Dutch Women with sticks.
And, of course, Dutch hockey fans:
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Kerri Walsh:
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And this time it is character, and not eye candy.
Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov- A total CLASS ACT:
Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov tries to calm spectators booing during the men’s horizontal bar final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games gymnastics competition, August 23, 2004. Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov’s score was booed by spectators for 10 minutes bringing the competition to a standstill until the gymnast appealed for the crowd to calm down. Nemov finished 5th.
Nemov should win a gold for Sportsmanship.
But just in case you needed some eye candy, there is always this reason to watch the Olympics:
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Inge de Bruijn.
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Steelers guard Kendall Simmons has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
The injury is a major setback for the Steelers, who were hoping to avoid the injury problems that plagued them along the offensive line in 2003. But it is also a major disappointment for Simmons, who was diagnosed with adult on-set diabetes last August and never played to the same level he displayed as a rookie in 2002.
“It’s crazy man. There’s not very much I can do about it,” Simmons said. “I’m going to deal with whatever cards I’m dealt and go on.”
Simmons had a magnetic resonance imaging exam this morning that revealed a slight tear in the ligament. He said he will get a second opinion next week from Dr. James Andrews, a noted knee specialist in Birmingham, Ala., before determing he cannot play in 2004.
I want to cry.
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My mother is trying to kill me. I was just on the phone with her, and she said “What are we going to do without Kendrell Bell?”
I sat bolt upright and responded “What the hell happened to Bell?”
She laughed and said- “Oops. I meant Simmons.”
I didn’t know you could break into cold sweats that fast. Thank goodness for 81 mg aspirin.
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The “Dream Team’ is a nightmare. They are currently trailing Puerto Rico 49-27 at halftime.
It appears that team chemistry matters more than celebrity and commercial endorsements. Time to let amateurs back into the game here at home.
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The final score is… who cares? They lost by 20 and were humilated. Maybe if these jerks came to play, and tried a little team work and humility, their performance might improve.
Doubt that will happen- they are too busy acting like royalty on the Queen Mary 2:
When LeBron James steps aboard the Queen Mary 2 this week, his U.S. Olympic teammates won’t be the only constellation of stars he can see by daylight.
The Cavaliers standout can wander the 14 decks of the luxury liner, stopping to feast at any of the 10 restaurants or lounge at one of the five swimming pools before sauntering into the planetarium.
“There’s a planetarium?” teammate Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) said. “Oh, I’m going everywhere on the Queen Mary.”
From attending seminars on global economics to playing miniature golf, members of the U.S. men’s basketball team can do almost anything on the $800 million Cunard Line vessel.
too good for Olympic village, not good enough for the Puerot Rican national team.
Bums. I want Clyde the Glide, Larry Legend, Magic, Black Jesus, and Ewing back. These guys can’t carry Chris Mullins jockstrap.