Archive for the ‘Beijing 2008’ Category
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
A friend of mine from Los Angeles sent me this. I know it's a bit past its prime, but I found it humorous nonetheless.
Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators so far during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:
1. Weightlifting ...
Posted in Announcers, Beijing 2008, Michael Phelps, Olympic Sports | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
U know we love Usain Bolt. So we decided to share this UTube video which we found to be particularly entertaining.
I love when I can do no work whatsoever and still have a post.
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
You've already seen our favorite memories from Olympiads past. Or if you haven't, you're going to now. And if you still don't, I have some friends in the Chinese government that will try to arrange things so you are more properly educated.
This year's Olympics also provided us with a cornucopia ...
Posted in Beijing 2008, Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps, Redeem Team, Usain Bolt, Volleyball, Water Polo | 5 Comments »
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
The 2008 Beijing Olympics have been great. Plenty of memorable moments everywhere. That got us thinking of some of our favorite moments from the Summer games that we remember. Frankly, I can't remember the '84 games so this list really has to start from the '88 games in Seoul. Here's ...
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
This is just a quick story link. We ran across this bad boy yesterday on the New York Times Web site.
Apparently, accepting God into your life has everything to do with being an Olympic archer. Yeahhh. Not so keen on that one.
And did it work? Of course not. The U.S. ...
Posted in Archery, Beijing 2008, God | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Remember the good 'ol days, when USA basketball went ahead and blew everybody out, leaving little doubt as to which country had the best basketball team in the world?
Eh, neither do we. In fact, many of us were prepubescent or close to it when the original Dream Team trounced people ...
Posted in Beijing 2008, USA Basketball, WNBA, Women's Basketball | 1 Comment »
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Yeah yeah, we all love Michael Phelps, his run to eight gold medals was magical, blah, blah, blah. Everyone seems to just love the guy to no end. In fact, an ex of mine told me she'd give a year's salary just for the chance to eat ice cream off ...
Posted in Beijing 2008, Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin, Natalie Coughlin, Shawn Johnson, Swimming | 5 Comments »