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Team USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo today announced that 27 players attending the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s National Team mini-camp that will be held July 22-25 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Accepting invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s National Team mini-camp were:
Syracuse University coach Jim Boeheim, Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau, and New Orleans Pelicans head coach and former USA Basketball player Monty Williams were announced as USA Basketball Men’s National Team assistant coaches for 2013-16 by USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo.
Colangelo is an Illini and a South Suburbanite by the way!
Duke “not just a basketball coach, but a leader who happens to coach basketball” Mike Krzyzewski will return to lead the USA National Team program for a third quadrennium. And no, I have no clue what a quadrennium is.
“To have Tom Thibodeau join us, I think his reputation speaks for itself. He was a great assistant who has become an outstanding pro coach, and nobody wants to play the Bulls. The toughness that they show, their togetherness, their competitiveness, and the preparation that is there, that is shown by he and his staff,” Coach K. said.
Happy National Donut Day! There’s currently an international battle for donut supremacy being waged. And all of must take a side.
This donut war is being waged right in front of our eyes; every time we watch hockey. Every time you turn on NBC Sports to watch a hockey playoff game, take notice of the Tim Horton’s billboard in the corner of the rink.
Then look closer to center ice to see the Dunkin’ Donuts ad. Yes, for the first time since the War of 1812, the United States and Canada are at each other’s throats.
For a couple weeks in August, during the London 2012 Summer Olympiad, a lot of people cared about Kerri Walsh, Jen Kessy and April Ross. Well, that’s what the search engine stats tell me. Those same numbers tell me that no one has cared about Kerri Walsh, Jen Kessy and April Ross since then.
Maybe that will changed now that the AVP has reached a multi-media agreement with CBS Sports Network and CBS Interactive to showcase the 2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.
If you didn’t know who Amanda Thatcher was last week, well the whole internet is buzzing about Amanda Thatcher now. A few days ago over 2,o00 people came to pay their final respects to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London.
And a few of them spoke. One public speaker, Margaret Thatcher’s 19-year-old granddaughter Amanda Thatcher has all of them talking. Apparently her public speaking skills are off the chart.
Ryan Lochte is the worst sports soundbite. EVER!
He’s so dumb. He’s so dumb it hurts. You think Cody Zeller and Andrew Wiggins are horrible interviews? You think a Wiggins or Zeller soundbite is dumb, pointless and worthless?
Have you seen Ryan Lochte in action?
Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn officially revealed today what we already knew for months. Is this post about Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn a bit junior highish? Or middle schoolish? Absolutely. And that’s the TMZ news world we live. Gossiping like “Mean Girls” passes for news in the current social media age. Both Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn “broke” this “news” on their respective social media.
I’m not linking to it, cuz if you care that much about Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn you’ve already seen it. Yes, social media encourages this type of behavior. And who knows, if I may quote disco era soul group Shalamar: “maybe true love can be found, the second time around.”
Both Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods are divorced. And hey, Lindsey Vonn needs some sexual healing to convalesce her damaged legs.
And from that vicious bite inflicted by the Baltimore Orioles mascot.
Need a fierce five update? Aly Raisman will compete in ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” just like she competed in the 2012 London Olympics floor exercise with Jordyn Wieber and the balance beam with Gabby Douglas. Aly Raisman and the fierce five won gold and fame this past summer. Now Aly Raisman goes to DWTS.
And since we’re “Fair and Balanced” according to Fox News:
USA soccer star Hope Solo is possibly going to need wrist surgery. Seattle Reign FC keeper Hope Solo has not been included in the Algarve USWNT roster due to a long-standing wrist injury that may require an operation.
Solo has been playing through ligament damage in her left wrist and the U.S. Women’s National Team’s medical staff believes now is the time to heal the injury, according to a USWNT news release. Hope Solo won’t be traveling with the squad to Portugal in early March to play in the 2013 Algarve Cup.
You’re probably wondering what the Seattle Reign FC are? Yeah, I’ve never heard of them either. They’re Seattle’s new professional women’s soccer team. Reign FC’s league games begin April 14, and the team on its Facebook page said the timing for Solo’s recovery is yet to be determined..
The Oscar Pistorius allegations keep on getting more haunting and disturbing. The famous South African double amputee that’s charged with killing girlfriend and model Reeva Steenkamp now allegedly used a cricket bat to bash the skull of Reeva Steenkamp. In addition to her four gunshot wounds. A bloody bat was found at their home.
This country has a serious epidemic of gun violence; everyone knows that. Unfortunately, all the media attention is usually paid on the shooter, not on the victim. So this post is going to be all about Reeva Steenkamp and not at all about Oscar Pistorius. Reeva Steenkamp, a model and 30-year-old law school graduate, had been dating Pistorius for several months, NBC News reported.
(Update: Pistorious has been charged, and authorities believe the four shots he fired at Steenkamp through a bathroom door were in fact pre-meditated)
Will Lindsey Vonn return in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi? They begin in less than a year. And if you want to see how damaged her knees are take a look at the Lindsey Vonn Instagram pics of her legs after the jump. (As long as you’re not squeamish)
“My knee looks…um…not very good…. #longskirtsthissummer #ugh” she instagrammed. You can see it on her Facebook page too.
Vonn was airlifted to safety during a crash 8 days ago that caused major damage to her right knee at the Super G World Championships. Lindsey Vonn tore her anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments. She also fractured the tibial plateau. See the crash. (as long as you’re not faint of heart)
