Here's the thread for today for any/all news as it arrives.
so much for that
Olympics - Day 5 (spoilers)
July 31st, 2012 at 11:25 AM
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Olympics - Day 5 (spoilers)
July 31st, 2012 at 11:43 AM | 
Does anyone know where I can
Does anyone know where I can
July 31st, 2012 at 11:46 AM |
http://www.nbcolympics.com/
http://www.nbcolympics.com/
July 31st, 2012 at 11:58 AM |
Thanks but the problem with
Thanks but the problem with
Thanks but the problem with that is I don't have cable and you need a cable TV account to log on to that site, which sucks.
I found a live stream for Women's Gymnastics here:
http://freetvall.com/video/3D7RG2BY8AAU/BBC-ONE
CJK5H
July 31st, 2012 at 12:01 PM |
sportlemon.tv/
http://www.the
sportlemon.tv/
http://www.the
sportlemon.tv/
July 31st, 2012 at 1:47 PM |
use a uk proxy
use a uk proxy
and then stream via bbc iplayer. works great!
Be free to teach, to serve, to probe the unknown.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:11 PM |
Epic tennis match going on
Epic tennis match going on
Epic tennis match going on between Tsonga (France) and Raonic (Canada). It's 19-19 (!) in the decisive third set. Longest set in Olympic history.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:49 PM |
Tsonga wins, 3-6, 6-3, 25-23
Tsonga wins, 3-6, 6-3, 25-23
Tsonga wins, 3-6, 6-3, 25-23
CJK5H
July 31st, 2012 at 1:06 PM |
If you're not in the US use
If you're not in the US use
If you're not in the US use the BBC stream. Blows NBC away.
Who is Jon Falk?
July 31st, 2012 at 1:09 PM |
Is there a legit bbc stream?
Is there a legit bbc stream?
Is there a legit bbc stream? If so, link?
CJK5H
July 31st, 2012 at 1:31 PM |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/li
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/li
July 31st, 2012 at 1:22 PM |
And BOOM. Gold for the
And BOOM. Gold for the
And BOOM. Gold for the women's gymnastics team. Amazing performances from all of them.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:29 PM |
Russia - Silver
Romania -
Russia - Silver
Romania -
Russia - Silver
Romania - Bronze
China - 4th
CJK5H
July 31st, 2012 at 1:42 PM |
The marathon tennis match
The marathon tennis match
The marathon tennis match continues. 23-23 now in the third and final set.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:46 PM |
olympic tennis
olympic tennis
Are all matches best of 3 in the Olympics?
July 31st, 2012 at 1:48 PM |
All tennis matches outside of
All tennis matches outside of
All tennis matches outside of the Grand Slams are best of three sets.
July 31st, 2012 at 3:01 PM |
Davis Cup
Davis Cup
I think Davis Cup is also best of 5
July 31st, 2012 at 3:36 PM |
Ah yes - I forgot about that
Ah yes - I forgot about that
Ah yes - I forgot about that one.
July 31st, 2012 at 1:52 PM |
Jordyn Wieber
Jordyn Wieber
Wieber was an amazing team leader today. After the difficult day she had in the individual qualifying and being heartbroken after being eliminated on a dumb rule, she was encouraging and leading her teammates throughout the whole day, always smiling and hugging them.
I was blown away by her leadership today.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:08 PM |
US Women beat DPRK 1-0 in
US Women beat DPRK 1-0 in
US Women beat DPRK 1-0 in soccer.
Next big event today is men's basketball vs. Tunisia at 5:15 PM EST.
Any other events today people are looking forward to?
CJK5H
July 31st, 2012 at 2:13 PM |
Men's Swimming - Butterfly.
Men's Swimming - Butterfly.
Men's Swimming - Butterfly. Phelps going for his first gold. I think it starts pretty soon.
Who is Jon Falk?
July 31st, 2012 at 2:14 PM |
Huge thanks, wouldn't wanna
Huge thanks, wouldn't wanna
Huge thanks, wouldn't wanna miss that.
Man, there's so much going on it's almost difficult to follow it all.
CJK5H
July 31st, 2012 at 2:25 PM |
I really wish they'd spread
I really wish they'd spread
I really wish they'd spread out the swimming events, instead of cramming them all into the first week of the Olympics. The swimming events are some of my favorites to watch but I always end up missing a lot of them.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:34 PM |
The same could be said for
The same could be said for
The same could be said for track and field as well....they don't even start until week 2. But I think there is good reasons for having it this way...first, it is convenient for athletes in the sense that they can enjoy the olympic experience by having opportunities to watch other events and number 2, it is best for the fan experience (on site anyways), they get a few hours of each discipline (i.e. swimming, running, etc.) as opposed to one event at a time
July 31st, 2012 at 2:36 PM |
Lithuania basketball amazes me.
Lithuania basketball amazes me.
It's a country about the size of Iowa--the size and quality they consistently get out of that population base is hard to believe.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:46 PM |
Funny I think if Iowa put
Funny I think if Iowa put
Funny I think if Iowa put together a squad as a state it'd be able to compete with many of the countries internationally.
July 31st, 2012 at 3:14 PM |
I don't mean any rip at Iowa
I don't mean any rip at Iowa
I don't mean any rip at Iowa basketball. They'd be very very good as states of that size go (maybe the best) but like any group of 2.5 -3 million not namd Chicago or Brooklyn or Queens they still wouldn't have any depth. Collison, Hinrich, Harrison Barnes--that's a good core but I don't think the full squad would be an automatic qualifier out of Europe the way Lithuania seems to be.
They've made the last four in every Olympics they've been eligible for, five in a row. That streak will probably be broken this year, but still they've probably been the second most successful Oympic team over the last 20 years. I don't know how they do it--they don't have any demographic advantages: no US army bases, no former colonies to recruit citizens from.
July 31st, 2012 at 11:36 PM |
How it's done
How it's done
In a word: tradition, going back to the 1930's under the tutelage of Frank Lubin.
Not to mention that Lithuanians were the top contributors to the '88 Soviet gold medal team. It's nice to be competing for our own glory these days.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:40 PM |
Charlie Houchin
Charlie Houchin
Also of note, Charlie Houchin, a UofM grad, made his Olympic debut in the 4x200 freestyle relays today. Team USA won the heat, so if they can win the finals tonight (Charlie prob will not swim), he can get a gold medal!
July 31st, 2012 at 2:57 PM |
Wow Phelps..
Wow Phelps..
Phelps had it and he blew it... Silver by 5 hundredths of a second..
Class of 2014
July 31st, 2012 at 2:59 PM |
No doubt. Phelps had the lead
No doubt. Phelps had the lead
No doubt. Phelps had the lead but short-armed the touch. Le Clos stretched out and won it. Amazing.
Who is Jon Falk?
July 31st, 2012 at 2:59 PM |
Awful finish
Awful finish
needed one more stroke and he would have won
July 31st, 2012 at 3:03 PM |
Crappy NBC feed
Crappy NBC feed
Crappy NBC feed froze after about 25m and didn't recover until after the race was over.
July 31st, 2012 at 3:13 PM |
Memory leak in NBC's player.
Memory leak in NBC's player.
Reload the page before every race--it's the only way to be sure the inevitable crash won't happen at exactly the wrong time.
July 31st, 2012 at 2:57 PM |
Phelps gets the silver in 200
Phelps gets the silver in 200
Phelps gets the silver in 200 butterlfy
July 31st, 2012 at 4:15 PM |
Lochte did his job in the
Lochte did his job in the
Lochte did his job in the 4x200 relay. I wasn't expecting such a big lead after the first leg.
That gives Phelps the most olympic medals.
July 31st, 2012 at 4:33 PM |
4x200 Gold....nice. Is Phelps done or does he have
4x200 Gold....nice. Is Phelps done or does he have
any other events to compete in?
July 31st, 2012 at 4:37 PM |
3 more I think.
3 more I think.
3 more I think.
Who is Jon Falk?
July 31st, 2012 at 4:50 PM |
you're right
you're right
He qualified in the same eight events that he swam in Beijing in 2008 but dropped the 200-meter freestyle, which means that he still has three more.
July 31st, 2012 at 5:54 PM |
Still no gold medals for the
Still no gold medals for the
Still no gold medals for the British (and only four total). That drought should end tomorrow - they've got some strong contenders (particularly in rowing and the cycling time trial), but their Olympic committee has already revised down its projection from 70 to 60 total medals.
July 31st, 2012 at 5:55 PM |
Congratulations, Michael!
Congratulations, Michael!
Representing in unparallelled fashion.
July 31st, 2012 at 6:50 PM |
Halftime margin of
Halftime margin of
Halftime margin of USA-Tunisia basketball: USA by 13.
Margin after 3 quarters: USA by 38.
That third quarter was nuts - 1992-esque.
August 1st, 2012 at 12:01 AM |
NBC PLEASE
NBC PLEASE
Yes Im happy our ladies gymnastics team won gold but STOP CALLING THEM THE FAB FIVE...
We hate Michigan State. We don't like Penn State too. We don't care for Minnesota, Wisconsin or Notre Dame but we all hate O-S-U.
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Does anyone know where I can watch a live stream?
CJK5H