sports.yahoo.com - 8/18/2008
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Each night we'll highlight some of the best pictures of the day for your viewing pleasure ... Ryan Lochte celebrates after winning the 200 meter backstroke Nastia Liukin (left) and Shawn Johnson celebrate after taking gold and silver Michael Phelps wins his sixth gold medal of these Games James Blake knocks Roger Federer out of the Olympic tennis tournament Kerri Walsh and ...
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Take your marks: Olympic Blogs
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... appears to have a three-paragraph limit, while Bog Poll contributor Fitzgerald chips in with longer, less-cohesive pieces. Output : Prodigious. At least 15-to-20 posts per day, although some (like Hendricks' posts) are essentially a picture with a two-line caption. Style : Conventional and casual, if a bit irreverent. Mixed in with traditional news updates are posts like the mystery of Michael Phelps' iPod playlist . Other regular features, like the pictures of the day and create-a-caption are nice ideas, if not especially ...
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