I enjoyed traveling the written road provided by Andrew Young (“Forum: Balentine provides a vital service to Forecaster readers,” July 30), until he came to a fork. To the left, Young stated: “… I find (Balentine’s) commentaries so consistently at odds with reality and facts that I sometimes wonder if (he) actually believes any of […]
Olympics 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Olympics, Sports
Tokyo Games are least-watched Olympics ever for NBC
NBC averaged 15.5 million viewers according to Nielsen prime-time telecast data, a record low for an Olympics on the network that has carried the Summer Games since 1988.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Women making strides at the Olympics
We were sitting around the dining room table the other night talking about the Olympics and the conversation wandered to the original games in ancient Greece. Among some of the more bizarre and gruesome bits of trivia and history was the relatively “common knowledge” nugget that the original games were played entirely in the nude. […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Simone Biles is the Greatest of All Time
John Balentine admits at the end of his article that he is “truly old and curmudgeonly” (“My Olympic frustrations abound,” July 28). In this piece, he is that and much more. To say Simone Biles has a “lack of humility” – WHY exactly should she be humble? Was Nadia Comaneci humble? Do we know this? […]
Posted inNation & World, Olympics, Sports
Japan expands virus state of emergency after record spikes amid Olympics
Japan has expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday.
Posted inNation & World, Olympics, Sports
Michael Phelps knows all too well what Simone Biles is going through
Phelps said Biles’ bowing out of the competition was the kind of “eye-opening experience” that could turn into a major positive by bringing greater awareness of mental health issues.
Posted inNation & World, News, Olympics, Sports
With muted ceremony and empty stadium, Tokyo Olympics begin
Athletes marched into the stadium in their usual parade of nations, some socially distanced, others clustering together in ways utterly contrary to organizers’ hopes.
Posted inOlympics, Sports, Times Record Sports
From canoe slalom to rock climbing, the Tokyo Olympics are full of intriguing yet lesser-known sports
Many of the niche sports people can watch at the Summer Games are also performed across Maine, according to local athletes.
Posted inOlympics, Sports, Times Record Sports
From canoe slalom to rock climbing, the Tokyo Olympics are full of intriguing yet lesser-known sports
Many of the niche sports people can watch at the Summer Games are also performed across Maine, according to local athletes.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston’s Rancourt & Co. hand-sews 2021 Olympic sneakers for opening, closing ceremonies
“We’re making sneakers for people who are going to be on the world stage.” — President Mike Rancourt.