Great sports morning
Wow! If you're a sports fan, especially a fan of women's sports, today is your day.
I went to bed last night after watching Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win the gold medal in beach volleyball. It was a great match against a great Chinese team.
This duo is the equivalent to any other sport's greatest of all time. They're the Michael Jordan of the beach. It's amazing to watch those caliber of athletes raise their level at just the right moment.
I woke up this morning early and turned on the TV to catch the end of the U.S. women's softball team's 3-1 loss to Japan. The loss ended the Americans' dominance in the sport, which won't be back in the Olympics.
U.S. pitcher Cat Osterman made two mistakes, which proved to be two too many. The young lady was completely devastated after the game.
Like a wrestler leaves his boots on the mat after his final match, the U.S. women left their spikes on the field before their departure.
Perfect timing for me because I turned the channel to watch the start of the U.S. women's basketball team's showdown against Russia in the semifinals. Russia is the most perplexing group I've ever seen. After looking like garbage throughout the tournament, the Ruskies came to play against the Americans, dominating the game early behind the inside play of 6-foot-8 Maria Stepanova.
It was a one-point game at halftime thanks to a 10-2 run by the U.S. in the final two minutes. The Americans' depth proved the difference along with a stifling defense. The U.S. keyed on Becky Hammon, holding her to two shot attempts in the first half. She finished with 3 points on 1-of-6 shooting as the Americans pulled away to the victory in a hard-fought, physical and sometimes nasty game.
The Chinese fans actually started to boo the Americans after Sylvia Fowles took a cheap shot at an opponent. The Americans were called for a flagrant foul and the Russians were called for two.
Anyway, the basketball game concluded and I switched over to watch the U.S. women's soccer team play Brazil for the gold medal. It was, perhaps the best soccer match I've ever seen.
My girl Hope Solo was a beast in goal as the Americans won the gold medal 1-0 in overtime.
It was a thrilling game with lots of near-miss goal-scoring opportunities, especially for Brazil, whose players were quite heartbroken in the loss.
What a day! And, it's not even 11 a.m., yet.
I went to bed last night after watching Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win the gold medal in beach volleyball. It was a great match against a great Chinese team.
This duo is the equivalent to any other sport's greatest of all time. They're the Michael Jordan of the beach. It's amazing to watch those caliber of athletes raise their level at just the right moment.
I woke up this morning early and turned on the TV to catch the end of the U.S. women's softball team's 3-1 loss to Japan. The loss ended the Americans' dominance in the sport, which won't be back in the Olympics.
U.S. pitcher Cat Osterman made two mistakes, which proved to be two too many. The young lady was completely devastated after the game.
Like a wrestler leaves his boots on the mat after his final match, the U.S. women left their spikes on the field before their departure.
Perfect timing for me because I turned the channel to watch the start of the U.S. women's basketball team's showdown against Russia in the semifinals. Russia is the most perplexing group I've ever seen. After looking like garbage throughout the tournament, the Ruskies came to play against the Americans, dominating the game early behind the inside play of 6-foot-8 Maria Stepanova.
It was a one-point game at halftime thanks to a 10-2 run by the U.S. in the final two minutes. The Americans' depth proved the difference along with a stifling defense. The U.S. keyed on Becky Hammon, holding her to two shot attempts in the first half. She finished with 3 points on 1-of-6 shooting as the Americans pulled away to the victory in a hard-fought, physical and sometimes nasty game.
The Chinese fans actually started to boo the Americans after Sylvia Fowles took a cheap shot at an opponent. The Americans were called for a flagrant foul and the Russians were called for two.
Anyway, the basketball game concluded and I switched over to watch the U.S. women's soccer team play Brazil for the gold medal. It was, perhaps the best soccer match I've ever seen.
My girl Hope Solo was a beast in goal as the Americans won the gold medal 1-0 in overtime.
It was a thrilling game with lots of near-miss goal-scoring opportunities, especially for Brazil, whose players were quite heartbroken in the loss.
What a day! And, it's not even 11 a.m., yet.
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