TOKYO — I was fortunate to cover the NFL as a beat writer when you could sneak up the back stairs at Winter Park and sit in a coach's office while he broke down film. That was my first exposure to NFL jargon, because sometimes you need to reddog the Mike through the A gap to blow up the trap. Or something.
Olympics Diary: Attempting to overcome another language barrier
It is not immediately obvious what a Yurchenko Double Pike is.
July 24, 2021 at 6:43AM
In Tokyo, as the United States women's gymnastic team trains, reporters are live-tweeting in a language I do not recognize. The Yurchenko Double Pike. Simone Biles doing a "Biles." Emily Giambalvo of the Washington Post is Tweeting about Chengs and Amanars and double tucks and I want to introduce her to a few old football coaches and see how many translators they would need.
Teddy Stiga’s OT goal means the U.S. will be defending back-to-back titles when the tournament is played in the Twin Cities in 2026.
