2012 London Olympics

[jn1780]

Team USA beat Nigeria earlier with a 156-73 victory. They set an Olympic record for most points ever scored and a USA record with 27 made 3 pointers, lol.

Wow, that wasn't an Olympic game. That was a Globetrotter game. Lol

[Spartan]

When do they show these basketball games??? I'm ready to see some real sports...

[Snowman]

Team USA beat Nigeria earlier with a 156-73 victory. They set an Olympic record for most points ever scored and a USA record with 27 made 3 pointers, lol.

For some reference NBA all star games, which have a reputation for no defense being played what so ever, though they have come close has never had a team make 156 points or more in a game.

[BoulderSooner]

When do they show these basketball games??? I'm ready to see some real sports...

they have all been on tv live ... nbc sports network

[Bellaboo]

they have all been on tv live ... nbc sports network

The next one is Saturday around 8:00 - 8:30 am.

[Bellaboo]

Usain Bolt looks up to Kevin Durant as a role model
Royce Young
August 18th, 2010

I’m a sucker for any story that illustrates how Kevin Durant’s profile has raised, but not just among basketball fans, but around the world. We all know how likable, humble and down to earth he is. And now other people, high profile people, are taking notice.

Gold medalist and athletic freak of nature Usain Bolt to the London Globe and Mail:

When I was younger (my role models) were Michael Johnson and Don Quarrie. Johnson was pretty much the best runner in the world, particularly at the 200m – my favourite event – and Quarrie was one of the best Jamaican sprinters in history, so I just wanted to be like them. I still have people I look up to even now. At the moment it’s Kevin Durant, the basketball player (he plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder). Kevin is a good leader; he’s very strong and very determined. Whatever he does, whether he’s tired or injured, he works through it, pushes on and challenges his team-mates to do their best.

You know you’re making a pretty huge impact when other athletes that are known for being the best at their craft take notice and look up to you, even though you don’t compete in that same sport.

This is just extremely high praise for KD from someone that you wouldn’t think would give it. Someone in the NBA, yeah, sure. But Usain Bolt, the guy that blasted sprinting records in Beijing and is a world-class athlete? That’s something worth mentioning.

[Lord Helmet]

they have all been on tv live ... nbc sports network

They're all streamed live at nbcolympics.com as well though you have to be a cable/satellite subscriber.

[BlackmoreRulz]

Ugh, Westbrook just limped off the floor and went straight to the locker room....hope its just a sprain.

[JayhawkTransplant]

Congrats to ALL FOUR of our Olympic medal winners!!!!! Absolutely amazing.

[ljbab728]

Watched the closing online earlier. There were some great perfomances (Annie Lennox still has it) and some mediocre. I mean, Beady Eye? Really? He sounded like a first round American Idle reject. It was fun overall though.

[Bellaboo]

Watched the closing online earlier. There were some great perfomances (Annie Lennox still has it) and some mediocre. I mean, Beady Eye? Really? He sounded like a first round American Idle reject. It was fun overall though.

ljbab, i'm almost 59 and i've even heard of Beady Eye........ and i'm not into music that much....I thought Annie Lennox kind of sucked and I liked them (Eurithmics) at one time.

[Bellaboo]

Congrats to ALL FOUR of our Olympic medal winners!!!!! Absolutely amazing.

Sam Hazelwinkel (Stillwater) won a bronze also.

[BlackmoreRulz]

Sam unfortunately didn't medal, former Cowboy Coleman Scott won the bronze though he is originally from Pa.

[ljbab728]

ljbab, i'm almost 59 and i've even heard of Beady Eye........ and i'm not into music that much....I thought Annie Lennox kind of sucked and I liked them (Eurithmics) at one time.

Everyone has different tastes in music and they were obviously trying to reflect that. There are a lot of performers that I've heard that I think are lousy so I don't understand that point. Beady Eye can't sing and is a boring performer on top of that.

[OSUMom]

Eric Idle was great. Loved seeing him.

But do you know who's music was completely missing (as far as I could tell) from both the opening and closing ceremonies? Elton John. Really surprising.

[ljbab728]

Eric Idle was great. Loved seeing him.

But do you know who's music was completely missing (as far as I could tell) from both the opening and closing ceremonies? Elton John. Really surprising.

Evidently he was going to be more involved but had a "falling out" with the organizers. I also heard that the reason why the Stones weren't involved was because they were "out of practice".

http://www.u.tv/Entertainment/Elton-...2-5b9a856f55d3

[Bellaboo]

Sam unfortunately didn't medal, former Cowboy Coleman Scott won the bronze though he is originally from Pa.

Opps, got my wrestlers mixed up....

[wallbreaker]

ljbab, i'm almost 59 and i've even heard of Beady Eye........ and i'm not into music that much....I thought Annie Lennox kind of sucked and I liked them (Eurithmics) at one time.

Beady Eye is Oasis (minus one brother who went solo).