Posts Tagged ‘Summer Olympics’

No Popping Tacos for Nastia

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

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As athletes reaping the rewards of their Olympic service continues unabated, gold medalist Nastia Liukin has also entered the ring; only she’s not going the way of popping tacos and foreign languages. Instead, Nastia has decided to do something [...]

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And Just Like That, It’s Over

Monday, August 25th, 2008

So long, Beijing. It’s been educational, fun and quite interesting. Thanks again for the hospitality — something you maintained as long as you weren’t questioned about how you do the things you do. Through it all — the age issues, the typically pathetic judging for all judgment-related competitions, NBC’s terrible coverage after [...]

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Redemption Is A Dish Best Served In China

Monday, August 25th, 2008

By now, you know about Team USA’s golden victory over Spain Sunday morning. As indicated by the adjective, the win returned the gold medal to who many view as its rightful owner — USA Basketball. Yes, they had to earn it against a Spanish team that wouldn’t back quit and was executing their [...]

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“Yo, Jamaican Sprinters Taking Over the World”

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Those are the prophetically true words of Asafa Powell after the Jamaican Sprint team shattered the 4×100 world record — a feat we lucky Americans won’t get to see until tonight.
With no American’s in the field, the Jamaican team, led by Powell and Usain “Inhuman” Bolt, finished in 37.10, erasing the World Record — one [...]

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USA/Argentina - Live

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Sorry this started so late; I wasn’t sure what channel they were showing this game on. It was NBC or USA like they have been. No, this time, they choose the Hi-Def NBC Basketball channel, a channel I didn’t know existed. Nothing like bucking tradition when showing one of the more important [...]

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10 Olympic Hotties You Might Have Missed

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

What should be one of the first things you think of when the Olympics comes up? The Michael Phelps gold rush? That’s for trend followers. Usain Bolt running so fast it looks like he’s flying? Save that crap for the NFL scouts trying to find another Willie Gault.
No, if you are watching [...]

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