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toad455
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Posted: 08/04/12 2:38 pm ::: |
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The Bryan brothers won the gold in men's doubles. The Williams sisters advanced to the women's doubles gold medal match to be played tomorrow. And Andy Murray will also be playing in the mixed doubles gold medal match after the men's singles gold medal match tomorrow.
TENNIS SCHEDULE TOMORROW
7:00am EST - WOMEN'S DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL MATCH
S. Williams/V. Williams(USA) vs. A. Hlavackova/L. Hradecka(CZE)
9:00am EST - MEN'S SINGLES GOLD MEDAL MATCH
A. Murray(GBR) vs. R. Federer(SUI)
11:00am EST - MIXED DOUBLES GOLD MEDAL MATCH
L. Robson/A. Murray(GBR) vs. V. Azarenka/M. Mirnyi(BLR)
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pilight
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Posted: 08/04/12 5:23 pm ::: |
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jaye wrote: |
watch for the articles that come out stating how she showed a lack of class and was too ghetto.... |
http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/tennis/story/serena-williams-taints-golden-slam-with-crip-walk-dance-080412
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She knew that even associating the word “Crip” with a gold-medal performance could be toxic to her image, even if the dance itself is now distanced from those gang roots. A reporter asked what the dance was called. “The Serena?” the reporter suggested. “The Wimbledon?”
Serena just stared at the ground, embarrassed.
“Actually, there is a name. But I don’t know if I — it’s inappropriate,” she dodged. “It’s just a dance we do in California.” |
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Richyyy
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Posted: 08/04/12 7:24 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
The Bryan brothers won the gold in men's doubles. The Williams sisters advanced to the women's doubles gold medal match to be played tomorrow. And Andy Murray will also be playing in the mixed doubles gold medal match after the men's singles gold medal match tomorrow.
TENNIS SCHEDULE TOMORROW
7:00am EST - WOMEN'S DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL MATCH
S. Williams/V. Williams(USA) vs. A. Hlavackova/L. Hradecka(CZE)
9:00am EST - MEN'S SINGLES GOLD MEDAL MATCH
A. Murray(GBR) vs. R. Federer(SUI)
11:00am EST - MIXED DOUBLES GOLD MEDAL MATCH
L. Robson/A. Murray(GBR) vs. V. Azarenka/M. Mirnyi(BLR) |
What an unbelievably stupid piece of scheduling, by the way. Start with the men's final, let Murray rest during the women's doubles, then play the mixed. Shouldn't that be blindingly obvious? |
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luvDhoops
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Posted: 08/04/12 9:10 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
jaye wrote: |
watch for the articles that come out stating how she showed a lack of class and was too ghetto.... |
http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/tennis/story/serena-williams-taints-golden-slam-with-crip-walk-dance-080412
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She knew that even associating the word “Crip” with a gold-medal performance could be toxic to her image, even if the dance itself is now distanced from those gang roots. A reporter asked what the dance was called. “The Serena?” the reporter suggested. “The Wimbledon?”
Serena just stared at the ground, embarrassed.
“Actually, there is a name. But I don’t know if I — it’s inappropriate,” she dodged. “It’s just a dance we do in California.” |
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The dance is so far removed from its original contexts that Justin Beiber was doing it last year in concert.
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CamrnCrz1974
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Posted: 08/04/12 11:15 pm ::: |
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Williams' victories are plentiful: she has now won 34 of her last 35 matches; she has now won her last 13 matches against Top 5 players, 12 of those wins coming in straight sets.
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bridgehere
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Posted: 08/05/12 1:48 am ::: |
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jaye wrote: |
watch for the articles that come out stating how she showed a lack of class and was too ghetto.... |
I thought it looked like fun and she was having fun. I hope that doesn't happen.
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bridgehere
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Posted: 08/05/12 1:55 am ::: |
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luvDhoops wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
jaye wrote: |
watch for the articles that come out stating how she showed a lack of class and was too ghetto.... |
http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/tennis/story/serena-williams-taints-golden-slam-with-crip-walk-dance-080412
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She knew that even associating the word “Crip” with a gold-medal performance could be toxic to her image, even if the dance itself is now distanced from those gang roots. A reporter asked what the dance was called. “The Serena?” the reporter suggested. “The Wimbledon?”
Serena just stared at the ground, embarrassed.
“Actually, there is a name. But I don’t know if I — it’s inappropriate,” she dodged. “It’s just a dance we do in California.” |
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The dance is so far removed from its original contexts that Justin Beiber was doing it last year in concert. |
Seriously????? She looked cute, happy and was fun to watch. SMH @ the article. I believe Serena has acted inappropriately at times, (haven't we all, just no news station cared) but this was not one of those times. Matter of fact, I want to learn those moves.
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jap
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Posted: 08/05/12 3:51 am ::: |
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Serena Williams @serenawilliams
Gold Medal!!! I can't believe it. I got the singles gold!!!!!! I'm gonna sleep in it tonight!
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jap
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Posted: 08/05/12 7:23 am ::: |
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Venus & Serena working on Olympic doubles gold.
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GEF34
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Posted: 08/05/12 7:50 am ::: |
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Spoiler Alert!!!
Congrats to Venus and Serena Williams 2012 Olympic Doubles Champions. They won their 3rd doubles title and they each become the most decorated Olympic tennis players with 4 total gold medals.
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jap
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Posted: 08/05/12 7:53 am ::: |
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***SPOILER***
Venus & Serena wins their 3rd Olympics Doubles Gold Medals.
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Luuuc #NATC
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pilight
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 08/05/12 10:54 am ::: |
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I wouldn't say I'm exactly shocked either, partly because Fed is not the force he once was, and of course the whole tide is with the Brits lately, but it's still a pretty big mental hurdle he just cleared.
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p_d_swanson
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Posted: 08/05/12 10:58 am ::: |
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Richyyy wrote: |
toad455 wrote: |
The Bryan brothers won the gold in men's doubles. The Williams sisters advanced to the women's doubles gold medal match to be played tomorrow. And Andy Murray will also be playing in the mixed doubles gold medal match after the men's singles gold medal match tomorrow.
TENNIS SCHEDULE TOMORROW
7:00am EST - WOMEN'S DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL MATCH
S. Williams/V. Williams(USA) vs. A. Hlavackova/L. Hradecka(CZE)
9:00am EST - MEN'S SINGLES GOLD MEDAL MATCH
A. Murray(GBR) vs. R. Federer(SUI)
11:00am EST - MIXED DOUBLES GOLD MEDAL MATCH
L. Robson/A. Murray(GBR) vs. V. Azarenka/M. Mirnyi(BLR) |
What an unbelievably stupid piece of scheduling, by the way. Start with the men's final, let Murray rest during the women's doubles, then play the mixed. Shouldn't that be blindingly obvious? |
Good way to celebrate a gold: Play more tennis! Lisa Raymond has back-to-back bronze-medal matches today, as well...
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jap
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bballfan2005
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Posted: 08/05/12 12:58 pm ::: |
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Great job, Andy
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terpsforever
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Posted: 08/05/12 3:59 pm ::: |
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Happy for Andy Murray.
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pilight
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Posted: 08/07/12 6:56 am ::: |
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luvDhoops wrote: |
The dance is so far removed from its original contexts that Justin Beiber was doing it last year in concert. |
How to Crip Walk
http://deadspin.com/5932223/how-to-crip-walk-a-guide-to-serena-williamss-very-american-gold-medal-celebration
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Tennis and its commentators aren't really concerned about Williams desecrating Wimbledon's center court (a "sports church" with "tradition and atmosphere," according to Whitlock) or about Serena setting a bad example for her fans; they're concerned about getting a little Compton in their Wimbledon. That's funny. You'd think that a gang of carefully selected, racially homogenous people practicing their own strange folkways and enforcing their own strict dress code would have at least a few things in common with the Crips. |
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