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Feb 05

Lindsey Vonn = Humanized by Sports Illustrated

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vonn-si-cover_feb-8-2010Lindsey Vonn was featured on this week’s cover of Sports Illustrated. As you can see from the photograph, she is simulating downhill skiing. Since she is sans helmet and smiling at the camera, someone decided she was being sexualized. That someone was Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi. Her original post was reposted on Women Talk Sports.

Over the last 60 years researchers have shown that about 4% of all SI covers have portrayed women.

When females are featured on the cover of SI, they are more likely than not to be in sexualized poses and not in action–and the most recent Vonn cover is no exception Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 04

The Journey Wasn’t Peaceful: Jamaican Bobsled Team Fails to Qualify for Vancouver

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Unfortunately for fans, and segment producers at NBC, the Jamaican bobsled team did not qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
“We’ve been in battles for many, many years,” Chris Stokes, a founding member of the Jamaican bobsled team more than 20 years ago, told The AP in a phone interview. “This is one more. But it’s disappointing, no question about that. The guys worked really hard and did well. Not qualifying, it’s by no means a failure. It’s a step going forward.”
Former U.S. bobsled pilot Todd Hayes, will coach the team for the 2014 games in Sochi.  A recent crash forced him to retire.  Sounds like a movie plot…

lg-promo-cool-runnings-1Unfortunately for fans, and segment producers at NBC, the Jamaican bobsled team did not qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

“We’ve been in battles for many, many years,” Chris Stokes, a founding member of the Jamaican bobsled team more than 20 years ago, told The AP in a phone interview. “This is one more. But it’s disappointing, no question about that. The guys worked really hard and did well. Not qualifying, it’s by no means a failure. It’s a step going forward.”

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Peru's 1st Winter Olympian: Roberto Carcelen met his wife online, they chatted 5 hours a day every day and eventually he moved to Seattle to be with her. She got him into cross-country skiing. This is just like You've Got Mail, but with skis. He just started skiing at the age of 34. Too bad the Olympics don't come with a cash prize. (Seattle Times) (6)
Olympic Aesthetics: One thing that can throw off a Winter Olympics?  No snow.  Unseasonably warm Vancouver temperatures have melted much of the base at the planned ski and snowboard runs.  They are having to truck snow in and prop it up with hay and wood “to optimize TV shots.” (The Canadian Press) (32)
Feb 01

The Roundup: Chris Paul Needs Surgery, Julius Peppers to Atlanta (?), & Olympic Projections

College Basketball, Golf, NBA, NFL, Olympics, Twitter, Video TheBigLead 158 Comments »

beyonce looked hot last night at the grammysBeyonce … Kristen Bell is off the market … more on strategically defaulting on your house … scary piece on the link between cell phones and cancer … Jim Baron: rebuilding in Rhode Island … good luck with this lawsuit, lady … a former mascot is now homeless … the writer almost sounds smitten with this guy … a writer’s friendship with JD Salinger … actor Rip Torn got drunk and broke into a bank after hours with a loaded gun … why is this man lying down on subway tracks? …

Chris Paul needs surgery on his left knee. He’ll be out 1-2 months. Start planning for next year, New Orleans. (Woj) Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 29

Score One For PETA, Johnny Weir Will Wear Faux Fur

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Chalk up another pyrrhic victory for PETA. Why convince when you can browbeat, abuse and threaten someone to submit to you? After years of harassment from them and similar groups, American figure skater Johnny Weir has conceded. He will change the trim on his fabulous free skate outfit from fox fur to faux fur.

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Jan 13

The Roundup: Lane Kiffin Bails Out Tiger Woods, Mark McGwire & Upstages Colt McCoy’s Proposal

Baseball, College Basketball, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, NHL, Olympics, Video TheBigLead 119 Comments »

megan_foxMegan Fox … cab driver finds $21k in a purse, returns it … “Hooker signs pro volleyball contract” … drugs and porn in the office! … it’s so cold in Florida, people are using grills to stay warm … alive because he faked unconsciousness; must-see photo of criminal … why do people insist on going near frozen ponds? … more on the Wall Street bonus situation … typical newspaper jealousy … hair is an issue for a 4-year-old in Texas … 104-year-old strongman hit by truck, dies … man attacks wife with meatloaf … 78-year-old woman accidentally spends 15 days in jail …

Agreed: David Stern is going overboard here on Gilbert Arenas. (Slate)

Robbie Hummel of Purdue scored 29 points in the first half, but Ohio State’s Evan Turner dominated the 2nd half and the Buckeyes beat the Boilermakers in Indiana, 70-66. (Dispatch) Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 11

The Roundup: Mike Riley Stays at Oregon State & NBC’s No. 2 NFL Announcing Team Was the Worst

Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, NHL, Olympics, Video TheBigLead 61 Comments »

cheryl-tweedy-coleCheryl Cole … why Jon Stewart is good for news … sad snowmobile accident kills three …”that 1937 feeling” … cat summoned for jury duty … if Vanessa Grigoriadis writes about twitter, we’re reading … by recycling, these two plan to pay for their wedding … tough times for freelance writers … “Walk away from your mortgage” … 12-year-old holds up store with a toy gun … doesn’t Harry Reid have to step down? ….

The Gibbs-Theismann-Hammond both was awful Saturday. Good thing Simms-Nantz will be calling the Jets-Chargers game. (NYT)

Which NFL player is the paper talking about here in a blind item? (Page Six) Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 08

Vernon Davis Is The US Olympic Curling Captain

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San Francisco Pro Bowl Tight End Vernon Davis will be an honorary captain of the US Olympic curling team this February in Vancouver. Back in November he was introduced to the sport (video below) and really enjoyed himself. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 24

Alicia Sacramone and Brady Quinn Are Dating

Athletes and Celebrities, NFL, Olympics TheBigLead 75 Comments »

alicia-sacramone-girlfriend-of-brady-quinn-lucky-guyalicia-sacramone-dating-brady-quinnAlicia Sacramone and Brady Quinn? The gymnast and the quarterback? The “Golden Girl” and the one-time “Golden Boy?” While Sacramone and Quinn seem like an unlikely coupling, she confirmed the relationship in an interview with a gymnastics website: Read the rest of this entry »

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