I spent Monday at Rucker Park in Harlem, which is not only where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, George Gervin and Dr. J played before they were professionals, but is also right across the street from what used to be the Polo Grounds.

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I attended a Yankees game on Friday and it turned out to be quite an adventure.

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Team USA got off to a slow start against Greece today, but took over in the second quarter and throttled their arch rival by a score of 92-69.

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I had a dream last night that Team USA crushed Greece in today's matchup.

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Ok, so Angola gets rocked by Germany, who then gets rolled (and I mean rolled) by Greece, while Team USA ho-hums its way to a win over Angola.

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I spent all day on Sunday in Brooklyn with my boys from Dirty on Purpose. Went to see the band Deertick in an abandoned public swimming pool, big free show in a park in Brooklyn, but they had flight complications and didn't make it. Saw some other band instead, and it was "OK."

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Hey everyone...I'm in Stamford, CT, home of NBCSports.com and where I'm doing some live blogging/commentary on the streaming video of Olympic basketball games that you can watch (quietly, while you're at work) at NBCOlympics.com.

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Hey everyone...Look at who is still alive. I'm traveling to Stamford CT on Thursday to do some live blogging for men's and women's Olympic basketball games, but am taking a brief pit stop in Georgia after traveling home from Indiana on Sunday. Here's a quick look at the Sacramento Kings and their position battles, which will make for some very interesting draft-day scenarios in fantasy leagues.

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