In a rematch from the 2008 Beijing games in which the US held on for an 11-point win, this team again faced a very tough Spanish squad, holding on for a 107-100 win on Sunday for Team USA’s 14th gold medal. LeBron James was the star, coming off the bench …
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Spider Found Living In Woman’s Ear
“In what can only be described as a nightmare-come-true, a spider crawled inside a woman’s ear canal and lived there for five days before doctors extracted it. The woman, referred to only as Ms. Lee, arrived at China’s Changsha Central Hospital of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery on Aug. …
Read More »Olympics Medal Count: We Did It, Baby.
For full coverage of the Closing Ceremony, visit SB Nation: http://sbn.to/QsbunK For nearly two weeks at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, it was a dogfight at the top of the medal count leaderboard between the United States and China. Over the last weekend of events, the United States pulled …
Read More »Almost Assassinated Man Is Pretty Calm
A used car dealer that came close to being assassinated (by a hitman hired by his ex-wife) seems pretty relaxed about the whole thing. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it down on The Young Turks. Watch the original video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1C1ych583TI Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like …
Read More »Cenk Tears Into Bought Michigan Rep.
“In Michigan, State Rep. Jon Bumstead (R) introduced a bill that would send the state back down the path of prison privatization. House Bill 1574 would re-open a private youth prison that was operated by GEO Group (then Wackenhut) that was shut down in 2005 and allow it to house …
Read More »Usain Bolt and Jamaican 4×100 Team win Gold, U.S. Team wins Silver
Watch the full race video here: http://www.sbnation.com/2012/8/11/3236196/mens-4-x-100m-relay-gold-medal Usain Bolt and the Jamaican men’s 4X100 Team won gold and broke a world record with a time of 36.84. The U.S. men’s team of Kimmons, Gay, Gatlin, and Bailey took silver and set a national record of 37.04. Check out SB Nation …
Read More »Olympic Medal Count: Lawd We Gots a Hundo!
The United States added to their large medal haul on Saturday, going over 100 total medals for the 2012 London Olympics and ensuring that they’ll finish on top of the medal count, whether one chooses to determine that count by gold medals or total medals. The United States captured gold …
Read More »Mexico Wins Gold over Brazil
Mexico defeats Brazil, 2-1, in the men’s soccer gold medal match. Mexican Oribe Peralta scored twice in the match leading his team to the victory. This is Mexico’s first Olympic Soccer Gold Medal. Brazil, the early favorite in the 2012 Olympics, has yet to win a gold medal in the …
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Read More »Dad Cites Bible To Disown Gay Son In Letter
“A heartbreaking letter, allegedly penned by an unsupportive father to his gay son, has gone viral in the blogosphere…”.* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss the letter which was addressed to ‘James’ and eventually posted on Reddit. Can The Bible, specifically the Old Testament take on homosexuality, be used to …
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