For those of you who didn't see the US/Canada womens soccer match..... you missed a great one.
For those of you who didn't see the US/Canada womens soccer match..... you missed a great one.
The US men did not have a single runner in the 400-meter finals. Amazing. Staggering even.
Here is an article on how dominant the US has been at this event.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympi...5495--oly.html
More of that Olympic Spirit on display during the France-Spain basketball game. Nicholas Batum. OUCH!!
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz2308hGA4wThe greatest generation of French basketball had fallen short yet again as Nicolas Batum ran across the court to foul Juan-Carlos Navarro, the captain of Spain, with 23 seconds remaining Wednesday. Batum's right hand formed a fist. Instead of reaching in to foul, he threw a punch that missed the ball but found Navarro's groin, promptly knocking him to the floor.
Anyone watching the BMX racing right now? It's like a demolition derby.
So happy Allyson Felix finally got an individual gold in the 200M last night!
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”
Manteo Mitchell told The Associated Press he had about half a lap to go when he felt a popping in his left leg.He finished the lap in 46.1 seconds and helped the Americans to a tie for first with the Bahamas in 2 minutes, 58.87 seconds. A few hours later, doctors told him he had a broken left fibula.Manteo Mitchell is the man. Bringing it on home with a broken leg."I got out pretty slow, but I picked it up and when I got to the 100-meter mark it felt weird," he said. "I was thinking I just didn't feel right. As soon as I took the first step past the 200-meter mark, I felt it break. I heard it. I even put out a little war cry, but the crowd was so loud you couldn't hear it. I wanted to just lie down. It felt like somebody literally just snapped my leg in half."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz234r3cjGO
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The "MODERN" Pentathlon includes fencing?
England should be proud of the show it put on.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
When the Chinese government edits the closing ceremony for broadcast, it's going to be about 10 minutes long.
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