Links: Crazy Cuban Kicks Taekwondo Referee in the Head

News and Links for August 23, 2008…
A crazy Cuban taekwondo-er flipped out and kicked a referee in the head after getting disqualified from his bronze medal match. Angel Matos and his coach have been banned for life for the move.
Deadspin takes a look at ESPN’s coverage of Gene Upshaw’s death, asking just who the [...]

In Honor of the Olympics

Sure, I’ve expressed my displeasure at the Beijing Olympics, specifically NBC’s terrible coverage of them. But having watched nearly a whole minute of synchronized swimming today, I felt the need to share one of the all-time great “Olympic” videos in existence.

So, rather than tell you once again that NBC has ruined the Olympics, [...]

Olympic Update: NBC’s and China’s Clinic in What Not To Do

This tape delay is killing me. Really, NBC seems to have spent $894 million to make the New York audience happy. As for those of us that are so unfortunate to be living outside of the Eastern Time Zone, well, we’re pretty much screwed.
It sure is nice to be watching Friday Night Fights [...]

Olympic Update: Team America is Good at Olympic-ing

I’ve watched plenty of the Olympics. I’ve watched some women’s gymnastics, women’s beach volleyball, women’s regular volleyball, women’s field hockey — you know, all of the sports that are “easy” to watch. Of course I also watch the real sports — boxing, baseball, track and field, powerlifting, maybe a little basketball. And [...]