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Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:55 am |
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Beijing 2008 Games -- Day 15
United States Medal count
31..........................gold
36..........................silver
36..........................bronze
103.........................total
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Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:15 am |
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Michael Phelps Turns Author
Olympian Michael Phelps will be spending some rare time on dry land to write an all-new book about his life.
The Associated Press reports that besides telling the story behind his record-breaking eight gold medal wins, the star swimmer will also get personal as he reveals what it was like to be raised by a single mother as well as living with an attention-deficit disorder.
The book, called Built to Succeed, is due out this December.
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Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:06 am |
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Less than a third of the 10,000 provided condoms have been
Less than a third of the 10,000 provided condoms have been used at the Olympic Village
BEIJING — Athletes here may be going for the gold, while trying to score a lot less than in previous games.
Officials produced 10,000 condoms for use by athletes at the Olympic Village, but Chinese media are reporting that less than a third of the packs have been scooped up.
A spokesman for the Athletes Village could not confirm the number
Olympians have been given free condoms since Barcelona in 1992, to help promote safer sex .
Beijing also wants to use the Games to acknowledge the threat of AIDS and HIV.
In fact, one Chinese condom maker has produced a series of popular print ads, using condoms as props for Olympic stick-men — including as a basketball net and bike wheels.
There are many young, strong, single people in the athletes' village and, like everywhere, some will fall in love or other things so we need to make condoms available,'' Ole Hansen, spokesman for UNAIDS China, told Reuters.
"A lot of these young people are not married or in relationships so we want to make sure they have the information and tools to protect themselves if they have sexual encounters.''
In Beijing, the condoms are placed into brochures about HIV, available at the medical center at the village.
In 2002, around 100,000 condoms were handed out during the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, against the backdrop of protest by religious groups.
While they ran out of 70,000 condoms during the Sydney Games — 20,000 more had to be brought in — Athens doubled the number. However, athletes in Beijing seem to be in a less than sexy mood.
And Athletes Village official told a Chinese website that, as of last Thursday, the 10,500 athletes had been choosing to keep their minds on competing, and not on copulating.
But that could change quickly, as the Games come to a close, and athletes try to find ways to get rid of lingering tension.
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:05 pm |
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Beijing 2008 Games -- Day 16
United States Medal count
36..........................gold
38..........................silver
36..........................bronze
110.........................total
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:59 pm |
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US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal
United States men's basketball team members Tayshaun Prince, from let, Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant show off their gold medals on Sunday, August 24, 2008, in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China.
Olympics Headlines
* US men beat Spain 118-107 for hoops gold
* Beijing Games end, legacy likely mixed
* China wins most golds, US most medals
* US wins gold medal in men's volleyball
By BRIAN MAHONEY,
AP Basketball Writer
Updated August 24, 2008
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
BEIJING (AP) Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore.
Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. Olympic team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 Sunday in the gold-medal game.
After overwhelming everyone for seven games, the Americans led by only four points with under 2½ minutes to play. Then the U.S. proved it could handle a close game that seemed would never come in Beijing.
Their prize: the first U.S. gold medal since the 2000 Olympics.
Argentina won the bronze with an 87-75 victory against Lithuania.
Dwyane Wade scored 27 points for the Americans, who found a much gamer Spanish team than the one it humiliated by 37 points earlier in the tournament. Kobe Bryant added 20 points.
In a game so void of defense that it felt more like an NBA All-Star game than one with a title at stake, the Americans had too much offense down the stretch. Bryant converted a clutch four-point play with 3:10 remaining, holding his finger to his lips to quiet the rowdy Spanish crowd behind the basket.
Wade added another 3-pointer that made it 111-104 with just over 2 minutes left, and only then could the Americans relax a little.
They began to celebrate during a break after some technical fouls on Spain with 26 seconds left, then celebrated at midcourt when it was over with "Born in the USA" blaring over the arena's speakers.
Nobody else had been close to the Americans in Beijing. This team's only Olympic competition had been history, in a Dream matchup with guys named Jordan, Magic, Bird and the rest of the U.S. team that dominated the Barcelona Games in 1992.
Forget comparisons to those guys. The Americans were lucky to be better than Spain on Sunday.
Rudy Fernandez scored 22 points and Pau Gasol had 21 for the Spanish, the reigning world champions who were hoping to win their first Olympic gold.
U.S. players appreciated the game Spain gave them. After the contest they hugged the Spanish players. Bryant had an especially long embrace for Gasol, patting his Los Angeles Lakers teammate on the back.
Seeming to appreciate the moment, after congratulating Spain, the team joined in a circle, jumping up and down at center court and waving triumphantly to the crowd as coach Mike Krzyzewski applauded on the sidelines.
The Americans had won their first seven games by 30.3 points, including a 119-82 rout of Spain. But they never had control of this game, giving up open looks from the perimeter and plenty of points in the paint.
But Bryant, who waited so long to finally wear the red, white and blue, hit two 3-pointers in a big fourth quarter to add the gold medal to the only piece of hoops hardware he didn't already own. The NBA MVP pounded his hands toward the floor in celebration at the end.
LeBron James scored 14 points, while Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul had 13 apiece for the Americans, who had won bronze medals in their last two international events, the 2004 Olympics and '06 world championships.
The U.S. started planning for this game after that first event, the low point in its hoops history, following a sixth-place flop two years earlier in the world championships. Jerry Colangelo was given control of USA Basketball and constructed a national team program in 2006, requiring those who wanted to play to commit to three years.
He got Bryant and James quickly on board and landed almost everyone else he asked for, finding a group of NBA stars eager to give up their summer to get back what they felt belonged to their country.
And he needed all of them against a Spain team that on this day would have likely beaten any other recent U.S. squad.
Jason Kidd ran his record to 56-0 in senior international play and collected another gold to place alongside the one he earned in 2000, becoming the 13th U.S. player with multiple golds.
That elite list, which includes Michael Jordan and seven other Dream Teamers, could grow in 2012. Paul and Dwight Howard said they would be in London if asked, and perhaps half this team could join them.
James ran out for pregame warmups with his finger in the air, already believing the U.S. was No. 1. But even though the Americans were shooting better than 70 percent for most of the first half, it would take a long time to prove it.
James and Bryant were both on the bench after picking up two fouls in the first 3½ minutes, and though Wade came in and picked up their scoring load, the U.S. reserves couldn't open their usual cushion.
Spain hit seven of its first nine shots, leading for much of the first quarter. A quick burst of 10 points by James and Wade had the U.S. advantage up to 14 points with 4 minutes left in the half, but Spain chipped away and trailed only 69-61 at the break.
Spain was within four on a number of occasions in the third, and Fernandez's 3-pointer cut it down to 91-89 with 8:13 remaining. Bryant answered with a bucket, later added a 3, and things seemed safe when James scored to make it 103-92.
Spain made one last push to close within 108-104 on Carlos Jimenez's 3-pointer, but Wade hit one on the other end, and the final score became lopsided when the Americans hit a bunch of free throws after the Spanish became frustrated and were called for the technicals.
http://www.comcast.net/olympics/story.asp?i=20080824050018045508908
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:29 pm |
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 .................go kobe go! .... 
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:35 pm |
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Dwayne Wade! 
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:44 pm |
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Beijing Olympics = Most Watched Event in US TV History
We think NBC should thank Michael Phelps big time!
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has become the most-watched U.S. television event of all time.
Through 16 days of coverage, 211 million viewers have watched the Olympics on NBC and its sister cable channels, according to Nielsen Media Research.
That’s 2 million ahead of the 1996 Atlanta Games, the previous all-time record-holder.
The Beijing Games reportedly defied industry expectations by trending 11% higher than the Athens Games four years ago.
The Michael Phelps drama that unfolded felt like a once-in-a-lifetime sort of a thing.
Bet the 2012 London Olympics folks are feeling hard pressed to find something that can live up to the Phelps phenomenon!
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:05 pm |
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Thanks CK!
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:23 am |
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Click your heels together...
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:42 am |
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I didn't know these olympics were the most-watched U.S. television event of all time, so I thank ck for the article.
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:51 pm |
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| pax wrote: |
I didn't know these olympics were the most-watched U.S. television event of all time, so I thank ck for the article. |
My page shows olympic posted that article...that is why I was confused. (still am  )
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:23 pm |
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My page shows olympic posted that article...that is why I was confused. (still am ) |
ROFL. My bad. 
Thanks olympic!
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Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:44 am |
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ROFL. My bad.
Thanks olympic! |
y/w
court's adjourned! 
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Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:26 am |
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y/w
court's adjourned! |
Hooray Olympic. Hooray great athletes. Boo Chinese government. Hooray free speech.
(My name is pax and I endorse this message.)
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Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:14 pm |
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please....no more! .....i have no more place to put the oscars.
is that you paxie?
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Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:16 pm |
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Michael Phelps' MTV Moment
Olympian Michael Phelps was spotted in New York today hosting "TRL" and even posed for cameras with a custom speedo!
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