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Really, honestly ...
Enough with the diving, NBC.
By King Kaufman August 22, 2008
Hench items
The U.S. track and field debacle and NBC's shabby treatment of the games' glamour event. Plus: Keri Walsh. And: Teddy Atlas.
By King Kaufman August 22, 2008
The mystery of beach volleyball
Those hand signals the women flash behind their butts: They must be explained. Again.
By King Kaufman August 20, 2008
The naked city
Beijing's artists deserve a gold for the sheer wealth of their audacity and talent.
By John Krich August 18, 2008
The bluest day
Sun shines bright on Beijing at last -- a perfect day for pure sport, beckoning all to party (and spend) within the Forbidden City.
By John Krich August 17, 2008
Clear the beach!
Volleyball in sand. Skimpy outfits. Americans good. We get it. Can we have a little basketball on TV please?
By King Kaufman August 14, 2008
Softball too: See ya
As Yahoo's Dan Wetzel points out, the U.S. is the only country playing the sport at a high level.
By King Kaufman August 14, 2008
Good riddance, baseball
Great sport, but the Olympics are right to give it the boot. Tennis should go too. But not softball.
By King Kaufman August 13, 2008
Boxing: The point of absurdity
American Rau'shee Warren's loss, crazy as it was, was business as usual in a sport that's been gutted by its scoring system.
By King Kaufman August 13, 2008
That moment
Togo's first medal! Even if it's not "what the Olympics are all about," it's one of those great things that help make the games.
By King Kaufman August 12, 2008

Recent posts

Scoring the Beijing Olympics
They get a 9 for pomp and spectacle, but only a 3 for furthering world understanding and a 2 for the fan experience.
Athletes are just people
The outrage over Usain Bolt's chest-pounding proves that we expect athletes to be heroes -- and when they're not, we turn on them.
What happened to the real Olympics?
By only showing snippets of classic events like the decathlon, high jump and pole vaulting, NBC is missing what makes the Olympics special.

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About the Authors

Gary Kamiya is Salon's writer at large. He covered the Olympics for the magazine in Nagano, Sydney and Athens.

King Kaufman is Salon's daily sports columnist.

John Krich has been covering China for 20 years, most recently as the Asian Wall Street Journal's main food/sports/culture writer. He's the author of "El Beisbol," "Won Ton Lust" and other literary travelogues.

Jennifer Sey is the author of "Chalked Up," her memoir about the ups and downs in internationally competitive gymnastics. She was the 1986 U.S. National Champion and a seven-time national team member.

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