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Dream Team Blues

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 27, 2004 ⋅ One comment

Apparently, I am a racist hater of the USA Dream Team.

Iraq Victory Over Australia

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 23, 2004 ⋅ 4 comments

Incredible! The Iraq soccer team claims another victory, and is two games away from a gold. That would be interspectacular.

Iraq Victory Over Costa Rica

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 17, 2004 ⋅ One comment

The Iraq soccer team continues to coast, beating Costa Rica 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals in the Athens Olympics. Go Iraq! Via Heretical Ideas

Costas On Saudi Arabia

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 17, 2004 ⋅ 6 comments

Bob Costas reveals he is still the greatest sportscaster currently working by throwing a smackdown on the Saudi Olympic delegation AND silencing Katie Couric in the same moment. The former is hardly a feat, but anyone who can make Couric shut up for more than 5 seconds is a brilliant artist. Here’s the exchange: [Saudi [...]

PR to US: You Got Served

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 17, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

The Dream Team continues to disappoint. Currently the US is tied for last place. Puerto Rico handed the US its third loss in its Olympic basketball history, pretty much owning them 92-73. Has the age of American sports invinvibility come to an end?

Olympic Iraqi Soccer

By jelewis8 ⋅ August 13, 2004 ⋅ 7 comments

Iraq stunned Portugal in its first Olympic competition since the war began. And they did it without the threat of having their kneecaps shattered by one of the Hussein sons if they lost. Go Iraq!

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