The American women's teams have really been good this time out!

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Is it me?

Didn't the 'usual' Olympic schedule seem backwards? For some reason it seems to be all reversed this time out.

It seems that all the popular events were held in the first week!

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Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Laker, pariah and B-ball star isn't one of my favorite sports athletes.

He wanted to be traded last year, reneged on the idea, stated he wanted to be a Laker for life soon after.

He made a statement that he'd play in Italy if he could get 50 million dollars a year.

He gained my respect when I heard an interview with Cris Collinsworth from NBC. I loved to watch CC when he played football with the Bengals-but he lost my admiration when he spoke to KB about his patriotic spin on representing the U.S. in basketball.

KB said he was proud of the U.S. and said that it was the best country on earth. CC then called him out by saying something about it not being a time to be so rah-rah about the U.S. given the view of the world about us.

KB came back and told him he had no problem with being patriotic. I don't understand why people can't get over the political BS for 17 days every four years....