Olympics
News and Notes From Other Sports
Slovakia routs Bulgaria 82-0 in women’s Olympic qualifying hockey…Landis, team in negotiations for 2009 comeback…
Braylon Edwards Makes Bet With Michael Phelps
Braylon Edwards is a fantastic wide receiver. A master gambler, he probably is not.
Before the Olympics, as Braylon and Phelps were hanging out somewhere talking about all things Michigan (take that, Miami of Ohio!), they struck up a bet. Braylon wagered that he’d score twice as many touchdowns as Michael Phelps would win gold [...]
The View From Down Here #6
A weekend parked in front of the television when I wasn’t out training. More sport than I needed, with AFL finals, final rounds of the NRL and SANFL, some other sporting bits and pieces… Sometimes it’s good to be in a sport obsessed country… especially if you’re sport obsessed yourself…
Marion Jones Released from Prison.
SAN ANTONIO — Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has been released from federal prison after completing her sentence for lying about her steroid use.
The View From Down Here #3
Sorry this is a little late; I’ve been holidaying on glorious Kangaroo Island. If you ever manage to make your way down here to Australia, you could do far worse than this 100 mile piece of real estate off the South Australian coast. So I am in a good mood…
Hard Fought, But Redemption Found; U.S. Men’s Basketball Wins Gold
Arm-in-arm, they climbed onto the middle of the medals platform, the spot that for so long was U.S. private property.
Some players flashed their Olympic medals to the crowd. One pretended to take a bite, just to make sure it was real.
Yep, it was gold — the color the Americans always used to win but hadn’t [...]
The View From Down Here #1
Well, the Olympics are over. At least, from an Australian viewpoint they are. We’re not going to win anything else, so as far as our media is concerned, that’s it, pack up the barbie, throw the six-pack in the boot, time to go back to our real jobs. And let’s not think about them again [...]
Sylvia Fowles Leads U.S. Women To 31st Straight Victory
Sylvia Fowles and the U.S. women’s basketball team were too big for South Korea to handle.
Fowles scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the U.S. to a 104-60 rout of South Korea on Tuesday night and advance to the semifinals of women’s basketball.
Shawn Johnson Finally Gets Her Gold
Clear some more space in that pile of pretty Olympic medal boxes. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are bringing home more loot, including a gorgeous gold of Johnson’s very own.
Johnson beat her friend and teammate on the balance beam, the last women’s gymnastics event at the Beijing Games.
U.S. Softball Team Continues To Roll With Shutout Over The Netherlands
Monica Abbott pitched five perfect innings, Crystl Bustos, Jessica Mendoza and Tairia Flowers homered and the U.S. Olympic softball team extended its winning streak to 20 with an 8-0 win over the Netherlands.
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