Wednesday at the Olympic Games: Danell Leyva and John Orozco try to shake off the team meltdown and win the all-around, and … it’s a really busy day. Especially around 10 a.m. until noon. WHAT HAPPENED TUESDAY Funny how a…
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Top 5 Overlooked Moments of the Olympics
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I don’t know that they’re really overlooked, but working for Bleacher Report has taught me a bit about SEO. Archery: U.S. men were the comeback kids in the quarterfinals and semis. Couldn’t quite do it in the final. Highlights would be…
Olympic Daily Glance, Day 4 — Good morning, Iceland!
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Tuesday at the Olympics Games: U.S. women’s gymnasts unite, Phelps and Lochte try to find another gear, the U.S. women’s soccer team puts down the smartphones for a couple of hours to play soccer, and Iceland wakes us up. Yes,…
AmWoSo (W-League, WPSL) final power rankings
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The age-old quandary: Playoffs or regular season? My gut tells me Pali Blues (technically unbeaten but lost league title on PKs) and the Boston Breakers (lost in playoffs while defensive anchor couldn’t get there) are the best teams in the country. But…
Olympic Daily Glance, Day 3 — Flipping out
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Monday at the Olympic Games: The U.S. men’s gymnasts take their momentum into the men’s final, and we’re back in the pool. Reminder of the 2012 medal projections, and off we go … WHAT HAPPENED SUNDAY Shooter Kim Rhode won her…
Olympic Daily Glance, Day 2 — Back to the pool
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Sunday at the Olympic Games: Reminder of the 2012 medal projections, and off we go … WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY We won’t lead with the negative, so let’s mention Ryan Lochte’s big win and Dana Vollmer’s qualifying records before we scratch our…
Hope Solo back on the Twitter rampage
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So the U.S. women’s soccer team cruised through its game against Colombia today, apart from that nasty punch to Abby Wambach’s face. Three goals, solid win. No problem, right? Lay off commentating about defending and gking until you get more…
Olympic Daily Glance, Day 1 — Finally!
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Saturday at the Olympic Games: Actual competition. The women’s 10m air rifle should be the first event to award medals. Three high-profile U.S. women’s teams will be in action, and you’ll need both your TV and computer to watch soccer…