Alternatives

    Last night, we learned that Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou was expelled from the London Games.  My thought was, "here comes the first doping story" - but it wasn't.  Simply put, Voula is a racist, and her counduct was deemed to be "not in the Olympic spirit."  No kidding.

    Interestingly, the vehicle Voula used to make public her bigoted stance, and the method by which I became aware of her expulsion are one and the same.

    Twitter

    140 characters a pop -  and you can get lifted from an Olympic team, spread the word, and move on to the next nano-second's news.

   I'm following several London Twitter accounts, and Coubertins Rings is also on Twitter.  I'll look forward to tweets from Buffalo News columnist Jerry Sullvan at TBNSully.  I've also installed the Sports Illustrated and NBC "Olympics Live"  apps on my iPad.  I'm subscribed to several bloggers, including the excellent Olympic blog at espn.com that has entries from multiple writers.

    The New York Times coverage is extensive, following the paper on Twitter gives you links to a slew of free content.

    And, finally, there is tumblr.  I may be the oldest guy alive with a tumblr account, I'm at towerdude.tumblr.com.  This photo-heavy social site is great for a fun look at the Games.  You won't find results in the four-man-skull with no coxswain races, but you can see some outstanding photos of atheletes and spectators getting ready, gearing up.

    One More Day.  NBC's "plausibly live" coverage of the Opening Ceremonies begins tomorrow at 7:30pm, EST.