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Avoiding an Olympic Scandal

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 Posted in Politics and Government, Sports, Technology and Science | No Comments »

The International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) has conducted and concluded its investigation into the age of the Chinese gymnasts. The Olympic regulations stipulate that a female gymnast has to ... Read more..

Solving the Age Controversy from the Beijing Olympic Games

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in How-To, Opinion, Sports, Technology and Science | No Comments »

The story is one which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was hoping would fade out of the news cycles quickly. For the most part, it has. One of ... Read more..

Injury to Manu Ginobili Requires Surgery

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in Health, Sports | No Comments »

Coach Gregg Popovich must hate that he was right. The coach of the San Antonio Spurs had urged Manu Ginobili not to participate in the Beijing Olympics. There ... Read more..

Brazil Mourns Soccer Defeat

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

A sampling of the online news sites from Brazil finds that the Brazilian media are treating the Olympic loss, in women's soccer, as a national tragedy. Brazil lost to ... Read more..

Women’s Soccer Finals at the Beijing Olympics: Game Notes

Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

Some people have suggested that I do a "live blog" of the women's Olympic gold medal match. However, the venue was too noisy, with a few hundred soccer fans ... Read more..

Women’s Soccer: Brazil and the USA Play for Olympic Gold

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

In 2004, at the Athens Olympics, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team defeated Brazil 2 - 1. Members of the Brazil team thought that they should have won that match ... Read more..

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Advances to the Finals

Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

The final score for the U.S. Women was USA 4 - Japan 2. It was a tough match and one in which the U.S. team showed that they were ... Read more..

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