beijing 2008 olympics Stories - Pension Plan Puppets
Golden Bruin
Gilbert and Telemachus have been blogging their hearts about all the Bruin action in Beijing. But something special happened today which deserves special attention. Looks like we have another Bruin Olympic track star establishing her own legend in the mold of Jackie, Flojo, Joanna and Gayle. From...
FTB - Decision Time
I doubt I was alone in waking up at 5am EST to watch the 'women's and men's heavyweight eights row in the finals this morning. Unfortunately, the women's finished fourth (the official Canadian position) but the men's lead from wire to wire with an amazing performance to wash away the horrible taste...
FTB - Canadian Pride Edition
Canadians are, on average, far too humble about our country and its institutions. Part of that is an ingrained aspect of our national character. Our national motto could be "live and let live". Unfortunately, part of that is the effect of having the US next door. We are constantly bombarded with...
FTB - So Damn Close
Well, you can't say that Canadian athletes are playing with some fire in their belly. The water polo team had their coach suspended and three players ejected during a rough and tumble game against Australia. Mike Brown's fourth place finish is heartbreaking but impressive if you think that he is...
FTB - Olympic Edition
This is another Olympics-inspired off-topic rant. If you just want the links they are after the jump. The Olympics are in full swing and of course that means that Canada's getting going in their favourite sport: hand-wringing. Read the comments to any article about an athlete posting a Canadian...
Olympic Disappointment: Doping Positive
Perhaps it's just my excessively rosy outlook on life, but I was really hoping we could get through the Olympics without having a doping issue to talk about. Unfortunately, it looks like Maria Isabel Moreno (website) took that from us, with a positive test for EPO. The details aren't entirely...
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