It wasn’t easy, but the USA men’s basketball team got the job done. On a night where the United States left their defense in the locker room, it was up to Kobe Bryant to save the day. The best basketball player on the planet, Kobe put Team USA on his back scoring 13 of the USA’s final 20 [...]
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Before the Olympics started, there were questions about the USA Olympic basketball team. It ranged anywhere from do they have the right personal and mind set to win against Spain, Argentina and Greece, to are they as committed as they need to be to win gold. Here are some answers to the questions I had about [...]
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All I know is, the nonsense that happened this morning, wouldn’t happen if Michael Phelps was involved!! I’m quite sure NBC will have (in their opinion) a reasonable explanation for not showing the USA-vs-Argentina basketball game live, but there are NO EXCUSES!!! Living in Las Vegas, which is Pacific Standard Time, I set my alarm [...]
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Before I begin, this statement goes to all of you who are going to bombard this blog with nastiness after reading this post. Typing with furor and foam from the mouth, you will make accusations of me being anti-American, making comments such as WHY DON’T YOU GO LIVE IN BRAZIL THEN, The venomous spit from your lips, the redness in your eyes as [...]
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Who is the next team to be thrown into the lions cage for devouring? Australia was supposed to present a formidable challenge for the United States, and for a half, they kept within striking distance. But like all teams in this tournament, the United States speed, depth, talent and athleticism overwhelmed the Aussies, with the final [...]
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Now that Michael Phelps has left the country of China, and no doubt started to decide which companies are going to give him enough money to buy a 3rd world country, I’ve been watching the Olympics with more regularity. Other than setting my alarm to 5 A.M so I can watch USA basketball destroy their competitors by 30 [...]
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They say in the broadcasting business that August is the worst month of the year for people in the sports talk world. The reason is you’re still in the dog days of MLB and the regular season for college and pro football is still three or four weeks a way. So for about three to four [...]
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