Posts Tagged ‘Beijing Olympics’

Phelps’ Worth After Eight Gold Medals? Try $100 Million

Michael Phelps was a wealthy man before the Beijing Olympics. He turned pro at age 15. And four years ago in Greece had what for many Olympians would be more than career success.
Winning American 4×10…

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Posted by wcbelew on September 1st, 2010 in Special Interest/General Interest | No Comments

Commentary: Baseball & Softball: Farewell As Olympic Sports?

Japan’s 3-1 victory over the United States in the gold medal women’s softball game ended the Americans’ Olympic dominance. But it may have also signified the end to a larger strea…

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Posted by wcbelew on August 29th, 2010 in Special Interest/General Interest | 1 Comment

USOC’s Cycling Apology Masked In Politics Of Sport

The United States Olympic Committee should be ashamed of itself.
Let’s see. The Olympic have been over since Aug. 24. And now the USOC has decided to apologize to the four track cyclists it sco…

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Posted by wcbelew on August 28th, 2010 in Cycling | 2 Comments

Kobe Bryant to Yao Ming: Are NBA Stars Right For the Olympics?

The final week of the Beijing Olympics will include the basketball gold medal game. Barring the extraordinary, it should feature the United States and its squad of NBA stars.
Professional athletes com…

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Posted by wcbelew on August 26th, 2010 in Special Interest/General Interest | No Comments

Bolt Blazes Again In Season-Ending 100 Meters In Belgium

Unless you’ll soon be in Jamaica, Usain Bolt will be out of the sporting spotlight until next season following his blazing, season-ending race Friday night in Brussels, Belgium.
Usain Bolt/Cour…

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Posted by wcbelew on August 24th, 2010 in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

All Hail Haile: Gebrselassie Sets Marathon World Record

Haile Gebrselassie’s disappointing performance and non-performance at the recent Beijing Olympics is now ancient history. Ethiopia’s most celebrated endurance runner broke his own world …

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Posted by wcbelew on August 20th, 2010 in Special Interest/General Interest | 1 Comment

Track Cycling In Beijing: High Speeds, Crashes & Really Cool

Road race cycling at the Beijing Olympics ended on Wednesday and now it’s time for one of the coolest and most unheralded cycling disciplines — track cycling.
The Laoshan Velodrome at th…

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Posted by wcbelew on August 19th, 2010 in Cycling | No Comments

Top-10 Best Things About The Beijing Olympics

Three-time gold medalist Usain Bolt
8. Ato Bolton, track and field commentator. Who better to analyze Usain Bolt’s history making than a guy who’s been there? Bolton had superior insight…

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Posted by wcbelew on August 18th, 2010 in Special Interest/General Interest | 3 Comments

Bravo To Natalie du Toit, Summer Olympics’ First Amputee

It was broadcast late Wednesday night, tastefully handled by NBC in a short piece that could have  been easily replete with easy, syrup-rich pitfalls.
Amputee swimmer Natalie duToit
It was perhaps …

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Posted by wcbelew on August 17th, 2010 in Special Interest/General Interest | 6 Comments

Missing Jim McKay On The Eve Of A Wary Beijing Olympics

I can still remember the calm of Jim McKay’s voice. He recently passed away, but he was a broadcaster during 12 Olympics. He had a keen knack for wonderfully accentuating surprising victories a…

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Posted by wcbelew on August 15th, 2010 in Special Interest/General Interest | 1 Comment

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