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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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The American phenom has been annoyingly omnipresent. That's too bad, because there are other things happening, and because he's not annoying.
By King Kaufman
August 14, 2008
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Great sport, but the Olympics are right to give it the boot. Tennis should go too. But not softball.
By King Kaufman
August 13, 2008
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Sports are coming on strong in a region that has traditionally favored scholarship. Example: Thailand's prodigious women weightlifters.
By John Krich
August 13, 2008
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Bush looked weirder than he ever has during his Bob Costas interview -- but he made more sense. Too bad it's too late.
By Gary Kamiya
August 13, 2008
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What happened since the mid-1970s that turned the women's gymnastics program into the tour de force it has become? The Karolyis happened.
By Jennifer Sey
August 13, 2008
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American Rau'shee Warren's loss, crazy as it was, was business as usual in a sport that's been gutted by its scoring system.
By King Kaufman
August 13, 2008
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As a former elite athlete, I turn into a horrible, condescending jerk when I watch the Olympics with armchair fans like you.
By Jennifer Sey
August 13, 2008
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In the men's team gymnastics final, no one lost.
By Gary Kamiya
August 12, 2008
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Togo's first medal! Even if it's not "what the Olympics are all about," it's one of those great things that help make the games.
By King Kaufman
August 12, 2008
Gymnastics tiebreakers are nuts! 
Watching Nastia's gold and Shawn's silver
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