u.s. olympic first gold

( cut for spoilers, though it's already been broadcast on nbc )

If you have DirectTV in HD, there's some special effects your remote can do to get info on all the DTV coverage.  Tune to UHD or MSNBC and wait a bit.

R.I.P. "Professor Plum"

Hasbro Gives Clue Board Game A Makeover : NPR:

The much-beloved murder mystery game Clue is getting a makeover. It's been on the shelves for 60 years, but game maker Hasbro has redesigned the game for a modern audience.

*sigh* ... quit taking my childhood (and a cute movie) and ruining with this modernization crap...

I wonder...

...if the reason there's no more baseball and softball after this year is 'cause the Brits would have no idea what to do with the ballparks after the games were over...

it's not like they're easily converted into cricket fields (or that they even need more of those), you know...