 2023 >

Biles was right to sit it out

Biles was right to sit it out

Be assured that Simone Biles is not ready for the psychiatrist’s couch. Twisties will come or go as called for in their own realm.

August 4th, 2021 >