Jay Mariotti Leaving Print Journalism for the Inter-web

Jay Mariotti of Chicago Sun Times and more recently Around the Horn, is leaving hist post at the Chicago paper where he works. He worked 17 years as a print writer and is now moving into the internet world. Wow, this guy is really hurting for a job. Essentially, Mariotti is embracing [...]

Argentine Women’s Soccer Jokes Around

Members of the Argentine women’s soccer team appeared in a newly surfaced photo participating in the whole “slant-eyed” trend that’s sweeping the Olympics. The U.S. media perceives this gesture as racist, but does it really matter what the media thinks? The Spanish men’s basketball team made the same joke, and now another Spanish [...]

Swedish Wrestler Blows off Medal Ceremony

The Olympics bring out the best and the worst in competition.  Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian accepted his bronze medal after his wrestling match, and then walked off the podium in disgust, leaving his medal on the wrestling mat.   Click here for the video from LiveLeak.  Ara and his coach are blaming “politics” for the reason that [...]

Spanish Basketballers Have a Unique Sense of Humor

The Spanish basketball team has an interesting sense of humor. Maybe Spaniards do not cosider making “slant eyes” a offensive gesture, but the rest of the world does. These guys are clueless. The Spaniards had no clue they were being offensive, but the Chinese and the rest of the world are sure [...]

Wow, this is Awkward

Our Commander in Chief attended the opening ceremonies and fratenized with some America’s most talented and scantily clad athletes. This is really strange, but it’s great to see that 42 is is a fan of the U.S.’s best chance for a Women’s Beach Volley Ball gold.

U.S. Cycling Team Wears Masks in Bejing

Aren’t they acting slightly dramatic? The United States Olympic Committee issued the masks and advised American athletes to don them while walking around Bejing. These germophobes are taking an extreme measure to preserve their lungs. Lance Armstrong wouldn’t wear a mask, because he’s tough.
This is especially bad P.R. for the city with [...]

Bejing Bars Told to Ban Black People at Olympics

What is this all about? We know that George Bush doesn’t care about black people, but the Chinese government has urged its local bar keeps to keep out undesirables with darker skin tones. In other words, black people need not enter. From the “South China Morning Post”:
Bar owners near the Workers’ [...]