Holy shit. IOC spokesman is really angling for a new job as Sports Information Director for an SEC school.

You seem to have forgotten that Lochte is drug tested for everything under the sun, and frequently. Even if he was going to try to risk it (and risk losing his medals if they hair tested him, since some drugs have long half lives and he might not be able to prove that he only took the drugs before the swimming events…

It’s bizarre. I just saw the tape that the judge cited as them “joking around” and not being traumatized enough to have been robbed.

Their police rob olympic swimmers at gun point, then seize the victim’s passports so they can be held until they recant their stories. Yes, Brazil looks very bad.

wait, you think Brazil is the one looking bad here? lol ok

Yes.

Corrupt Latin and South American legal systems have never had qualms about locking tourists up, and then milking them dry financially while extracting a metaphorical pound of flesh. It’s going to be interesting watching that institution butt heads with an IOC that is desperately trying to have the legacy of these…

Is lying to NBC an crime in Brazil? Don’t these dipshit police have real crimes to investigate?

Why would the brazilian government even try to pursue this further? Frankly it just makes the country look even worse and petty IMO.

Whenever I read an article and I’m like “hey this actually very thoughtful and well written”, I look up and it’s Barry.

Rarely. This is a (so far) unique occurrence: the TV contract was up for re-bid at a moment when the league’s popularity was at its highest level since Jordan’s peak, the game’s international and youth appeal make it look like a more fertile market for future investment than baseball (which I think it still a little…

This entire article (nice analysis, btw) is why I hate the fucking salary cap. Just pay players their worth to the market, and if you’re too cheapo to buy a superteam, you reap what you sow.

The solution? Get that clause out of the CBA. If either the league or the NBPA opts out by December 15th, the CBA will be terminated at the end of this season. That’s expected. There’s no telling how long negotiations on the next CBA will take

Don't know what happens after today, but I hope you fall up, Barry. You deserve it.

She should also get a medal for the best genuine reaction to winning.

I guess the CBC commentators are a little out of their depth when it comes to unfrozen water. At least they are gold medalists in apologizing.

Do we not like him? I like him.

He doesn’t owe us shit, and maybe, just maybe, he’s not trying to be the most popular person in the world.