Olympics
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Wait, was that Dave Chappelle over there?
OK, so I don’t have any confirmation, but I’m about 98% sure I saw Dave Chappelle at around 6:15 yesterday evening. I...
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Patty Mills vs. Jerome Randle: Who you got?
With all the NBA greatness going on around here (ahem), and conference schedules starting up over the last weekend in the Pac-10,...
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Argentina’s better than Greece, but by how much?
After yesterday’s early-morning marathon Point-by-Point session, I planned on either climbing back into bed or napping on the couch to the sounds...
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Nate Schierholtz collides with Chinese catcher
Nate Schierholtz absolutely blew up China’s backup catcher Yang Yang (and it’s taking every ounce of my being not to put a...
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Nastia Liukin’s judgment day
Judging? Subjective judging? You mean people just watched a sporting event (and more importantly, the people who spent their entire lives training for that...
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Next up for the Redeem Team: Australia (a.k.a. The Boomers)
Thrashing Germany 106-57 was an impressive end to Group play for the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team, but the game itself hardly...
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Milorad Cavic talks trash to Michael Phelps, loses
It’s not enough to be the most talented. Even Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps, the three most dominant and clutch...
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Doctor’s orders: watch the Olympics
The best thing about the Olympics is it’s a great diversion from Bay Area sports. Michael Phelps isn’t a visiting swimmer from...
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“We heard the Frenchies talking some stuff…”
“The Americans? We’re going to smash them. That’s what we came here for.” From conversations I had over the weekend with friends,...
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The Olympics: Good…The Opening Ceremonies: Lame
Have you ever been busy doing nothing? That’s the world of sports around here, with more inconsequential events this evening than there...
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Olympic Swimwear: My suit is skankier than yours
I love competitive swimming. And more than anything, I love watching the Olympic swimming events. Unlike many of the popular sports in the US...
