Aug 18 2008
Alicia Sacramone: A Knock-Out
After pondering the fate of Alicia Sacramone in The Balance Beam of Life: Alicia Sacramone’s Olympic Fall, I have become less concerned for two reasons: Continue Reading »
Archive for the 'Sports' Category
Aug 13 2008
The Balance Beam of Life: Alicia Sacramone’s Olympic Fall
Imagine. Just Imagine. You train your whole life for one moment, and when that one moment comes, you fail.
This is what happened to Alicia Sacramone in the “Women’s” Gymnastics last night.
Through a slight miscue on China’s part, the American girls still had a chance to win the gold as they entered the balance beam competition last night. The evident leader of the team, Alicia Sacramone, was first up. Continue Reading »
Aug 11 2008
God and Golf: Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned
Yesterday, I did not go to church because I was watching the PGA Golf tournament. One of the ten commandments says:
I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me!
Was I putting golf before God? Was golf my strange God? Continue Reading »
Jul 19 2008
British Open Stories: Greg Norman Leads the Open Championship
As you watch the The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, bookmark this page for unfolding stories and great British Open historical moments.
Greg Norman Still Leads the Open Championship
Judy Rankin, on the ABC coverage, said yesterday that Greg Norman will continue to play well and perhaps lead the Open Championship going into Sunday. She was one of the few who said this without qualification. And she was right! Continue Reading »
Jul 18 2008
British Open Stories
As you watch the The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, bookmark this page for unfolding stories and great British Open historical moments.
Greg Norman Leads The Open Championship
At 53, Greg Norman is shockingly in the lead at the British Open at Royal Birkdale. In an interview, Jim Hubert asked him if he felt compelled to catch up to new wife Chris Everet’s tennis majors. Jim, she’s won 18; he has 2. Silly question.
A better question might be: “Greg how can you play so well after just handing over $103 million to your ex-wife?” Continue Reading »
Jul 06 2008
Wimbledon Men’s Final, 2008: Rafael Nadal versus Roger Federer
Read this live, on-line, coverage of the match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the Wimbledon Men’s Championship, 2008.
We got what we wanted. Continue Reading »
Jun 16 2008
U.S. Open Golf 2008: The Playoff: Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate
Live On-Line Coverage of the Playoff Between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate in the 2008 US Open from Torrey Pines
Monday, June 16th
Jun 14 2008
U.S. Open Golf 2008, Torrey Pines, Sunday Coverage
Life On-Line Coverage of the 2008 US Open from Torrey Pines
Sunday, June 15th
Tiger has never lost when he holds the lead going into the final round of a major. But he has never gone into the Sunday with a looming injury like today.
Can he do it?
Bookmark this page or hit refresh to receive frequent updates. Continue Reading »
Jun 13 2008
U.S. Open Golf 2008, Torrey Pines, Saturday Coverage
Life On-Line Coverage of the 2008 US Open from Torrey Pines
Saturday, June 14th
We are going to start the discussion with this…if Tiger Woods is not in the lead when he tees off on Sunday, can he still win? He never has… Continue Reading »
Jun 13 2008
U.S. Open Golf 2008, Torrey Pines, Friday Coverage
Life On-Line Coverage of the 2008 US Open from Torrey Pines
Friday, June 13th
We join the coverage later in the day as Phil Mickelson just made an amazing par on the Par 3 3rd after having hit it over the green down in the canyon. He played one of his patented flop shots and then hit a bomb of a putt. Go Phil! Continue Reading »
