The award for the most ridiculous, self-absorbed, overzealous all sports entertainment network in the world goes to...
ESPN, for the 10th year running.
They have once again proven that outside the 4 major sports, Tiger Woods, and the Williams sisters, you're really not much of an athlete. Unless you count token consideration of Cael Sanderson and -ahem- Sarah Hughes (don't even get me started on figure skating).
No offense to college athlete of the year Sue Bird (UConn BB) but a certain swimmer from Cal who set at least 6 AR and 1 WR over the short course season would have had my vote.
Anyone else? Natalie Coughlin, female college athlete of the year as awarded by the USMS discussion crew?
-RM
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Ion,
Once again you have shown how illogical/flawed your thinking is. You omitted boxing as a sport because of a boxer who died because of injuries received from his sport - so following that logic then Basketball isn't a sport because Hank Gathers, Cycling isn't a sport because of Fabio Casteratelli (sorry for my spelling - but he was killed after a crash during the tour de France several years ago) for that matter swimming and triathlon wouldn't be a sport either because of the drowning during the recent Ironman Utah race.
Yes I do think it is a slap in the face when the swimming world seems to go unnoticed about their achievements, but the bottom line as I said before who is better at deciding what is a worthy swimming endeavor swimmers or non-swimmers?
Jeff
Ion,
Once again you have shown how illogical/flawed your thinking is. You omitted boxing as a sport because of a boxer who died because of injuries received from his sport - so following that logic then Basketball isn't a sport because Hank Gathers, Cycling isn't a sport because of Fabio Casteratelli (sorry for my spelling - but he was killed after a crash during the tour de France several years ago) for that matter swimming and triathlon wouldn't be a sport either because of the drowning during the recent Ironman Utah race.
Yes I do think it is a slap in the face when the swimming world seems to go unnoticed about their achievements, but the bottom line as I said before who is better at deciding what is a worthy swimming endeavor swimmers or non-swimmers?
Jeff
