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Sunday, August 29, 2004

O4B's golf handicap falls to 9.7
The USGA announced today that O4B's official USGA handicap index would be 9.7 once the monthly numbers were released on September 1st. This is almost a 4 point decrease from before the summer when he had a 13.2 handicap index. Congratulations!



Friday, August 27, 2004

Sportsmanship - what would YOU do?
Yahoo is reporting that Gymnastics officials want Hamm to give up the gold. For those that are not following the Olympics, Paul Hamm was awarded a gold medal because three judges made a scoring mistake on one of the South Korean athletes. The judges were suspended, but the question remains: Who should get the gold?

Paul Hamm's comeback in the event was a remarkable story. But he's in danger of losing his golden luster as the guy who won what he didn't deserve. If he's worried about his marketing potential as a mere silver medalist, he should think again.

It would be a much more impressive story if he were to voluntarily award the medal to the South Korean by himself , "Here, you really won this, not me." Then the story gets even better: Tragic fall, courageous comeback, victory, controversy, and in the end - integrity. This will be the toughest event Paul Hamm faces. Can he stick this landing?