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NBC has Made the 2012 Olympics the Tape Delay Games Because You are an Idiot #London2012

Found July 29, 2012 on Bob's Blitz : Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Michael Phelps,  Ryan Lochte,  Dan Patrick
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Michael Phelps v Ryan Lochte, 400m IM final. Lochte won. You knew it. And 5 hours later you could watch it if you cared to. While it was actually happening, NBC broadcast "a Dan Patrick interview...

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