Archive for the ‘Olympic Sports’ Category

TheBaker Picks Team USA’s Olympic Hockey Team

Monday, December 14th, 2009

I know hockey is a niche sport. But if you can’t get excited about Olympic hockey, then I question your sports fandom. It's the best Olympic team sport out there. Far superior to basketball, which is basically a three-team tournament (and that's only a new occurrence). On paper, the United States ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By 19.19

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

I mean sure, the 100 meters world record is what gets you the title of "world's fastest man," but the 200 meters is real GD speed, and this video, friends, is as real as it gets. I bet he's on steroids. That's right, I said it. Now put me on ...

Breaking, Important News: U.S. Olympic Hockey has a Coach

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

For those of you who shake your head and mumble to yourself every time I put up a hockey post, well, too f**king bad. I enjoy being the lone hockey voice 'round here. But in all seriousness, I come to you today with some big, big news. Some giant news. It looks ...

Michael Phelps and Sumo Wrestlers Have Something in Common

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Not sure if you've heard or not, but some fellow named Michael Phelps, the man of eight gold medals in the most recent Summer Olympics, had his picture taken while smoking pot at a party in South Carolina and the media are making a big deal about it. ...Like he's the ...

Wii Get A Chance To Swim Like Mike

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Is it just me or is Michael Phelps everywhere right now? Sure, we got to see a good deal of him right after the Olympics. There are the Guitar Hero and Rosetta Stone commercials, but like any non-basketball Olympian should do, he seemed to drift into the background a little. Guess what? He's ...