While looking for Olympic Sports on the web I found this release from Canadian Press
Emilie Heymans, from Greenfield Park, Que., and Marie-Eve Marleau of Laval, Que., qualified fourth and seventh respectively for the women’s platform final. The slate is wiped clean and all 12 divers that qualified will start even for the final. The winner will be the one with the highest point total after six dives.
Well he did it again, this time by 1/100 of a second over the Serbian in his supposedly worst event. Phelps is not 7 for 7 in his gold medal quest. In doing so he tied his fellow countryman, the great Mark Spitz for the most goal medals in one Olympic Games. Spitz did his heroics at the 1972 Munich games.
There is one more event for Phelps which is the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay. The Americans have not lost this event since Christ was a Cowboy and All sports thinks that it would take a train wreck for Phelps not to achieve his eighth gold medal and become the first swimmer in recorded history to do so.
While hunting the web for sports on this topic I found this article on the TSN sports web site that pretty well says it all.
While surfing the web for sports to talk about today allsports came across this article on MLB.com. The article talks about instituting video replay for the review of home runs if there is some question as to their authenticity. This ruling would be implemented much like the video review on goals in an NHL hockey game.
This I believe would be an improvement as long as it is only used for the home runs in question. You cannot take the human element out of the game because it would spoil the confrontations which are a part of the spectacle for the fans. That being said all sports also feels that in some instances the umpires go out of their way to goad players and managers into arguments so they can get on TV and throw them out of the game.
The umpires should remember that the fans are there to watch the skills of the athletes and don’t care about the umpires. If they do their job correctly the game flows nicely and they become unnoticeable much like a well referred hockey game.
The sports on the web recently have been dominated by the Olympics which is the way it should be. Michael Phelps in particular has been elevating the sport of swimming, not only on the web but in the print media too. All sports think’s that is the way it should be. This kid is a truly amazing swimmer and unless he gets injured I can’t see anyone beating him. He has already become the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 11 gold medals and has a chance to get three more before he is finished. This kid is a swimming machine and is looking super human in the pool. Every other Olympic swimmer is looking ordinary when they come up against Phelps whos technique is textbook. All of these athletes are anything but ordinary.
There was a sports article on the website TSN.cathat gave Michael Phelps latest exploits in the Olympic pool.
On a side note I found a bit of sports information on the web about these new swim suits the athletes are wearing. A laser is used to manufacture them and there is literally no weave or seem in them. One Canadian male swimmer (his name alludes me right now) was quoted as saying that the first time he went to put his swim suit on it took him 28 minutes to do it. No that’s not a misprint lol, 28 minutes. He then went on to say he has it down to 7 minutes now. Us MERE mortals won’t have to worry to much about the swim suits though as the technical sports data on the web states that the suits really don’t do much until you reach speeds of 6 Km per hour or faster in the water. I don’t know about everyone else out there but for me (the human rock) I would need a motor to reach that speed. Hey and there only about $500 a pop and last about a week lol.
Phelps in the New LZR swim suit.
“No Guts No Glory” Walt Webb
Michael Phelps Greatest Olympic Champion of all Time?
Textbook Technique
Well it is done the soap opera is finally over. While pursuing the web for sports today, this article on TSN jumped out and had to be commented on. Finally the Green Bay Packer, Brett Favre ordeal is over and both can move on.
You will notice that the Packers moved Brett to the New York Jets. The Jets just happen to be in the AFC so Green Bay (in the NFC) may never have to play against them with Favre at the helm. There has been so much printed in the last while on the web and in the print media about this sports fiasco that I for one am just glad it is over.
Allsports thinks that Brett Favre can really help the New York Jets this season and can make them a contender in the AFC east division. That is of course if they can give Favre some time and protection in the pocket to make some pass completions. “No Guts No Glory” Walt Webb
While browsing the web for sports today I came across this post by an American sports fan. In it he/she gives their opinion on what are the best sporting events to watch. Hockey for this person appears pretty low on the list. That’s fine their entitled to their opinion but it just shows the apathy towards the game in a lot of areas south of the border. If they won’t support it, move the team to somewhere that will. There are many places that would love to have NHL hockey.
While allsports was searching the web for sports the past few days the Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers soap opera has been plastered all over the sports web pages. Being an allspots blog, I felt that enough was enough and couldn’t ignore this sports dilemma any longer. Does anyone else out there in web sports land feel as I do that both sides should have tried to resolve their differences with private meetings instead of airing their dirty laundry in the media public forum. Both sides have lost credibility over this drawn out sports page fiasco. The latest and hopefully the last sports article on the subject appeared in the TSN website today. Here is the article.
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Personally when reading about all the sports stories on the web on this subject. I think that if Brett Favre (a shoe in for the NFL hall of fame) wanted to come back they should have welcomed him with open arms. It says here that without Brett Favre leading the Packers last year, they don’t make the playoffs, never mind winning their division.
Allsports was browsing the web for sports today and saw an article on the TSN website. The sports on the web article stated that the Edmonton Oilers had hired Steve Tabellini as their new GM while Kevin Lowe moved upstairs as the president of hockey operations.
Allsports thinks this is a good move by the Oilers and can only strengthen their front office. Lowe and Tabellini have worked together a few times before on the International level guiding Canada to success at the World Championships and Olympics. Tabellini was likely the best hockey man in the league to not already have a GM position. That’s the way allsports sees it anyway.
On a side note finding sports on the web, it looks like J.P Riccardi put his foot in his mouth regarding Canada’s Olympic Baseball team. He showed very little class in belittling the program. He just does not get it that it is a great honor to play for your country. Get rid of this guy he is lowering the standards of the organization.
I was having a look through sports on the web today and really did not find anything that allsports wanted to talk about. I decided to check out the Major League Baseball Standings. I saw that allsports team, the Toronto Blue Jays managed to get out of the basement in the American League East due to their recent five game winning streak.
But alas they are still 8.5 games behind the Tampa Rays in the East, with Boston only one game back and the Yankee’s (the Yankee’s Suck LOL) only 3 games back. At least the Jays have lots of games left against the teams they are chasing in the AL East. I must confess that I have not been following baseball as much as I wanted too due to commitments coaching my daughter’s field lacrosse team and trying to get a break up north to the cottage when I can. But as far as I am concerned the real baseball season starts about now in the dog days of late July and into august.
What all sports noticed though was that the New York Mets have finally taken over top spots in the National League East with a record of 57-48 and are one game up on Philly. This was a bit of a relief for allsports because if you may remember way back to the start of the season when I was talking about baseball and sports on the web that I had picked the New York Mets to come out of the National League East and play in the World Series. Carlo’s Beltranseems to have found his groove hitting 15 home runs and 71 RBI’s.
While from what the sports on the web is saying Carlo’s Delgadois contributing too with 22 home runs and 67 RBI’s. Allsports was starting to get a little worried there for a while when the Met’s were playing as badly as the Blue Jays and were about 4 games under 500. Allsports was starting to think he would look pretty bad if the team he picked to play for the National League in the World Series finished in the basement of their division lol. Anyway things are looking up for the New York Mets these days and dare I say it maybe even the Toronto Blue Jays. There is lots of season left so hold on for some great races down the stretch coming into September.
“No Guts No Glory”
Walt Webb
While looking for sports on the web today I saw where Brendan Shanahan wanted to come back for one more year. He would be a good fit on most clubs because of his experience and leadership. At 39 he is getting a little long in the tooth but he is still in good shape and can still put the puck in the net. Brendan’s first choice would be to return to the New York Rangers.
Brendan has also been doing quite a bit of work on various NHL commities in recent years and all sports thinks he would make a good commisioner of the NHL some day.
Phelps in the New LZR swim suit.
Brett As a Boy
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