Blah3 (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
The Men's 4x100 Freestyle is up there among the greatest moments in sports history. Just amazing. Tremendous victory for the U.S. team. Garrett Weber-Gale, left, and Michael Phelps screamed for joy after Lezak, their teammate, out-touched Bernard. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times
lalate news (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
VIDEO! Watch a video covering Jason Lezak and the Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay in men’s swmming. The 4×100 Relay Video with Jason Lezak is history making, giving Michael Phelps another Olympic gold medal, and the team a world record The relay included Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, and anchor leg Jason Lezak. Phelps swam the fastest [...]
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
There's no better motivation for an American in the Olympics than Frenchy getting in your face and predicting victory. "I will let you go, Ricky. But first, I want you to say ... 'I love crepes.' "...
Singapore News Alternative (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Bloomberg.com 16 Aug 2008 By Jason Gale Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- SMRT Corp. passenger trips jumped 8.9 percent to a record in July from the previous month after higher road tolls in Singapore's downtown prompted more commuters to catch public transport, the Straits Times said. > > > > More
HaPPi Like a HiPPo (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Saw this cool graphic illustration by Los Angeles Times comparatively depicting how the U.S. men's team of Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak came from behind to win the gold medal in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay. Check out Jason Lezak in the 4th leg, he swam the fastest 100 relay split ever to catch France's Alain Bernard. Click on the picture below to view in 100%...
Down Under (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
You might think that a seven-hour drive and three hour ski in Gale-force winds would go a long way toward ensuring that our home away from home was something less than crowded. That we would, in effect, have the place pretty much to ourselves. Such was not the case. We weren’t even [...]
The Blog at 16th and Q (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
A lot of the Jewish blogosphere has gone ga-ga for Jason Lezak, and to a lesser extent his MOT teammate Garrett Weber-Gale after their amazing swim in the 4×100 relay. Observe: Jeffery Goldberg tipped me off to perhaps the greatest headline since Independence Day was in movie theaters: “Two Jews and a Black Man Help Phelps [...]
Funky Brown Chick (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Holy shit! How can I *NOT* name the U.S. Men’s 4×100m Freestyle Relay Olympics Gold Metal-winning foursome — Jason Lezak, Garrett Weber-Gale, Michael Phelps and (New York City native!!!) Cullen Jones — the Manly Monday pick for today?! DID YOU SEE THAT RACE??? Wait. Hold up. Just a sec. Let me calm down a touch. [...]
Creative Think (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
The most amazing relay performance I've ever seen! That's what the American quartet of Michael Phelps, Garret Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak pulled off in the 4 x 100 Free Relay at the Beijing Olympics last night. [Shown below are Weber-Gale and Phelps.] This event exceeded expectations. It was better than USA's Bruce Hayes coming from behind to nip Germany's legendary Michael Gross ("The...
Gay Patriot (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Gold medal winners: Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps and Garrett Weber-Gale. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle / August 10, 2008) That was an awesome race last night. Special congrats go to Charlotte-based Cullen Jones! One of my first thoughts after savoring the win over the trash-talking French team…. I wonder if Michelle Obama is proud of America [...]
The Final Score (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
I hope that says "Michael Phelps wins gold to shut up taunters" and doesn't actually translate into something about pouring fermented taunters. USA's 400-meter freestyle relay team of Phelps, Cullen Jones, Garret Weber-Gale and Jason Lezak came from behind to...
Where's the Outrage? (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Incredible finish. Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak, Cullen Jones and Garrett Weber-Gale. We beat the French but little than a whisker. Lezak has stroking so hard on the last leg that he seems to be lifting himself out of the water. Lezak swam his leg faster than anyone has in history. [...]
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Michael Phelps said he lost his voice after winning his second gold medal at the Water Cube in Beijing, as he and his teammates Garrett Weber-Gale, Jason Lezak, and Cullen Jones set a new record in the 4x100 freestyle relay,...
The Moderate Voice (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
I witnessed the most thrilling swimming competition I have ever seen. And I watched history at the same time. The US Men’s swimming relay team of Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps and Garrett Weber-Gale set a world record (3:08.24) on their way to winning the 4×100 free relay. And Jason Lezak had to come from behind in the anchor leg to win it for the Americans. What a race! And for the history:...
Concrete Loop (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
With all the sadness that happened this weekend, it great to finally post some positive news. 24 year-old Cullen Jones (along with Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale) took home Gold on Monday, during the 4X100m freestyle relay swimming final. Jones, who helped set the new world record in the event, is only the 3rd black [...]
