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USA Basketball Olympic Redeem Team Wins Gold v. Spain: 118-107

August 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Led by Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade, USA Basketball can once again say that it is the best team in the world (Image courtesy of New York Daily News).
However, Spain’s NBA All-Star Pau Gasol, his brother Marc Gasol, future NBA player (one would assume) Ricky Rubio, and Juan Carlos Navarro did not make it easy [...]

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Tags: Olympics

2008 Olympics Gymnastics: China’s He Kexin 16? Nastia Liukin and U.S. Gymnastics to Get Gold?

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Is this the face of a 16 year old Gold Medalist in China’s He Kexin? (image courtesy of the Telegraph)
Still, days after USA’s Nastia Liukin tied scores, but landed a second place finish on the uneven bars through a questionable tiebreaker and the USA Women’s Gymnastics team took second in the team competition to a [...]

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Nastia Liukin Wins Olympic All-Around Gold, Johnson Takes Silver

August 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

And then there were three.
Mary Lou Retton
Carly Patterson
Nastia Liukin
With her Gold medal winning finish in today’s Women’s All-Around Gymnastics competition, Nastia Liukin became the third U.S. woman to ever win All-Around Gold at the summer games.
With her friend, roommate, and teammate Shawn Johnson taking Silver after a dramatic, clutch performance in the floor exercise, the [...]

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Joey Chestnut Defeats Kobayshi in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2008

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

With 59 hot dogs plus 5 more in an overtime “Eat Off” showdown against Japan’s once dominant Takeru Kobayshi, America’s Joey Chestnut celebrated the 4th of July by retaining the Mustard Belt as America’s top hot dog eater in Nathan’s annual Hot Dog Eating Contest 2008.
After coming in second for the second year in a [...]

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Tags: Competitive Eating

NBA Finals: Celtics Win 98-88 - Paul Pierce injured; pulls a Willis Reed

June 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

In what will undoubtedly go down as one of the more dramatic moments of this year’s NBA playoffs, Celtics captain Paul Pierce (who I admit is my favorite basketball player) made a dramatic comeback after sustaining what looks to be a sprained knee to help bring the Boston Celtics to their first NBA Finals victory [...]

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Tags: Boston Celtics

Danica Patrick wins Indy Japan 300

April 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today, Danica Patrick became the first woman to win an IndyCar race in the history of the sport by winning the Indy Japan 300 presented by Firestone. While in no way do I call myself a race fan, I am a fan of people making history in things that they dedicate their lives to doing [...]

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Tags: Sports

NFL Draft Film Room at CNNSI

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

With the NFL draft just around the corner, Sports Illustrated is in full swing with its coverage of the football meat market.
One of the coolest parts of the web coverage is their NFL Draft Film Room, where they show short clips of all the top prospects with some narration that will make any guy feel [...]

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Tags: NFL · Sports

The Boston Celtics: Rebuilt after Ten Years of Failed Drafts

March 9th, 2008 · 8 Comments

The Boston Celtics have clinched a spot in the NBA Playoffs with the best record in the Eastern Conference, which is incredible news for all Celtics fans. While I’m not that old and liked Michael Jordan much more than Larry Bird, I used to cheer on Celtic teams that had stars like Eric Montross, Eric [...]

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Tags: Boston Celtics · Sports