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...event that involves all of these skills and more is what I shall call the "Drinker's Decathlon"--a tougher, more grueling sport there never...
When pool is played as one of the final events in the decathlon, however, the game degenerates into a game of random chance, which usually ends with the sinking of the cue ball on the third or fourth shot...
...Darts. If there is a game that must be played early in the decathlon, darts...
Because of the sharp nature of the darts, this game becomes increasingly dangerous as the evening progresses and more and more beer is consumed. Still, if played well, darts can be one of the decathlon's most enjoyable and competitive games...
After one of the most agonizing of journeys to the Olympics, one that sportswriters called "epic," you'd think Dan O'Brien would have soldered his gold medal to his neck. But shortly after winning the decathlon, O'Brien lost the medal. He put it in a gym bag, which he left in the back of the vehicle that took him to his car. Luckily, Jim Reardon, his sport psychologist, retrieved it. After all, O'Brien couldn't be expected to wait another four years...