By now I’m sure everyone has heard about this story. I’m really happy that Michael Phelps decided to come clean about this. He chose not to go down the same path as Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, or even Bill Clinton. I’m also glad to see that all his sponsors are standing behind him. People should realize that even though he is a gold medal winner, he is still young and is going to make mistakes. Good for you Michael!

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I actually sat up to watch the game between the United States and Spain last night. Gotta say, the Redeem Team had me worried at halftime. Seems they just couldn’t get that dominating lead like we have seen in previous games, but hey.. they came home with the gold so that’s all that matters! I’m not sure I completely agree with all the post game interviews and comments from  the players.. especially Carmelo Anthony, but we will just chalk up some of his comments to getting caught up in the moment! Congrats Redeem Team, you accomplished your mission!

Michael Phelps goes a perfect 8 for 8 in this years Summer Olympics, Congrats on this amazing feet!! Now that Phelps is done, NBC worries that the rating for the Olympics is going to suffer, Ya Think? I’ll be honest, the only time I tuned in was to watch each of Phelps races. Now that he has achieved 8 for 8, I’m done. Now I will say this, Demon and I did find ourselves watching one of the women’s diving events yesterday while grabbing a bite to eat, but honestly it was the only thing on.

I was able to catch the 400 medley last night while grabbing a post 6yr olds birthday party bite to eat. All I can say is WOW! Phelps didn’t even seem to be swimming at full speed. If he keeps this up, then he will accomplish what he has set out to do in this years games. Walk away with 8 gold medals, I’m sure glad he is on our side!! ;)

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Phelps now 3 for 3 in his quest for 8 gold medals

Phelps now 4 for 4 in his quest for 8 gold medals

1992 – Jackie Joyner took the gold medal in the heptathlon for a second consecutive time.

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‘68 Olympics Salute Deserves No Honor

Earlier this month, ESPN awarded Tommie Smith and John Carlos the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs – the sports network’s equivalent of the Oscars – for their once infamous, and now famous, black power salutes from the medal platform at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

The stench of self-congratulation surrounding ESPN’s decision is thicker than the air in a locker room after double overtime. “As the passage of time has given us the opportunity to put their actions into the proper context,” gloats USC professor Todd Boyd in an ESPN.com column, “their supporters can now feel vindicated while their detractors must eat their words.”

It’s a rare occasion I’ll ever “eat” my words. Ask Ick, or Brat (aka Babygirl). I found the display shameful then. I still find it shameful now.

Were there problems in 1968? Oh, you bet’cher bippy there were. Was the Olympics the time and place to express dissatisfaction? Oh HELL no! Watching the Olympics was a family affair, until this incident. No longer. It has become nothing more than an extension of politics world wide. No longer do amateurs gather together in one place to compete, for the sheer joy of the competition. Professionals, drugs, and scandals plague the Olympics and have destroyed a once great event.

I no longer watch the Olympics. Nor, will I be watching much of anything on ESPN….even if the Cowboys are playing.

See the rest Jonah Goldberg’s column here.