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You don't have to be an all-star athlete to join in an Olympics marathon. Drink liquids, stretch regularly and get ready for the most intense TV coverage ever. I'm psyched about synchronized swimming. Admittedly, I can't name a single athlete, have no clue about the rules and, forced to participate, would probably get a cramp in 3.2 seconds flat. But it's Olympics season, which means that for the next 17 days, Americans will turn their attention to badminton, rowing, taekwondo and a dozen other sports that normally wouldn't merit time on ESPN17. It all starts tonight with an opening ceremony produced by Chinese auteur Yimou Zhang ("House of the Flying Daggers") with 15,000 performers and an audience that includes President Bush, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao all sharing the same box of... [read full story]
