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August 21, 2008 Archives


The 2008 Bejing Olympic Games; almost a memory.

9:17 PM Thu, Aug 21, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

I'm sitting here in the NBC workspace crossing my fingers that Elsie Windes can make it here today. The silver medal winning women's water polo team was supposed to stop by last night about 9:30pm, but never made it. Elsie knows I'm trying to get an interview with her to send back via satellite (for all you Elsie fans back home)!! That's been one of the best parts about covering these games; bringing you the stories of how Oregon and SW Was...



"Sometimes life throws you hurdles..."

5:12 PM Thu, Aug 21, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen


By Katherine Cook

The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.

I believe few track & field events exemplify both quite as tangibly as the 100 meter hurdles. It's an opinion I formed through my own experience, from the time I cleared my first hurdle as a skinny 13-year-old, to my last 100 meter hurdles race as senior at Western Oregon University. So when I watched ...



Kobe & LeBron Drop Some Scary

2:22 AM Thu, Aug 21, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

When I got into work this morning one of the feed point guys (the people who are THE clearinghouse for video) wanted to show me some more fun stuff from our basketball players in the mixed zone. It made me laugh-- maybe you, too.

Anyway, you'll have to sit through a minute on the Kobe/Steph bet discussion before we get to the behind-the-scenes mixed zone video.

Here's the URL so you can watch it:
>> Continue reading: Kobe & LeBron Drop Some Scary