I’m sad to report he broke Michael Johnson’s old world record…. I don’t have anything against Usain Bolt.. other than the fact that he’s not American.
Here’s a backup video, just in case.
Even though I was rooting against her in the women’s 100 meter dash, It didn’t take long for Shelly Ann Fraser of Jamaica to win me over in her post race interview. This is probably the most adorable athlete in the entire Olympics, if you only want to see the interview (the best part), skip to the 4 minute mark in the video.
She just makes you wanna say “awwwwwwwwwwww” and pinch the hell out of her cheeks.
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One thing I’ve always loved about the Olympics, is that even if you aren’t interested in a particular sport you can always check out the ladies as a last resort. Notable exceptions are sports like weightlifting, where the women look like Hulk Hogan, ugh.
Anywho, I stumbled across this collection of Track & Field hotties and had to post it (shout out to GhostLife for providing them).
A bunch more photos below….
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Last week, Tyson Gay set the American record in the Men’s 100 at 9.77 seconds. In the final, he ran the fastest time ever recorded at 9.66 seconds but the time couldn’t stand due to wind conditions.
This week…………well.. this week didn’t go so well. Gay suffered a leg injury during the first turn on the Men’s 200m today and took a nasty fall. Tyson says his latest “injury” is just a cramp, but ultimately we’ll see if its serious.
Former track star Marion Jones began her six month federal prison sentence this afternoon at the Federal Medical Center Carswell, located on the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. It appears Marion got “somewhat” of a deal because this particular prison specializes in medical and mental health services, but has select inmates who don’t require that kind of care (Jones).
After frequently denying ever having used performance-enhancing drugs, Jones admitted she had lied to federal investigators in November 2003. Jones also admitted lying about her knowledge of the involvement of Tim Montgomery, the father of her older son, in a scheme to cash millions of dollars worth of stolen or forged checks.
I figured this would be the perfect chance to take a look back at our profile of Marion’s potential prison mates. Big Shirley will give Marion all the love and care she can muster.