With all the protests going on surrounding the Olympics, including issues of civil rights, labor and the environment, we thought it was time for us all to take a collective chill. And what better way to do that than with what always strangely seems to appeal to the typical reader of this and other   more...
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She has beauty, brawn, but despite going to Brown, maybe no brains.
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I live in California and I have felt earthquakes. Small ones. Very small. I shudder to think what a 7.8 or 7.9 on the Richter scale feels like. Let's hope that the Olympic games can bring something positive to the people of China's Sichuan province. Still, I can't see how any of them would give   more...
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Is this another example of the politics we have seen from USA Triathlon in the past or a sound decision with the interest of the sport and its athletes in mind? USA Triathlon has eliminated Cliff English and his position as National Teams Coach. English, during his two year tenure continued to   more...
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Posing for Annie Leibovitz as part of the "Disney Dream Portrait Series, " drinking and driving enthusiast and Olympic hero, Michael Phelps, must be punch drunk mad in posing as a beautiful mermaid and becoming a "modern dancer."
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A former Olympian in water polo, Julie Swail Ertel schooled the younger girls on the importance of fast transitions during the US Olympic Triathlon Team Trials in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Ertel took the lead with a super-quick transition off the bike and extended her lead on the run, winning in 2:02:21   more...
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The Beijing Olympics will introduce a new event to the competition schedule in the 10k open water swim. The first round of qualifiers will be determined this weekend on May 3rd and May 4th at the Seville World Championships. With incredibly talented swimmers converging on Seville for their shot to   more...
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The cost of security for the Olympic torch relay through London added up to about £25,000 for every mile of the 31-mile event.
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Instinct and smart racing helped Matt Reed come away with a win at the US Oympic Triathlon Trials in Tuscaloosa, Alabama over the weekend. A move on the final lap of the bike course, put Reed in position that ultimately led to him breaking the tape in the 1.5k swim / 40km bike / 10k run event.Reed   more...
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Intense weather may have dulled the impact of would-be protesters during the Olympic Torch Relay in Malaysia. Isolated incidents punctuated the relay with a few protesters detained and released. Only one significant incident of note occurred involving a Japanese family getting beat down by Chinese   more...
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Video and Story on the Olympic torch being lit on Mt EverestEd note: I ran this story by the Chinese communist party before I posted it, ensuring the complete accuracy of the facts surrounding the Olympic torch relay and it's flight up Mt Everest. The corrections are reflected in bold....
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Once again, Portugals' Vanessa Fernandes spanked the field at the European Triathlon Championships. She has been a roll for quite some time and certainly that has to boost her confidence as the Olympic months roll around. It does seem reasonable that other gold medal hopefuls in Beijing should be   more...
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This map on Google allows you to track the Olympic torch relay. If you are looking for political and social upheaval, just see what city the torch is in today.
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See the top US male draft-legal professionals take it to each other in the 1.5k swim / 40km bike / 10k run at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I'll be watching the Tuscaloosa broadcast to see where Andy Potts and Hunter Kemper's race strategy faltered and how Matt Reed earned   more...
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Australian Olympic team members were attending a function in Brisbane when they were shocked to find that they were being fed spiked chocolate muffins! Two people at the function bit into the terrorist muffins and found paperclips inside of them. The whole batch of muffins was then confiscated by   more...
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