Sporty Sugars

Super Bowl XLIII

Melo D — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:59:22 -0800

Well everyone, it's set!

From the AFC... hailing from the historical steel town on the west side of PA...

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

From the NFC... hailing previously from St. Louis, Missouri, now from the Valley of the Sun...

ARIZONA CARDINALS

Well, I'm not ashamed to say that I'm cheering on the Steelers. This PA girl is proud to rep my state's pro sports teams. I was upset with Philly b/c it was supposed to be a PA All Day Super Bowl. Big WHOMP to the Birds. I still love them though.

Who do you think is going to take the Vince Lombardi Trophy and stand tall on the platform?

If you watch the Super Bowl purely for the entertainment, here's the line up.
Pre-game: Faith Hill
National Anthem: Jennifer Hudson
Halftime: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

You can keep track of the Super Bowl news and countdown at http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/43 while we await the big game!

US Open - Who will make the most of the rain delay?

Melo D — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:34:45 -0700

Well, Nadal is down two sets going into the rain delay.

Do you think Rafa can get himself together and come back to win or will Murray take him out to face Federer?

Cast your vote sporty sugars!
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Beijing Olympics In Review

Melo D — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:27:48 -0700

The Olympic Games went by WAY too fast.

I know that I've been ranting and raving about the judging/mishaps/stupidity in various olympic sports lately but, that didn't stop me from enjoying them. Well, maybe a little. HA! But, now that it's all said and done, there were some great moments in week 2. But let's face it, between The Opening Ceremony, Michael Phelps' domination, The Redeem Team smashing everyone in the group play, Germany's Matthias Steiner's touching dedication to his deceased wife on the gold medal podium, and a slew of great comebacks and outright victories, Week 1 was better. Well, at least to me. Okay, Week 2 wasn't all bad, just not great.

Will there still be controversy in the following days even weeks? Absolutely! But let's all reflect on the great moments. A lot of history was made and tear-jerking moments shared. That just made me think about the Decathlon gold medalist USA's own Bryan Clay (who I think is quite handsome :blushing: ). He tried very hard at not crying during the national anthem. I wish he would have let it out.

With that said, what week did you enjoy the most?

As always, feel free to comment/air your grievances (in love of course) below.

ESPN - USA Track & Field to conduct comprehensive review of all programs - Olympics

Melo D — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:57:35 -0700

sports.espn.go.com

Yeah let's start by having the trials months in advance and not July. Ridiculous. Next, conditioning. Oy.

Butterfingers drop US men, women out of 400 relays - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports

Melo D — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:14:40 -0700

sports.yahoo.com

AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! I shouldn't have read this article. They haven't aired these results yet but if you don't care, read on. Beware, this is beyond disappointment for our track and field legacy.

Airing My Olympic Grievances

Melo D — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:55:12 -0700

Well I'm quite ticked off with the Olympics. Am I going to stop watching? No. Will I be highly skeptical of everything? You better believe it.

Gymnastics. Gymnastics. Gymnastics. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON!?!?!?! The Beam Event Final was absolutely a crock. In no way shape or form do I disagree with the judging for Shawn and Nastia. After that.... it's so unfair. Points were taken from girls who had great routines. Too little points were taken away from people who clearly crashed and burned.

Shawn Johnson's routine was hands down way better than Lei Cheng who had a few small balance checks and one big balance check which she saved herself from falling off. Yet, Johnson's execution score was only .075 better than Cheng's. How did Cheng still score an execution score of 9.125? I do not believe that the new scoring system has rectified anything. Johnson's score should have been higher and Cheng's should have been lower. You know it's bad when the commentators complain that a score was too high. I'm not insinuating that Chinese gymnasts had special treatment b/c clearly it happened to a bunch of people. Other gymnasts deserved higher or lower scores as well. I just waited to long to write about it so I don't remember all the routines.

Well maybe that's just me.

On to Track and Field

WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!?!?!?!
I am really upset with Lolo Jones. If she would have kept her eye on the task at hand and not look up at the jumbotran, maybe she would have made it over the hurdle a bit better and won the race. Oy, lesson number 1 people. Don't celebrate until you are certainly in the clear. Having two hurdles left is not in the clear by any means. I know she blamed it on her rhythm. Yeah, load of CRAP! You had a clear rhythm and then lifted your head up to marvel at yourself. :shaking head: Well, hopefully there's next time.
Then there's Sanya Richards. What in the world were you thinking going that hard in the first 100m? I know. I know. Get the advantage. But good grief you better have enough juice to finish. Did you not stretch enough beforehand? Did you drink a sugary drink earlier that day? You don't cramp up on the final race. Yikes. Oy. I feel like a big let down in my fav sport. What are you gonna do? What until next time.

Well people. Feel free to air your Olympic grievances.

Michael Phelps Physique

Melo D — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:03:20 -0700

Michael Phelps' body is absolutely ridiculous!

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/share.html?videoid=0816_PhelpsBody_JA24...

His diet is even crazier!!!

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/share.html?videoid=0817_PhelpsFood_JA27...

What's with the Beijing Games judges!?!?!

Melo D — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:16:47 -0700

Is it just me or are the judges in various sports annoying the crap out of you?

The Women's Gymastics All Around judging is definitely starting to go south.

Boxing!?! I guess dodging is now ducking down and you lose a point.

Michael Wilbon said it best on PTI today. It's the Olympics.

What do you think? Air your grievances below.

NBCOlympics.com - Lezak's classic finish delivers gold

Melo D — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:33:49 -0700

nbcolympics.com

Oh this was AMAZING!!!!!

Brett Favre

Melo D — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:11:39 -0700

He's signed the reinstatement papers. He missed day 1 of Packers training camp at the request of the GM. With this kind of summer so far, what do you think will happen to Favre this season?