Here’s a roundup of Olympic tidbits from around the Web.
First, O.C. athletes:
- Hard to tell if he’s joking, but Kobe Bryant says he will entertain offers to play in Italy if he gets $50 million.
- Dara Torres’ former teammate Nancy Hogshead says she “would have never in a million years picked her to be the one that lasted all these years.” But Dara “has done a service to all of sports” by applying advances in techniques, recovery and nutrition to herself.
- F-word.org says Dara is “amazing” but should not be held up as the “physical ideal” for any woman.
- Misty May-Treanor admits sex appeal is part of the draw of beach volleyball.
- Badminton player Bob Malaythong talks to Chicago Sun-Times about how as a poor child in Laos, he used to roll up a handful of rice into a ball, sprinkle it with salt, and call it a day’s meal.
- Meanwhile, Immigration Daily names badminton players Malaythong and Howard Bach as their Immigrants of the Week.
- Federation of Gay Games announces its support of 11 publicly lesbian, gay or bisexual Olympians in Beijing, including softball player Lauren Lappin.
In other news:
- Obscure Sports Quarterly has come up with a schedule of the various competitions Bruins are in.
- NBC has a slideshow of Olympic mothers with their children.
- The U.S. Men’s Indoor Volleyball team is waging a campaign to wear hip-hop drawers instead of “tight and bun-huggerish” shorts.
- Videogum has 10 sports that should be Olympic sports - lightsaber fencing, anyone?
- Nike has come up with green-and-yellow Aussie Hyperdunks for the Australian Basketball team.
- And lastly, happy 8-8-08 everyone. Best Week Ever lists 88 ways you can celebrate.
