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Surprised that Spain were the winners. After they got smushed by Japan I didn't think they had a chance.

FWIW Carl Lewis broke the 100 record 3 times -- at 26, 27 and 30.

Just like losing a basketball game because you couldn't hit your free throws.

Agreed -- a respectable showing. They parked the bus and their goalie was good. I'll be interested to see how they do against Portugal and the Netherlands. Hope they can score.

Like Ronald McDonald's restaurant recommendations ...

I don't think there was a single European-based player on the team (without looking it up). Those teams are getting ready for the start of their season. Basically the same reason why we as Kings fans preferred that Domas didn't play for Lithuania this summer.

Disappointing loss to Panama but not too surprising since they didn't send the A team.

Most of the European soccer leagues don't have post-season playoffs -- first place at the end of the season is the champions. For them, an in-season tournament makes a lot of sense. In the NBA this in-season tournament seems redundant to me.

Lyles is great as a smallball center, but against some centers you need someone bigger. That's where Len fits in.

My wife and I had a unique 4th of July experience a number of years ago. We had a flight from Atlanta to Sacramento that left late in the afternoon. As a result, we got to watch fireworks displays all the way across the country. Happy 4th

Time accelerates as you get older.

George Hill was here to be the point guard until Fox was ready. Once he was, they traded Hill.

There are a few teams that have a name with a local context (Detroit Pistons, NY Knickerbockers, Phoenix Suns). Most don't. I was focusing on teams that had such a name which didn't apply to the new city after the team moved.

Minneapolis Lakers made sense as a team name in the land of 10,000 lakes. In LA, do they even have any lakes? New Orleans Jazz worked; Utah Jazz doesn't. There are no grizzlies in Tennessee.

Best power running back ever. And he was scary good at lacrosse too.

I have a Grateful Dead / Lithuania basketball t-shirt that I still wear once in a while. A great story.

I was at the game last night and saw this picture on the big screen in a montage of fan pix. She was THERE !

Not optimistic about this one. At all.

The Delly Lama

I don't expect my Tigers to go all the way, but I'll enjoy the ride as long as it lasts. Ivy League schools have a major disadvantage in college sports -- no athletic scholarships and you have to qualify academically. So there's a much smaller pool of players to draw from. There have been NBA...