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body conscious
British Olympic Swimming Champion Feels "Unfeminine"
Rebecca Adlington, 19, is a swimmer who trains four hours a day, six days a week. But when she wears a baggy clothes? "People ask me, 'Are you expecting?' I say, 'No, I'm just fat.'" More »
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By DodaiComment by EvilVaginaTroll: All I can say is never ask a woman if she is expecting unless you see the baby already dangling... 43 Responses | Other threads
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leftovers
Prosecutors Argue Casey Anthony's Diary Entry Indicates Her Guilt • Bullet Found Tangled In A Woman's Weave
• New evidence released in the Caylee Anthony case: Five days after Caylee's disappearance, Casey Anthony allegedly wrote in her diary: "I have no regrets...I just hope that the end justifies the means." • More »
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By Intern KatyComment by Samanthrax is Sarcastic and Joking: "I have no regrets...I just hope that the end justifies the means." Whatttttt? How could killing your kid possibly be justified????... 11 Responses | Other threads
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leftovers
Hero & (Onetime) Baby Reunited After 4 Decades • Olympic Sports May Soon Be Open To Both Genders
• More than 40 years after William Carroll saved Evangeline Harper from a burning building, the two were reunited for a touching article in the Boston Globe. • More »
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By Intern KatyComment by gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy: I just had to leave and clean up my 50-pound puppy's vomit. Tell me, is cat vomit any less vile... 19 Responses | Other threads
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lovely lady lumps
Dangerous Beauty
The Amateur Boxing Association of England has refused Sarah Blewden, 25, permission to compete. They claim her boob job as their reason. More »
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By Intern KatyComment by Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: Wow. All I can say is wow. She can't box professionally because of breast implants? Isn't this a sport where... 26 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Letterman Intrigued by Isla Fisher's Crotch Shot
Isla Fisher was on The Late Show With David Letterman last night and Dave questioned her about a paparazzi photo taken of her mid-cartwheel in a bathing suit. More »
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By MargaretComment by Majrhoulihan: I know...cartwheels on the beach in a one-piece with her toddler. Does it get any more wholesome than that? 7 Responses | Other threads
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heavy issues
Teen Girl Focused On Weight
14-year-old Zoe Smith has been dubbed the "strongest girl in Britain" after the 5'2, 126 pound girl lifted almost two thirds more than her body weight.
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By MargaretComment by goldengirl11: Erm, wouldn't lifting two thirds of her body weight mean she weighed 300 pounds? 10 Responses | Other threads
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jan mi-ran
South Korean Jang Mi-ran, who won weightlifting gold at the Beijing Olympics, says that after struggling with her weight as a teenager, being an athlete has made her happy with her 275 lbs. "I used to think that my size was a flaw before I started weightlifting," said Jang. "But after I started weightlifting, that has become my strongest point. Now I'm very pleased to be dubbed the world's strongest woman." Jang broke two world records in Beijing and plans to compete again in 2012. [Reuters]
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By MargaretComment by bajita: Does her use of the word "dubbed" make you think of Alex from Everything is Illuminated? 2 Responses | Other threads
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Leftovers
Olympic Gymnast: "Bela Karyoli Beat Me" • Drew Peterson Meets With Divorce Lawyer
• Emelia Eberle, a former Olympic gymnast, claims that world-famous gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi would frequently beat the young gymnasts they were training in Transylvania in the '70s. • Many young Han couples in China are forging Western weddings in favor of traditional Han weddings, which feature couples drinking from tea cups tied together with red string to symbolize a fated unity. • Meanwhile, the Paris City Hall issued a 32-page manual today to help officials spot and prevent cases of young women being forced into marriage. • More »
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By MariaComment by Lisabel (ne: Dagnabbit): Ooh (long brewing) scandal! I'd been hearing rumours about the Karolis for over a decade (they had a school up... 9 Responses | Other threads
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everybody loves a loser
Do you care that Dara Torres didn't win a gold medal? Neither does anyone else. Torres, 41, has become a national inspiration despite the fact that she returned home with three silver medals and has never won the gold. At the Olympics last month, her agent, Evan Morgenstein, tried to explain to her that losing the gold actually made her more relatable, since “wanting something so badly and you don’t get it, but you keep on trying, is something everyone can identify with.” Though Torres was disappointed about missing the gold by a hundredth of a second, she says the intense adulation she's received since she's come home, from throwing out the first pitch at a Yankees game, to inspiring Lance Armstrong to come out of retirement, to being congratulated by fawning fans wherever she goes, is helping her stop seeing herself as a loser. [NY Times]
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By MargaretComment by sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Dara, if you made it all the way to the Olympics, let alone medal, then nobody has the right to... 4 Responses | Other threads
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dara torres
Dara Torres, the 41-year-old American swimmer who won three silver medals at the Beijing Olympics this year, is set to undergo anthroscopic surgery to repair her right shoulder. Torres developed a degenerative arthritis problem in her acromioclavicular (or AC) joint in 2007, but she put off surgery in order to compete in the Beijing Olympics. [CNN]
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By MariaComment by TinaTuna: She is an amazing athlete and a true competitor. What she did to help the Swedish swimmer made me love... 7 Responses | Other threads
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olympics
Olympic pole vaulter Jenn Stuczynski isn't bothered by coach Rick Suhr chewing her out on camera after winning a silver medal, but she is upset by the public's reaction. On Saturday, Stuczynski defended her coach, explaining that the cameras didn't capture her asking Suhr what she'd done wrong, the fact that he was screaming over 91,000 fans, or their celebration afterwards. "I don’t ask for him to be a cheerleader,” Stuczynski said. “I don’t want him to carry pompoms and tell me I’m great when I’m not. That’s not the athlete I want to be. I don’t want the constant stroking of my ego. I want someone to be honest and fair. That wasn’t an attack, it wasn’t even criticism. It was the facts. That’s the way I took it." She added, "I’m 26 years old. I can think for myself. I’m a strong girl. My parents raised me to be strong and I was not even remotely sad that night." [The Buffalo News]
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By MargaretComment by kikichanelconspiracy: @Trillian: That's true. I really frustrated my track coach because I was a "lazy runner" (his words, not mine) because... more » | Other threads
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olympics
Sanya Richards, Teammates Come From Behind To Win 4X400 Relay
Despite being edged out and hugely disappointed by her second place finish in the 400 meter race, American sprinter Sanya Richards managed to overtake the Russians and help the U.S. women win gold as the anchor of the 4X400 relay on Saturday. (Clip of the last two legs of the race is at left.) The night after her silver medal win, says Richards, "I couldn't stop thinking about it. It's hard. I worked for four years." But after Saturday's relay victory, Richards felt vindicated. "At least now I have something positive to think about. I have to say it was good," she says. We won more medals on the women's side in how many years? I'm really proud of the team and the fact we ended up on a high note". More » -
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By MargaretComment by DangerMouse: @frecklefacefreak: Thank you!!! I figured it was something about the ears, a la boxing, but the eardrum thing hadn't occurred... more » | Other threads
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By MargaretComment by ÄŽÄvÄ•ΓħëβĐŻÄ‚vÄ—: My home town too! Too bad she did so poorly in the shooting & fencing portions of the pentathlon!... more » | Other threads
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olympics
This Just In: Women Excel At Sports — And Motherhood
Today's Wall Street Journal congratulates Roqaya Al-Gassra for trouncing her opponents in a qualifying heat for the 200-m dash, all while wearing a hijab. Her country, Bahrain, sent just two women to the Athens Olympics, but this year they sent four. And women's participation in the Games is rising across the board — 42% of athletes this year are women, the highest percentage ever. Women are cleaning up in the medal counts too: As of today the US women have 50 to their male teammates 48, while Chinese women dominate with 54 to the Chinese men's 34. All this asskickery should be inspiring to all women, but coverage of female Olympians shows we still have a ways to go — especially when it comes to sports and motherhood.
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By MargaretComment by QueenOfTheForest: Where can I see these matches??? I am a huge tkd fan, having studied it myself for years and years... 1 Responses | Other threads
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By MargaretComment by nataliaishere: I don't get why they wear skirts...? It's not exactly a dainty sport right? more » | Other threads
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gymnastics
Chinese Continue To Deny Allegations Of Age-Fudging In Women's Gymnastics
Even though the women's gymnastics competitions ended days ago, controversy is still roiling over the age of the Chinese gymnasts, specifically He Kexin and Yang Yilin. The IOC has said that there is no proof at this time that He and Yang are under 16, but that they want the International Gymnastics Federation to investigate the matter further. According to the AP, the Chinese coach, Lu Shanzan as well as He and Yang's parents are "indignant," and furthermore, Shanzan says, "They have faced groundless suspicion. Why aren't they believed? Why are their children suspected? Their parents are very angry." More »
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By JessicaComment by YouBringOutTheGoatInMe: Is it wrong that I'm glad these Chinese athletes won gold medals? I don't know why, but I'm happy for... more » | Other threads
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By MargaretComment by RhymePhile: Oh, Stacey Nuveman, why didn't you take the mask off? It's really difficult to see when you're trying to cover... more » | Other threads
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tiki barber
Gold Medal Cunts
Reader submitted tip: Did Tiki Barber call the Today Show's Jenna Wolfe a "cunt"? We say no. You say...? [DailyMotion]
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By AnnaComment by jasonelias: I like Jenna Wolfe a lot, she's geeky/odd but very cute. As for Tiki Barber, not so much, don't even... more » | Other threads
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By AnnaComment by questionable: I.LOVE.THESE.GIRLS. Brazil has a beautiful style of play, but somehow we pulled it out. And yay for Hope Solo! more » | Other threads
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natalie du toit
Swimmer Loses Her Leg, Goes On To Compete in the Olympics
South African swimmer Natalie du Toit didn't win a medal in Beijing, but she is still one of the most inspiring Olympians of this year's Games. Du Toit, 24, lost her left leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001, a year after she failed to qualify for the Sydney Games. Three months after her leg was amputated at the knee she was back in the water, and went on to win five gold medals in the 2004 Paralympic Games. After narrowly failing to qualify for the 2004 games, this year Natalie became the first female amputee to compete in the Olympics. She swam in the 10km race yesterday, finishing 16th out of 25, as seen in the clip above from The Today Show. -
past fashion
Retro Sports Style: The Haircuts & Smiles Were As Uneven As A Gym Apparatus
We think everyone can agree that it's been an amazing two weeks of the Olympic games: Michael, Usain, Rebecca, Nastia, Shelly-Ann, Dita, Valerie, Kerri and others have both entertained and awed. And even though the games are just about four days away from ending, and the major news networks are already running (and hawking) highlight reels, we thought we'd close out the second and final week of the Summer Games with a little nostalgia of our own, namely, our own sports-related failures and triumphs...in fashion. One thing we noticed: A lot you participated in gymnastics, soccer and softball. Fewer played Little League. Even fewer, lacrosse and tennis. But all of you were awesome...and, of course, ridiculously adorable. After the jump, a few dozen of our favorite Olympics-inspired past fashion photos.
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By MargaretComment by sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Wait...wha? Where did Cappie go? Now my original comment looks ridiculous, since Katie Smith is a perfectly nice but not... more » | Other threads
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By MargaretComment by That_little_attention_whore: @That_little_attention_whore: Google is my friend! It's Oscar Pistorius, and sadly, he did not qualify for South Africa's team. more » | Other threads
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