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Fundraiser For Cataleya

Greg DeLange — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:22:04 +0000

Cataleya Vargas was born 3 1/2 months too early, One can only imagine the hardships the family will face! Thanks to my good friends at Dax’s bar and grill we will be hosting “Redneck Olympics” with the proceeds benefiting the Vargas/Perez family. 6p-8p its redneck Olympic Time! win tickets to see Carrie Underwood!! and other [...]

Join Us for Redneck Olympics at Dax's Sept. 21

Greg DeLange — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:25:02 +0000

Please join us Friday, Sept. 21 at Dax’s Bar & Grill to help this precious little baby born into the world too early. There will be live music with Kate Turner, Redneck Olympics with KORD and drawings. All proceeds will go to the Cataleya Vargas family. Cataleya was born three and a half months early, [...]

Amateur Olympic FAILS [VIDEO]

Greg DeLange — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:17:56 +0000

Now that Olympics are over lets look at the Amateur Olympic FAILS!

Carli Lloyd Scores Two Goals as US Women Beat Japan 2-1 To Win Olympic Soccer Gold

Joe Student — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:22:39 +0000

Carli Lloyd scored two goals as the United States women’s soccer team beat Japan, 2-1, to win the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday night in London. The US victory avenged the Americans’ loss to the Japanese team on penalty kicks in the Women’s World Cup last summer. A Wembley Stadium crowd [...]

German Diver Fail [VIDEO]

Greg DeLange — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:14:30 +0000

Stephan Feck didn't win a medal at the Olympics, but he's receiving much more attention as the best belly-flop!

Poor guy, I give his flop a 10.0!!

8 Chinese Badminton Players Ejected from Olympic Games for Cheating

Paul Drake — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:06:19 +0000

Eight Chinese badminton players were ejected from the Olympic Games for trying to lose. Actually it was a strategy that received boos from the crowd and warnings from referees. The Chinese strategy was to lose some of their matches to get a more favorable match up in later rounds. Check out the story and video [...]

Weird Olympic Game History

Miki Harvey — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:53:35 +0000

Here is your weird Olympic Trivia for the day! In 1908 the Olympic games was held in London. However these games went on for six months! The games were scheduled to be held in Rome but in 1906 Mount Vesuvius erupted and caused damage in Naples. Italy decided to cancel their plans and moved the [...]

McCartney Paid 1 pound ($1.57)

Miki Harvey — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:29:12 +0000

McCartney was paid 1 pound ($1.57) for his performance at the Olympic 2012 London Ceremony. Essentially McCartney and other artists donated their time. The fee of 1 pound made the contract a binding one.

Pregnant Maylasian Olympian Finishes 34th in Air Rifle Competition

Joe Student — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:05:27 +0000

Despite being eight months pregnant, Nur Suryani Mohammed Taibi of Maylasia finished 34th among the competitors in the women’s 10-meter air rifle event at the Summer Olympics in London on Saturday. Taibi, 29, entered the London Games ranked 47th in the world in the 10-meter air rifle.

10 Unforgettable Moments from the Olympics

Joe Student — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:15:39 +0000

The Summer Olympics begin this weekend in London. For more than a century, the modern Olympic games have provided a global stage for athletes to deliver unforgettable moments of competition, courage and compassion. The world’s best athletes are almost sure to produce a few incredible moments in London that will be remembered long after the [...]

Olympic Opening Games Kick Off In London – Under Rain

Dr. Johnny Nesman — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:42:49 +0000

The 2012 Olympic Games have begun! Rain greeted fans who crowded Olympic Stadium in England as the show kicked off. Because of the 8-hour time difference, we will be watching Friday night after the ceremonies already happened. Unless you have cable, you can’t watch online. NBC has made it clear they own the rights to [...]

Brits Challenge Our Sideline Pleasure

Chuck Hall — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:00:17 +0000

Once again those dang Brits are causing more controversy in regards to the upcoming London Olympics. For these games, Great Britain’s cheerleading selection committee opted to cut the traditional sexy and clearly physically fit cheerleaders to a more PG-Rated version. The committee chose the conservative looking North London Wildcat cheer squad over the more popular [...]

Bar Olympics

Greg DeLange — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:56:28 +0000

I decided to take my mom and brother (from Seattle) to Ty’s for one of there world famous burgers. Janis and Lauri who were working kept saying “C’mon play” The events were Pool, Darts, Butt quarters, Duck Hunt and pull tabs. Keep in mind I never play games like this…Guess who won? The greatest Part [...]

Olympics: Less Bikinis?

Iceman — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:59:46 +0000

Well, this is enlightening. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London will mark the first change in Olympic beach volleyball since 1996 in Atlanta. At least the dress code, that is. Instead of strictly bikinis, players will be allowed to wear tops with sleeves and shorts. “Shorts of a maximum length of [1.18 inches] above the [...]