Yao Ming is a big dude who is quite a presence in the middle. He’s not just huge, he actually has some finesse and basketball talent. The problem is, homeboy is always hurt. When you are 7′ 5″, you are a big cat. And despite most of your body being in proportion, you are still [...]
As if Ryan Miller didn’t kick enough ass in the Olympics for the United States Olympic hockey team, he kept it going yet again on Friday night as the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime. For the Flyers, goalie Michael Leighton was excellent, stopping 32 of 35 shots. But when you are [...]
This picture is pretty funny. The United States beat Canada in ice hockey this past Sunday night in the Olympics and while it didn’t really equate to much, we thought it was a big deal. Yes, they outplayed us, but we scored more goals than they did. But in the end…who really won? This picture [...]
Despite a thrilling 5-3 defeat of the Canadian Olympic team, the General Manager who assembled this United States club is still not pleased with the team’s performance. Brian Burke says they need to play better or they won’t be winning anything. “They don’t hand out any medals for finishing first in the preliminary round,” Burke [...]
U.S. Olympic ski team disappointment Bode Miller has finally won gold at the Olympics. Miller ran two scorching slalom runs at 2 minutes, 44.92 seconds Sunday to give him the victory in the super combined. Miller has already won a silver and a bronze medal at the Vancouver games.
Toronto Maple Leafs centre (pronounced “center”) Mikhail Grabvoski has been taking in the Winter Olympics and cheering on the Belorussian team, who he would have played for if he didn’t have a busted wrist. But while you apparently can’t play ice hockey with a broken wrist, you can get into street fights with little to [...]
OTR would like to salute this week’s OTR Athlete of the Weeks, Denise Dupont! We actually do have a pretty good idea of who she is. Denise is on the curling team for Denmark and she may or may not be very good at what she does. Denise is on the curling team with her [...]
OTR would like to congratulate U.S. Olympic player Tanith Belbin for being this week’s OTR Athlete of the Week! Tanith is in the Olympics and does great things. She has a uniform and plays a sort of sport that involves cold things like ice or snow. We aren’t exactly sure what it is she does, [...]
This week’s OTR Athlete of the Week comes to us from the United States women’s curling team. We LOVE curling! And we love Nicole Joraanstad. She is so awesome at what she does…we think. She is definitely on the team and definitely does stuff. She does a lot of curling-related things for the team. And [...]
Nodar Kumaritashvili, the 21-year old luger who was killed in a training accident before the Olympic Games even began, was reportedly terrified of the dangerous luge track. “He called me before the Olympics, three days ago, and he said, ‘Dad, I’m scared of one of the turns,’ ” David Kumaritashvili said in an interview at [...]
We admit that we aren’t huge fans of the Olympics, but we also admit that we like the Winter Games much more than the Summer Games. Something about watching two people try to dive at the same time and do the same exact thing off a diving board that makes us think, ‘what have they [...]
Olympic-hopeful Kevin Pearce is in critical condition, after a training accident this past Thursday in Park City as he prepared for next week’s Olympic qualifying events. He suffered the injury after striking his head on the edge of the pipe and was flown to the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. “Kevin [...]
The U.S. speedskating team got some good news Monday night when Stephen Colbert announced that “Colbert Nation” is now the primary sponsor for the team. The previous sponsor, DSB Bank NV, recently declared bankruptcy, leaving the team with little time to find a new sponsor before the Olympics. “On their enormous, billboard thighs, it will [...]
Mats Sundin announced he won’t be playing for defending champion Sweden in the upcoming Olympics in Vancouver. Sundin was asked if he would change his mind, if he thought the next generation should take over, and if Sweden has many good players. “I will not change my mind,”he told Expressen. “I think it’s time that [...]