She has beauty, brawn, but despite going to Brown, maybe no brains.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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America's top draft-legal pro triathletes will duke it out in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Saturday, April 19th for the honor to represent the United States in Beijing this summer. The top female and top male in their respective races will qualify for the Olympic team.Qualifiers will join Laura Bennett and   more...
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Magdalena Lewy Boulet crossed the line in second behind winner, Deena Kastor and ahead of fellow qualifier Blake Russell to earn a spot on the US Women's Oympic marathon team. Lewy Boulet came to the United States from Poland and became an American citizen on September 11, 2001.Boulet is the   more...
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Off the subject of skiing, this is an email I received from a friend about a paralympic hopeful named Rohan Murphy. The video tells all...if you feel inspired by Rohan pass it along.'Amazing awaits. It awaits in athletes like Rohan Murphy, a Paralympic hopeful and student athlete at Penn State   more...
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