The 2012 London Olympics Sports Thread

[Neil]

That's a good strategy for the Dream Teams.  Just beat the shit out of them, and maybe next time fewer NBA guys will come out.

[sbr]

Argentinian player punches Carmelo in the nuts.

Carmelo needs to be punched in the nuts more often.

Fo sho.  He isn't as much of a douce as he used to be but still deserving or repeated nut-punches.

[DGuller]

Whew, just watched the Canada-USA game.  I was utterly exhausted just after watching the game.  I imagine the players must be totally wiped out.  Great performance by Rapinoe, Morgan, and Pedersen.

[mongers]

Whew, just watched the Canada-USA game.  I was utterly exhausted just after watching the game.  I imagine the players must be totally wiped out.  Great performance by Rapinoe, Morgan, and Pedersen.

Over here, it would be described as end-to-end stuff. 

Some people forget what a physically demanding game football is and why the early Italian concentration on fitness paid such dividends for them in the early to mid 20th century. 

[Josephus]

Whew, just watched the Canada-USA game.  I was utterly exhausted just after watching the game.  I imagine the players must be totally wiped out.  Great performance by Rapinoe, Morgan, and Pedersen.

...and the ref. don't forget the ref whose bad call gave the US the tying goal.

[DGuller]

 

[Gups]

FWIW, I thought it was a penno. Not the bird in the wall - she had no chance to get her hand out of teh way - but the second girl from the ricochet. She had time to move out of the way.

[katmai]

I just think Canadian tears are delicious. Nom Nom

[CountDeMoney]

Soccer is a cruel, cruel sport.

So suck it, leafblowers.

[DGuller]

Those eyes.

[Josephus]

FWIW, I thought it was a penno. Not the bird in the wall - she had no chance to get her hand out of teh way - but the second girl from the ricochet. She had time to move out of the way.

Never mind the penalty though. It's that odd six second violation rule the ref called just before that. I've never seen that one given before...normally you get warned, possibly get a yellow, but an indirect kick in the box? I've never seen taht. Canadian goalie says she was never warned.

[Gups]

FWIW, I thought it was a penno. Not the bird in the wall - she had no chance to get her hand out of teh way - but the second girl from the ricochet. She had time to move out of the way.

Never mind the penalty though. It's that odd six second violation rule the ref called just before that. I've never seen that one given before...normally you get warned, possibly get a yellow, but an indirect kick in the box? I've never seen taht. Canadian goalie says she was never warned.

Yep, that's a legitimate beef. When the six second rule was introduced (10?) years ago, there were a lot of indirect free kicks in the box, but it seems to have been enforced less and less often in recent years and that was the first time I'd seen one in ages. Might be diifferent with women's footie though.

[Syt]

[Ed Anger]

Cry Chinamen volleyball girls, cry. Your tears feed me.

[Valmy]

Never mind the penalty though. It's that odd six second violation rule the ref called just before that. I've never seen that one given before...normally you get warned, possibly get a yellow, but an indirect kick in the box? I've never seen taht. Canadian goalie says she was never warned.

Strange I heard she said she was warned at the half that they were going to call it.