1. Why did Russia choose a city so close to the Caucasus / Georgia to host the winter Olympics?  Was there some oil oligarch behind this?

2. Li Na is awesome in so many ways. First there was The speech. Then there's her rebellious spirit and general honesty to herself, which I think reveals itself in this Wall Street Journalarticle. Then there's ( Read more... )

I find it very amusing that when you visit the Roland Garros website and click on the pictures for Saturday, one of the pictures that pops up is of Iva Majoli. Back in 1997, Iva Majoli pulled off an upset in the final of Roland Garros, beating Martina Hingis to win her first and only Grand Slam title. Then she headed into freefall, party girl that ( Read more... )