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August 6, 2008

China Bans Gold Medalist From Attending Games



That didn't take long. China is already showing her true (intolerant of dissent) colors by revoking the visa of a nonparticipating athlete in the person of former speedskating gold medalist and Darfur activist, Joey Cheek. Story here. Personally, I hope China continues to make an ass out of herself--and, indirectly,... [Full Story]

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August 5, 2008

Welcome (cough, cough) to the (hack!) Olympics (cough HACK! cough), Athletes (couggggggggh)!



Three days to go until (snooze) the Olympics in Beijing, China start and the Chinese government is still having a major issue with pollution. Good God, the Beijing air makes 1972 Los Angeles air look like a frakkin' oxygen tent. I can just picture our athletes coming home with diseases... [Full Story]

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April 7, 2008

The Olympic Torch, A Hotpoint



Ah, the Olympics. A time when the world sets aside its differences for two weeks every 2 years and competes in some of the world's oldest athletic events to test the skill, endurance and athleticism of men and women from every corner of the globe. "Nerts to all that! Let's... [Full Story]

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February 12, 2008

British Olympic Athletes can't criticize China



Wouldn't it be a better world if Politics had little or nothing to do with Sports? From the Daily Mail- British Olympic chiefs are to force athletes to sign a contract promising not to speak out about China's appalling human rights record - or face being banned from travelling to... [Full Story]

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December 12, 2007

IOC strips Marion Jones of 5 medals



The disgraced Gold Medal winner confessed two months ago to taking steroids prior to the 2000 Olympics. From AP- LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat.... [Full Story]

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March 28, 2007

International Equestrian Skill-at-Arms Championships



Tent pegging, the cavalry sport of equestrian skill-at-arms, has a mounted cavalier riding at a full gallop across a timed course, on the flat and over jumps, using sword and lance to smite a succession of ground and elevated targets. Yes, really. Military cavaliers have practiced tent pegging for... [Full Story]

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