Left Coast Sports Babe

There are accusations that the Chinese girl gymnasts are younger than 16, which makes them younger than the minimum age to compete.

But the Chinese government denies the rumors, and says their  IDs say they are 16.    Well, sure,  as any college student in the US knows, that must be true then.

The Chinese deny that any of their female gymnasts are underage.  And they say that  it is just a coincidence that the team totes their stuff in diaper bags.

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They also say that it is only to learn English that the women say their favorite American television program is “Sesame Street.”

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The situation is getting worse and worse between Russia and Georgia.    Today John McCain said on top of everything else, he hopes it doesn’t cause tension on the Soviet Olympic team.

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Early Sunday evening, NBC ran women’s synchronized diving, followed by the women’s gymnastics floor exercises.  And all over America, men turned to their wives and said “Honey, maybe this would be a good night for me to finally come with you to see Mamma Mia..”

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And finally, from Bill Littlejohn —

The Lakers have signed Chinese point guard Sun Yue. If he and Kobe end up in the backcourt, it’ll be Yue and Me”

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