tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post6240402878497961056..comments2024-03-28T17:46:04.724-04:00Comments on The Heath Post: XXXI Olympic Summer Games, Rio 2016 (Day 2)GoHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-25137114852022367092016-08-08T00:01:22.278-04:002016-08-08T00:01:22.278-04:00Aw, that's sweet ... Phelps's rookie teamm...Aw, that's sweet ... Phelps's rookie teammate, Ryan Held, breaks down on the medal stand during the national anthem. Wow. What a night. That was fantastic. Hooray for the Olympics!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-58693334468663501192016-08-07T23:20:57.497-04:002016-08-07T23:20:57.497-04:00Way to go, Michael Phelps of (Frank Deford's) ...Way to go, Michael Phelps of (Frank Deford's) Baltimore; Caeleb Dressel of Green Cove Springs, Florida; Nathan Adrian of Bremerton, Washington, and Ryan Held of Springfield, Illinois.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-89445235204419479422016-08-07T23:20:02.435-04:002016-08-07T23:20:02.435-04:00OK, the annual pictures of Aly Raisman's paren...OK, the annual pictures of Aly Raisman's parents watching her do her routines are just terrific. Hooray for those people.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-66879219056517433152016-08-07T23:11:14.477-04:002016-08-07T23:11:14.477-04:00And CNN sends out another happy breaking-news aler...And CNN sends out another happy breaking-news alert. <br /><br />Phew. That was excellent!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-73645002499113109642016-08-07T23:10:07.914-04:002016-08-07T23:10:07.914-04:00After the first leg of the 4x100m freestyle relay,...After the first leg of the 4x100m freestyle relay, Team USA is in second place behind France. Michael Phelps of Baltimore dives in the water, and Team USA is still behind France when he tags the wall. But then he zips by the leader under the water on the turn and puts Team USA in the lead through two legs. The United States protects the advantage through the final two legs, and Team USA takes gold, ahead of France and Australia. France, United States and Russia won gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in 2012, so this was a nice pickup for Team USA.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-55538217093794835532016-08-07T23:02:49.795-04:002016-08-07T23:02:49.795-04:00Michael Phelps says that "we wanted to bring ...Michael Phelps says that "we wanted to bring that relay back on American soil."<br /><br />He's right. The relays are the best. I love the relays.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-69524338923474542562016-08-07T23:02:10.271-04:002016-08-07T23:02:10.271-04:00Medal Count:
1. USA: 3 + 5 + 4 = 12
2. CHN: 3...Medal Count:<br /><br />1. USA: 3 + 5 + 4 = 12<br />2. CHN: 3 + 2 + 3 = 8<br />3. ITA: 2 + 3 + 2 = 7<br />4. JPN: 1 + 0 + 6 = 7GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-48551801456675319232016-08-07T22:59:23.241-04:002016-08-07T22:59:23.241-04:00It's a fine commercial, as long as everyone ha...It's a fine commercial, as long as everyone has realistic expectations for their first day of school.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-21837283748699315762016-08-07T22:57:13.691-04:002016-08-07T22:57:13.691-04:00boom! BOOM!boom! BOOM!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-84106980605440490032016-08-07T22:57:03.475-04:002016-08-07T22:57:03.475-04:00MICHAEL FREAKING PHELPS! HE JUST DID IT AGAIN!MICHAEL FREAKING PHELPS! HE JUST DID IT AGAIN!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-57698838343604607542016-08-07T22:56:44.719-04:002016-08-07T22:56:44.719-04:00YES! YES! YES!YES! YES! YES!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-89242312973411367722016-08-07T22:50:22.618-04:002016-08-07T22:50:22.618-04:00I like that Walmart commercial with the Whitesnake...I like that Walmart commercial with the Whitesnake song just fine. We have a new Walmart up at Hanson, and it's pretty nice, actually. It uses skylights doing the day, and that makes for a much better shopping experience.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-36913932012711853242016-08-07T22:48:22.761-04:002016-08-07T22:48:22.761-04:00Kathleen Baker of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a...Kathleen Baker of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Olivia Smoliga of Glenview, Illinois, advance out of the women’s 100m backstroke semis. Emily Seebohm of Australia, the 2012 silver winner, also makes it to tomorrow’s final. So does Katinka Hosszú of Hungary, who crushed a world record in another event yesterday.<br /><br />The London gold medalist was Team USA’s Missy Franklin, but she didn’t qualify in this event this time. Australia and Japan won the silver and bronze, respectively, in 2012.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-25005992589407113572016-08-07T22:32:10.660-04:002016-08-07T22:32:10.660-04:00Here's Dominique Wilkins signing autographs fo...Here's Dominique Wilkins signing autographs for youth on a commercial for a diabetes medication.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-28660332113412955692016-08-07T22:30:19.575-04:002016-08-07T22:30:19.575-04:00Oh, I'm so nervous for Michael Phelps.Oh, I'm so nervous for Michael Phelps.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-23210907358257008962016-08-07T22:27:08.398-04:002016-08-07T22:27:08.398-04:00OK, men’s 100m backstroke semis … Team USA won gol...OK, men’s 100m backstroke semis … Team USA won gold and silver in this event at London, and they have the top two qualifiers for tomorrow night’s final in Rio—but they will not be favored, the NBC guys tell us. We’ll just have to root extra hard for Ryan Murphy of Jacksonville, Florida, and David Plummer of Norman, Oklahoma, tomorrow.<br /><br />Hey, here’s Ryan Seacrest.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-31774588740482073572016-08-07T22:20:51.450-04:002016-08-07T22:20:51.450-04:00Yea! A CNN breaking-news alert appears on my lapto...Yea! A CNN breaking-news alert appears on my laptop screen. I've grown to dread these. But this one is about Katie Ledecky's world record! Sports is so fantastic.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-8675189725071639082016-08-07T22:18:31.311-04:002016-08-07T22:18:31.311-04:00The Maya Angelou commercial for Apple is beautiful...The Maya Angelou commercial for Apple is beautiful.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-34613625568493402232016-08-07T22:16:53.496-04:002016-08-07T22:16:53.496-04:00Cool ... Leah Smith's great uncle was Billy Co...Cool ... Leah Smith's great uncle was Billy Conn, about whom <a href="http://www.si.com/vault/1985/06/17/622490/the-boxer-and-the-blonde" rel="nofollow">Frank Deford wrote this amazing thing</a>.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-28599111682379809472016-08-07T22:16:12.064-04:002016-08-07T22:16:12.064-04:00It's like the kids in DC gave up on waiting fo...It's like the kids in DC gave up on waiting for their professional teams to win, and decided to go win things for themselves.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-27670335289007075132016-08-07T22:15:33.563-04:002016-08-07T22:15:33.563-04:00Katie Ledecky grew up in Bethesda, Md., and attend...Katie Ledecky grew up in Bethesda, Md., and attended the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart. She will go to Stanford in the fall.<br /><br />Virginia Thrasher grew up in Springfield, Va. and attended West Springfield High School. She's currently a student at West Virginia University.GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-80739197641496202862016-08-07T22:14:13.138-04:002016-08-07T22:14:13.138-04:00Latest Medal Count:
1. USA: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11
2. ...Latest Medal Count:<br /><br />1. USA: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11<br />2. CHN: 3 + 2 + 3 = 8<br />3. ITA: 2 + 3 + 2 = 7<br />4. JPN: 1 + 0 + 6 = 7GoHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122010542579322600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-27817754423108835772016-08-07T22:10:17.399-04:002016-08-07T22:10:17.399-04:00And Leah Smith of Pittsburgh takes bronze! Great B...And Leah Smith of Pittsburgh takes bronze! Great Britain scores silver.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-7081331911175180792016-08-07T22:09:04.427-04:002016-08-07T22:09:04.427-04:00World record.World record.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697242053625998558.post-51871714004878542362016-08-07T22:08:57.161-04:002016-08-07T22:08:57.161-04:00GOLD! LEDECKY!GOLD! LEDECKY!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218278987255792995noreply@blogger.com