Extractions: Mike Hewitt/Allsport Seems like everyone has a reason to bash NBC's coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics. If it isn't the tape-delayed presentation that has viewers frustrated, then it's the long-winded melodramatic athlete biographies. We asked CNN/SI users what they thought of NBC's broadcast and judging by the response, they are less than pleased. Here's a small sample: During previous Olympics, I have gotten up early stayed up late and during the work week have gone so far as to schedule lunches or late afternoon meetings at sports bars in order to watch an event live and feel the drama that only a live broadcast can provide. This year, I pick up the sports page check results and only tune in to those events that I have special interest in. Maybe I should thank NBC for its lousy coverage because this year there are no conflicts with work and I don't spend all evening or weekend getting an Olympic fix. I'm cured.
2003 NCAA Woman Of The Year Finalists Excerpt from Personal Statement Athletics teaches us them through discipline, organization and hard work, we can be successful in sports and life. http://www.ncaa.org/awards/woty/2003/Finalists/
Extractions: Virginia Kristin B. Sterner, Gymnastics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Academic achievement : 3.937 GPA. Major: Biology. Expected graduation December 2003. Scholastic all-American, 2000-03. Received University of Alabama Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2002-03; and Southeastern Conference (SEC) Boyd McWhorter Scholar Athlete of the Year Scholarship, 2003. Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Beta, Beta, Beta Honorary societies. Academic all-SEC, 2001-2003; National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2000-03. Awarded 2003 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Athletic achievement : NCAA team champion, 2002; conference team champion, 2000 and 2003. Regional champion in the vault, balance beam and all-around competition. An all-American in the floor exercise, uneven parallel bars, balance beam, vault and all-around competition. All-conference on the balance beam, 2000-01. Service and Leadership : Hosted community Halloween party for children, 2000-03. Student-Athlete Advisory Board, 2000-03. Volunteer at Bama Rama gymnastics event entertaining over 500 youth gymnasts. Team captain, 2001-03. Excerpt from Personal Statement : "The combination of opportunities in academics, athletics and community service has advanced me toward reaching my goals of attending medical school, becoming a top physician, and being a leader in the community."
