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...feels the country's sports nuttiness "was nourished by distance, a sense of inferiority and a desire for oneness." Maybe so. Did you know Australia's the only country to never miss a Summer Olympics since the first one in 1896? True. And the Aussies have done well. In Atlanta four years ago, the 52nd largest nation on Earth placed fifth overall, taking home 2.28 medals per million population, six times the U.S. rate. That's pretty impressive...
...rated tail ends of ballgames or awards shows that run long. NBC argues that the trick, which has upped estimated viewership by over a million, makes for an apples-to-apples comparison, since past Olympics haven't included that half-hour (except the high-rated Atlanta games...
Here's a little background. John Rocker is the infamous relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves who grabbed the national spotlight earlier this year for deriding gays, poking fun at Asians, espousing a distaste for foreigners and calling a black teammate of his a "fat monkey," all in the course of one Sports Illustrated Article...
...know-it-all's--Strug's magic moment came four years ago in Atlanta and has little bearing on NBC's rating woes in Sydney. Still, I'm bitter and just wanted to get it off my chest...
When the high-flying Maurice Greene stood crying by the track after failing to qualify for the finals in Atlanta, that was a story worth telling then...