The Fate Of Two Aggro Olympians Pass Like Ships In the Night

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As the saying goes, when one door closes, a window opens. So a long as you’re into climbing through open windows, it all evens out.

The closing door, in this case, was slammed earlier this week on 28-year-old, Olympic silver medalist Kim Willoughby, who was sentenced earlier this week to five years probation for assaulting Sara Daniel, someone she did not know, outside a club in Honolulu two-and-a-half years ago.

Nogoodniks: Top 10 Worst Nicknames and Nickname Trends

pistolAny movie fan following Hollywood’s ever-increasing downward spiral of original ideas can’t be all that jazzed about this summer’s lineup Aside from Pixar’s “Up” and frat-friendly “The Hangover” most of the remaining blockbusters are sequels and remakes. Transformers, Harry Potters, Terminators, Da Vinci decoders, X-Men, Nights at Museums, Trekkies, Pelham-takers, Ice Agers, Sandra Bullock being clumsy. We’ve all danced this dance before.

I feel for you moviegoers, I do. What’s happening more and more in Hollywood is the same erosion I’ve seen in another great art form: sports nicknames.

Phelps Is Back, Can We Stop Pretending He Deserved To Be Gone?

Michael Phelps topperRobo-Olympiad Michael Phelps returns to the pool this week after being sent to his room for three months to think about what he did.

So what did he think about?

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