Water polo: British men hope Olympics will buoy sport
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's water polo players hope the Olympics hype will rebuild the sport's standing in the country of its birth, helping to push British water polo back into the picture after 90 years out in the cold. "You are the inventors, so you have to come ...
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Washington Post
Take water polo. A giant video screen introduces newbies to the sport. One video sketches basic rules, including the number of players and size of the pool. Another describes three standard scoring techniques, causing a more experienced fan to mutter “it's ...
See all stories on this topic »Clueless Fans Inject Fun Into Olympic Contests
ABC News
Lucy Stewart says she likes water polo — even if it doesn't have horses. Like many spectators at the London Olympics, Stewart was watching with perplexed pleasure Monday as Australia beat Greece in the men's preliminary play. She had never been to a ...
See all stories on this topic »Water polo: Mighty Hungary resurfaces in bid for gold
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Water polo heavyweights Hungary hammered the United States 11-6 on Monday to end the group stage on a high and show their rivals they will not relinquish their Olympic title without a fight. Hungary, the most successful country in ...
See all stories on this topic »Hungary routs US in water polo
ESPN
LONDON -- After a quick start at the Olympics, the U.S. men's water polo team is slowing down at the wrong time. Norbert Hosnyanszky scored three times and defending champion Hungary beat the U.S. 11-6 to close out the preliminary stage. The defeat ...
See all stories on this topic »Greeks worry after Olympic water polo loss
SI.com
LONDON (AP) - Greece is worried that an early exit from the Olympic water polo tournament will hamper the sport's development in a country crippled by debt. The Greeks, ancestral home of the Olympics, lost to Australia 13-8 on Monday, a lackluster result for ...
See all stories on this topic »US men's water polo stumbles against Hungary
Los Angeles Times
The pre-Olympic chatter circling the U.S. men's water polo team was all about its chance at a first-ever gold medal, though that was placed on indefinite hold after a lifeless 11-6 loss Monday to Hungary. The U.S. tumbled from second to fourth in its preliminary ...
See all stories on this topic »Olympics: US men's water polo team loses 11-6 to Hungary
San Jose Mercury News
LONDON — If the U.S. men's water polo team hopes to win another Olympic medal it will need a makeover in the next 48 hours. After a demoralizing defeat to Hungary on Monday the 2008 silver medalists advance to the quarterfinals on wobbly legs.
See all stories on this topic »London 2012 Olympics: US water polo team loses to Hungary, digs hole in pool ...
Washington Post
LONDON — For some, the hairline is starting to creep backward. There's plenty of reason to smile most days, and plenty of facial creases when they do. The average age on the U.S. men's waterpolo team is 30. Ten of the players were on the 2008 squad that ...
See all stories on this topic »US men's water polo team falls to Hungary, sputters into Olympic quarterfinals
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Jeff Powers, No 4 blue cap,of the United States finds his opening for a shot on goal guarded by Peter Biros of Hungary, in front of him,during their men's water polo preliminary round match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London.
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Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's water polo players hope the Olympics hype will rebuild the sport's standing in the country of its birth, helping to push British water polo back into the picture after 90 years out in the cold. "You are the inventors, so you have to come ...
See all stories on this topic »Nice sport, that water polo, but where are the horses? Fans can be clueless at ...
Washington Post
Take water polo. A giant video screen introduces newbies to the sport. One video sketches basic rules, including the number of players and size of the pool. Another describes three standard scoring techniques, causing a more experienced fan to mutter “it's ...
See all stories on this topic »Clueless Fans Inject Fun Into Olympic Contests
ABC News
Lucy Stewart says she likes water polo — even if it doesn't have horses. Like many spectators at the London Olympics, Stewart was watching with perplexed pleasure Monday as Australia beat Greece in the men's preliminary play. She had never been to a ...
See all stories on this topic »Water polo: Mighty Hungary resurfaces in bid for gold
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Water polo heavyweights Hungary hammered the United States 11-6 on Monday to end the group stage on a high and show their rivals they will not relinquish their Olympic title without a fight. Hungary, the most successful country in ...
See all stories on this topic »Hungary routs US in water polo
ESPN
LONDON -- After a quick start at the Olympics, the U.S. men's water polo team is slowing down at the wrong time. Norbert Hosnyanszky scored three times and defending champion Hungary beat the U.S. 11-6 to close out the preliminary stage. The defeat ...
See all stories on this topic »Greeks worry after Olympic water polo loss
SI.com
LONDON (AP) - Greece is worried that an early exit from the Olympic water polo tournament will hamper the sport's development in a country crippled by debt. The Greeks, ancestral home of the Olympics, lost to Australia 13-8 on Monday, a lackluster result for ...
See all stories on this topic »US men's water polo stumbles against Hungary
Los Angeles Times
The pre-Olympic chatter circling the U.S. men's water polo team was all about its chance at a first-ever gold medal, though that was placed on indefinite hold after a lifeless 11-6 loss Monday to Hungary. The U.S. tumbled from second to fourth in its preliminary ...
See all stories on this topic »Olympics: US men's water polo team loses 11-6 to Hungary
San Jose Mercury News
LONDON — If the U.S. men's water polo team hopes to win another Olympic medal it will need a makeover in the next 48 hours. After a demoralizing defeat to Hungary on Monday the 2008 silver medalists advance to the quarterfinals on wobbly legs.
See all stories on this topic »London 2012 Olympics: US water polo team loses to Hungary, digs hole in pool ...
Washington Post
LONDON — For some, the hairline is starting to creep backward. There's plenty of reason to smile most days, and plenty of facial creases when they do. The average age on the U.S. men's waterpolo team is 30. Ten of the players were on the 2008 squad that ...
See all stories on this topic »US men's water polo team falls to Hungary, sputters into Olympic quarterfinals
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Jeff Powers, No 4 blue cap,of the United States finds his opening for a shot on goal guarded by Peter Biros of Hungary, in front of him,during their men's water polo preliminary round match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London.
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