rugenius/sports

For better or worse, these are the shrug-and-don't-tell Olympics, undoubtedly because it would be considered impolitic to embarrass the Chinese after they went to such great expense to throw the world this lavish party.

If Internet access is sketchy, work around it. If the American speed skater and activist Joey Cheek has his visa revoked on the eve of the Games, deal with it. If there is evidence against the Chinese gymnasts beyond the usual Olympic suspicions, don't believe it.

If Internet access is sketchy, work around it. If the American speed skater and activist Joey Cheek has his visa revoked on the eve of the Games, deal with it. If there is evidence against the Chinese gymnasts beyond the usual Olympic suspicions, donâ€t believe it."

woah, thats a pretty intense arm.

hehe. fencing salle.

somehow this just seems less fun. and yes, i realize its plastic.

get your pong on

From the page: "A remote-controlled mechanism with a dozen launching tubes was found buried in the turf at Hong Kong%u2019s most famous horse racing track last week; it was rigged with compressed air to fire tiny, liquid-filled darts into the bellies of horses at the starting gate."

whoa!