Perfection personified
Sweet Jesus.
Michael Phelps went eight-for-eight and broke Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record of seven gold medals in one Olympics.
But he only broke seven world records doing it.
If he had a couple more days, I'm sure he would've finished the games with a dozen golds.
Damn, it feels good to be an American today.
Kings of the mountain Spain, who were considered to be one of the toughest opponents to the U.S. in basketball, were stomped, 119-82.
The Americans have always had far more talent than any other country, but what's different this year than the 2004 team is that they are unselfish. They have three pass-first point guards, but the fact that their star players are willing to let others take over when they're not on their game is helping them destroy the competition.
Oh, and playing defense certainly helps.
Queens of the mountain I can't forget to mention the women's basketball team who have been stomping through their bracket, too. How you turn a four-point halftime lead over Spain into a 40-point drubbing is beyond me.
Dropping the torch
The 100m dash, once a sport dominated by Americans, concluded with only one medal by the U.S. — a bronze by Walter Dix. Tyson Gay, who hasn't been in top form since pulling his hammy during the trials failed to even advance to the finals.
On the women's side, all three Americans made it to the finals, but all failed to medal.
Props to Jamaica for dominating the events. Their women swept, while Usain "Lightning" Bolt got the men's world record with ease. Not bad for a guy who just started running the 100m this year. Scary.
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