Wednesday, May 20





Football: Perry excited about return

Fan after fan approached him following Saturday’s UCLA football scrimmage, even though he didn’t participate in one play. People spoke fondly of the things he’s done before, even though those stale memories are now over a year old. Read more...


[Olympics] Olympic voices should focus on positive to keep viewers

“That was as inglorious as it gets. “¦ He gets clobbered. A dream-killing 9.137 for Paul Hamm.” The gold medal-winning gymnast Paul Hamm, that is. The harsh description given by the American announcers, Elfi Schlegal and Al Trautwig, at the men’s individual Olympic gymnastics championships is characteristic of how negatively commentators can portray the Olympic Games to television viewers. Read more...