latimes.com - 8/15/2008
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Whatever happened to that Kobe guy? Don't they still play soccer in the Olympics? Isn't the compelling story of the U.S. men's indoor volleyball team carrying on while its coach, Hugh McCutcheon, mourns the murder of his father-in-law in Beijing worth following? What about table tennis, a sport the Chinese -- remember them, the hosts -- are so passionate about? How about at least snippets of ...
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... ." The Los Angeles Times ' Steve Springer is more complimentary: " Whether it's inspecting a stud panda or visiting a restaurant in business for 600 years, or sampling native delicacies ranging from scorpion to goose lips to rabbit's head, [Carillo] commands your interest ." The Washington Times' Tim Lemke thinks segments with Collinsworth " ...
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... Olympic Games on August 18, 2008. The US won 9-1. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) The U.S. beat China in the 9-1 game yesterday, but the game certainly wasn't the best representation of "America's pastime." There's nothing like going out with a bang, as baseball and softball will be the first sports dropped from the Olympics in 69 years. It's too bad for baseball, because it seems like international competition would suit the sport well. Perhaps there's just too much clothing involved. My modest proposal: move baseball to the Winter Olympics so MLB players ...
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