Winning.
The University of Central Florida men’s football and basketball teams have been banned from postseason play for a year because of recruiting violations. Proving once again, that the NCAA is really serious about their rules, as long as you are a mid-level or below D1 program.
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It’s all about perspective. U.S. papers are either decrying the men’s gymnastic results, or ignoring them. Meanwhile, British papers are thrilled with their bronze medal, even though maybe it should have been a silver.
Meanwhile, good luck finding an average citizen in either country who can name a member of either team.
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Mitt Romney aide to the media covering his foreign policy tour in Warsaw. “Kiss my ass. This is a Holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect.” Is this a campaign or an episode of the Sopranos?
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As much as half of India may now be without power. Clearly we need to blame Obama.
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Got to love it, now NBC is spoiling their OWN coverage. (Moments before airing Missy Franklin’s tape-delayed Olympic victory in the 100-meter backstroke, NBC ran a promo for Tuesday’s edition of “Today” that said this: ”When you’re 17 years old and win your first gold medal, there’s nobody you’d rather share it with.”)
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At Penn State, trees have been planted at the site formerly occupied by the Joe Paterno statue. Presumably they were all planted turning away from the gym and the showers.
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With the internet, Twitter, FB, etc. NBC’s tape delayed Olympic coverage is less “plausibly live” than Larry King.
Missy Franklin, who will be a high school senior this year, won a swimming gold medal for the U.S. in the 100 meter backstroke. The only unhappy people in America? Other high school seniors competing against her for college admissions.
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Congrats to Missy Franklin AND Dana Vollmer for their success in the water this week. May their fame and commercial success last as least half as long as that of a “reality star” from Jersey Shore.
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Logan Morrison of the Miami Marlins tweeted a sarcastic anti-breastfeeding comment about Nordstrom’s “nothing makes me want to spend $$ like women breastfeeding in your store.” Uh, Logan, nothing makes women want to attend baseball games like the prospect of cheering for a neanderthal.
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Left Coast Sports Babe 
July 31, 2012 at 10:14 pm
150,000 condoms were handed out to the athletes at Olympic Village. Remember, this is England, what did you expect to be given away, 150,000 packs of dental floss?
When Canada won it’s first medal in “Synchronized Diving”, I thought, “good for the Sedins, they’ve moved on”.
August 1, 2012 at 6:08 am
“Logan Morrison of the Miami Marlins tweeted a sarcastic anti-breastfeeding comment about Nordstrom’s “nothing makes me want to spend $$ like women breastfeeding in your store.””
Suppose Logan carpools to his Neanderthals Anonymous meetings with Kasey Kahne?
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When the Toronto Blue Jays come to Seattle, Canadian fans show up by the bus loads. Yesterday I ran into a nice, retired couple from Vancouver at JC Penneys. After some polite chit-chat, the husband asked what I thought about the Canucks’ invasion. “I think it’s great, you guys are a riot!”