Those arms were made for swimming.
Golden boy Michael Phelps' 6-foot 7-inch wingspan might be a little hard to visualize. To help out, the Baltimore Sun created a hilarious site to put Phelps' arm length into perspective. Check it out here.
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No, this isn't a scene from a hip-hop video, it's our commander in chief having a little fun with U.S. beach volleyball phenoms Misty May-Treanor (backing that thang up on the left) and Kerri Walsh (with wedgie on right).
The clip of George W. Bush's back-handed back-pat has been shown over and over on NBC. It turns out that, after Bush worked out with the pair in the Beijing sand, May-Treanor offered the president a chance to smack her booty.
"Mr. President," she reportedly asked him, "want to?"
Continue reading That's our Bush ....
In this photo distributed by the Chinese news agency, Xinhua, giant pandas Le Le, left, and Ying Ying enjoy an ice birthday cake at the Ocean Park in Hong Kong today. It was their third birthday celebration.
A perfect 16ish?
Gymnastics are a must-watch for me during the summer Olympics, but the time difference is killing me. I was able to catch part of men's team finals Monday night, but had to hit the hay before the competition was over.
Continue reading China's men's gymnastics team wins gold.
That's pretty much what the guys on the U.S. soccer team tell us in this video.
There's no embed link so you've got to go straight to the site to watch it. It's called "Mo checks in from China."
If you want another great U.S. soccer video check out the guys modeling the outfits Team USA wore in the opening ceremonies. Video called "MNT at the Opening Ceremonies."
Here's an interesting photo crop of the backside of Chico, the horse of Chinese rider Alex Hua Tian. The pair competed during the dressage test portion of the Eventing competition in Hong Kong on Saturday.
The Olympic spirit officially swept through the York Daily Record/Sunday News newsroom at about 8:45 a.m. today.
As the Games' opening ceremonies were proceding half a world away in Beijing, a much smaller ceremony took place just off of Loucks Road.
Led by YDR flag-bearer and librarian Pam White (pictured), and joined by librarian Nancy Duncan and features copy editor Gloria Fogal, the York Daily Record delegation marched its way through the building.
White held an American flag aloft as her compatriots marched proudly behind. They carried a small radio that played music from the Olympic march.
Some applauded as the trio marched past, while others appeared puzzled.
By about 8:47, the ceremonies were over, but Duncan could later be seen competing (alone) in some sort of jump rope competition in the newsroom library.
