I guess the Latvians are pretty chuffed. I think coming to Halifax for the Hockey World Cup back in May really helped this volleyball duo rally to win. Were the number 1 ranked Americans put off their game by the President’s intensive volleyball coaching session with the ladies team yesterday?
Andy Murdoch
Andy Murdoch is an awesome guy.
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MIA
I blame myself. Second half. The tension roils. Someone comes by in a car and offers to drive me to the market, so I stop viewing. I go fulfill my familial obligations. Groceries are bought. Canada ties with China. Without my critical voice, my Canadian team lacked the chutzpah to go for the killing stroke. […]
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It’s back on.
It looks really hot. Canadian players are chugging water as an injured Chinese player is taken off.
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CHINA SCORES!
Yuan Xu gets past Canuck keeper and shoots it into the empty net. Canadian defense try to block it, but they are too late. Then, Canada gets right back in there. They plow the ball back to the Chinese end and shoot – a close one, right on the crossbar. If you’re not watching this […]
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Canada SCORES!
Nice goal by Canada. Sweet little pass by Kara Lang over the head of the Chinese defense, Christine Sinclair gets in there, scores…yes!
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CBC online video feed
By the way, I am loving this web feed from CBC. No commentators. No talking. Just the game.
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Canada – China Women’s soccer
I just tuned into this qualifying game (for the quarter finals). The Canadian team is dominating right now. Some nice moves by top scorer Christine Sinclair. Some good saves by the Chinese keeper. I am so balanced.
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Geek ALERT!!
Just to go back to Neal’s post about Guyana and Canada. There’s been some thinking about this in the last couple years. Researchers Andrew Bernard and Meghan Busse managed to predict the total number of medals that Australia would win the 2000 Sydney Olympics to within one medal based on a comlicated mix of economics, […]
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Ice Cream!
A reader writes, “And by the way the Chinese invented ice cream too.” Why yes sir – King Tang (A.D. 618-97) of Shang, China liked his frozen dairy treats. Where is the giant ice cream cone with dancers on it? Or the paean to ketchup?
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Devo appears
A bunch of guys in yellow suits, covered with lighted tubing, dance. They look like Devo. Then some Tai Chi’ers do Tai Chi beside kids painting. Bring back Devo!