The Year In ... The Olympics

So, the next few days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: The Beijing Olympics. More »

Tiki Barber, The C Word, And You

My favorite Tiki Barber moment will always be that time he appeared on the Discovery Channel game show Cash Cab. When asked what Steinbeck novel included a character named Tom Joad, Tiki answered, "Lonesome Dove." Your favorite moment may vary. Perhaps it was Tiki criticizing Michael Strahan's holdout when they were teammates with the New York Giants, or maybe it was Tiki as an ex-player blasting Tom Coughlin's coaching style, just before the Giants went on to win the Super Bowl. Or maybe it was this latest controversy, where it appears that he called NBC colleague Jenna Wolfe a "total medal c—-" live on the air. For the record, he denies that one. More »

May-Treanor, Walsh Grab Gold, China Grabs Something Else

She's already got Dubya's handprints all over her ass, so Kerri Walsh hardly notices this, one would assume. Walsh and Misty May-Treanor brought home the gold for the good ol' USA once again, beating the People's Republic of Cop-A-Feel 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) early Thursday morning in Women's Parking Lot Volleyball. The American duo became the first in their sport, male or female, to repeat as Olympic champions. It was their 108th consecutive win dating to August of last year, and not even a Chinese government-ordered rainstorm could prevent the local pair, Tian Jia and Wang Jiefor, from losing. More »