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My day of track and field was glorious, but I long to turn the Olympics back to the purity of my boyhood dreams.
By John Krich
August 20, 2008
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The iTunes Music Store suddenly doesn't work in China. Angry downloaders say the Olympic popularity of "Songs for Tibet" is to blame
By Andrew Leonard
August 20, 2008
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Steps from gold, she clips a hurdle and falters, leading to an agony that's unique to the games.
By King Kaufman
August 20, 2008
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Those hand signals the women flash behind their butts: They must be explained. Again.
By King Kaufman
August 20, 2008
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The scary "Sopranos" mobster showed up in Beijing, cunningly disguised as an American pole-vault coach.
By Gary Kamiya
August 19, 2008
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The real question to ask after Liukin and He's routines: Why can't there be a tie?
By Jennifer Sey
August 19, 2008
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Slate has a scientific method for measuring the mawkishness of NBC's coverage.
By King Kaufman
August 19, 2008
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Their overheated, U.S.-obsessed reaction to Monday night's uneven-bars final made America look like a banana republic.
By Gary Kamiya
August 19, 2008
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Saving energy for the final is one thing, but slowing down before the tape in heats looks like a recipe for disaster.
By King Kaufman
August 19, 2008
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Crazy rules cost American Liukin a gold. Then again, all gymnastics rules are crazy, and sane ones wouldn't have helped her.
By King Kaufman
August 19, 2008
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Nike darling Liu Xiang let down his nation. Shouldn't the poster boy for the new China have crawled across the finish line -- no matter what?
By John Krich
August 19, 2008
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Six hit batsmen, two collisions, an injured catcher and a woozy top prospect. No wonder big-league teams want no part of the Olympics.
By King Kaufman
August 18, 2008
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Beijing's artists deserve a gold for the sheer wealth of their audacity and talent.
By John Krich
August 18, 2008
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The U.S. men's return to basketball dominance is a lot less interesting than those fascinating days of dysfunction in Athens.
By King Kaufman
August 18, 2008
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The most astonishing event of the women's individual gymnastics event finals was turned in by a 33-year-old mom.
By Jennifer Sey
August 18, 2008
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It isn't enough that tall men get all the girls and win all the elections. After Usain Bolt's ridiculous world-record sprint, now we can't even run away from them anymore.
By Gary Kamiya
August 18, 2008
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Sun shines bright on Beijing at last -- a perfect day for pure sport, beckoning all to party (and spend) within the Forbidden City.
By John Krich
August 17, 2008
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It wasn't the Red Army that killed feudalism -- it was the Olympics.
By John Krich
August 16, 2008
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Yes, their feats are unimaginable -- but they pull us up with them.
By Gary Kamiya
August 15, 2008
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NBC's lazy approach to pronunciation isn't limited to non-American athletes. The Peacock even butchers "Beijing."
By King Kaufman
August 15, 2008
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It would have been great to see Shawn Johnson's explosive athleticism win the women's gymnastics gold.
By King Kaufman
August 15, 2008
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As a former elite gymnast myself, it's hard to watch Olympic competition. But then Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson blew me away.
By Jennifer Sey
August 15, 2008
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Volleyball in sand. Skimpy outfits. Americans good. We get it. Can we have a little basketball on TV please?
By King Kaufman
August 14, 2008
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The two American gymnasts were bit players in the men's all-around finals. But NBC treated them like Hamlet.
By Gary Kamiya
August 14, 2008
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As Yahoo's Dan Wetzel points out, the U.S. is the only country playing the sport at a high level.
By King Kaufman
August 14, 2008
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