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6140. wabbit - 8/21/2008 6:11:21 PM  Carli Lloyd scored in the sixth minute of extra time Thursday night, Hope Solo bailed out her teammates time and again, and the United States beat Brazil 1-0 to win the gold medal in women's soccer for a third time in four Olympics. As the final whistle sounded, the Americans charged across the field, hugging anyone in sight. Someone handed out flags, and several players took off, running. The victory was a bit of redemption for the Americans, who went to the World Cup as favorites last fall only to be humbled 4-0 in the semifinals by Brazil…
With silver medals swinging from their necks, their eyes filled with tears, five members of the U.S. Olympic softball team walked to home plate and placed their cleats in the dirt. Their games were over, and so were their international playing careers. With that they said goodbye to softball, the sport they played better than anyone else save for one game. Losing for the first time since 2000, the Americans were denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in softball's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years… Yukiko Ueno, Japan's remarkably resilient right-hander, shut down the Americans and handed them their first loss since Sept. 21, 2000 at the Sydney Games. The U.S. had won 22 straight since then, most with outrageously lopsided scores…
 The Chinese and the wretched Beijing weather were no match for Misty May-Treanor and "Six Feet of Sunshine." May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball Thursday, playing through a steady and sometimes driving rain to beat China in straight sets and extend their winning streak to 108 matches in a row… No one's ever won 14 consecutive Olympic matches before, either, sweeping away their opponents in both Beijing and Athens without losing a single set. The Americans beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia 21-18, 21-18 on Thursday, playing through smog and swelter and a drenching gold medal game to confirm their dominance of the sport…
Beijing Olympics
6141. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 8/21/2008 10:38:27 PM Lest we forget the geekness of swimmers . . . and some fans in the stands . . .
6142. wabbit - 8/22/2008 12:07:52 AM LOL!! I can only imagine what you'll be doing with that last one! 6143. jexster - 8/22/2008 3:22:32 PM Great White Hope Dethroned in Men's 400 6144. David Ehrenstein - 8/23/2008 3:45:24 PM Gay Australian Beauty Matthew Mitchum wins the Gold!!!! 6145. jexster - 8/23/2008 3:50:39 PM Eight shut out innings, 8k , 200 k 14-3 for the season, Tim Lincecum for Cy Young
14 of the Midgets's 48 wins 6146. jexster - 8/23/2008 3:51:37 PM I think all those platform divers are gay DE. Can't tell about the Chinese. They all look gay to me 6147. jexster - 8/23/2008 7:41:16 PM DE...I watched platform diving TWICE for obvious reasons
Did you see Mitchum swish n twitter for the cameras after nailing one?
My gaydar fried circuits 6148. jexster - 8/23/2008 7:58:19 PM It ain't rocket science Greg Louganis 6149. David Ehrenstein - 8/23/2008 8:28:05 PM Mitcham's been through quite a lot in recent years. At the last minute somebody got his boyfriend Lachlan a ticket to Bejiing, so he was there for the Big Moment. 6151. jexster - 8/24/2008 12:20:19 AM Now back to SPORTS....
Something's rotten in the state of Wang Chung
Omega finally releases Phelps "win" photos 6152. jexster - 8/24/2008 12:26:43 AM World's Fastest Human
Usain Bolt Celebrates Early...Very Early
Now THAT's Haulin 6153. David Ehrenstein - 8/24/2008 2:20:09 PM Great video of Matthew Mitcham after his big win. 6154. jexster - 8/24/2008 11:50:37 PM The EuroTrash at the US/Hungary Water Polo finals were bellowing the same chant I've heard at their "football" games.
What in the hell are they singing?
USA!
USA!
USA! 6155. David Ehrenstein - 8/25/2008 5:40:02 PM Latest FaBlog: Fait Divers -- The Triumph of Love 6156. jexster - 8/25/2008 11:40:45 PM More HAPPY athletes in Lies approp enuf 6157. wabbit - 8/26/2008 3:28:22 PM  Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player -- too good, it turns out. The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach that the boy could not pitch any more. When Jericho took the mound anyway last week, the opposing team forfeited the game, packed its gear and left, his coach said. Officials for the three-year-old league, which has eight teams and about 100 players, said they will disband Jericho's team, redistributing its players among other squads, and offered to refund $50 sign-up fees to anyone who asks for it. They say Jericho's coach, Wilfred Vidro, has resigned. But Vidro says he didn't quit and the team refuses to disband. Players and parents held a protest at the league's field on Saturday urging the league to let Jericho pitch…
Congratulations to Hawaii for winning the Little League World Series over Mexico.
Sunday night, the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez loped over to a ball hit to him in left field in extra innings, instead of charging it, then flipped it casually into second base instead of firing it in. The Phillies Shane Victorino beat out the throw, and the Phils won a few batters later. Manny being Manny.
MLB news
6158. wabbit - 8/26/2008 3:28:57 PM  Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva showed their mettle at the U.S. Open, overcoming early challenges to win Monday in the start of what's expected to be a wide-open tournament. Playing for the first time as the world No. 1, Nadal swatted his very first shot wide against No. 136 Bjorn Phau. The Wimbledon and French Open champ was two points from dropping the first set when he surged and, despite needing to bandage a nasty blister, won 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4). Dementieva looked like gold while taking the final four games to defeat Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4, 7-5. The fifth-seeded Russian was glad to win quickly and give her mind and body a break.
No. 9 seed James Blake had to play past midnight to survive a five-set match against 19-year-old fellow American Donald Young. With the help of two key calls overturned on challenges in the last two games, Blake won 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Former champs Lindsay Davenport and Svetlana Kuznetsova also opened with straight-sets victories. Many of the stars like to hurry through the first round -- it takes seven wins for the title, and any rest is welcome.
Tenth-seeded Anna Chakvetadze was the top player to lose, beaten by Ekateria Makarova 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a matchup of Russians. Roger Federer, bidding for his fifth straight U.S. Open title, was scheduled to begin Tuesday, as were No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and the Williams sisters.
US Open
6159. jexster - 9/4/2008 4:58:03 PM Looks like Rafa's on course to the US Open finals - that'll lock him in 6160. judithathome - 9/6/2008 9:19:28 PM Keoni's nephew Wiaka Spencer is playing in the Notre Dame game today...he plays on the opposing team...for the University of San Deigo.
I'm waiting to hear how the announcers pronounce his name...ha! It's supposed to be VI-kah Spencer.
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