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?
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I remember watching a nationals at Mission Viejo in the late 1970's. At that time half of the parents in Mission Viejo put their kids in swimming. No wonder at that time they were probably the best team in the nation. Anyway, it wasn't a bad size group for swimming. I think that where Lenny K lives that people are jaded toward most sports. Some are into the Lakers because they are winning or when the Dodgers win but LA is not a real sports town. And there are so many top sportpeople there . There are people that follow Tennis and Lindsey Davenport lives in Newport Beach. Figure Skaters Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen live there besides the pro- team sports people. Lenny K just gets lost in the group there. But he is right most places in the States don't have much interest in watching swimming.
I remember watching a nationals at Mission Viejo in the late 1970's. At that time half of the parents in Mission Viejo put their kids in swimming. No wonder at that time they were probably the best team in the nation. Anyway, it wasn't a bad size group for swimming. I think that where Lenny K lives that people are jaded toward most sports. Some are into the Lakers because they are winning or when the Dodgers win but LA is not a real sports town. And there are so many top sportpeople there . There are people that follow Tennis and Lindsey Davenport lives in Newport Beach. Figure Skaters Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen live there besides the pro- team sports people. Lenny K just gets lost in the group there. But he is right most places in the States don't have much interest in watching swimming.
