Deadspin found
this saucy dispatch from U.S. long-distance star
Kara Goucher's Olympic opening ceremony experience
:
"[W]e had a two-hour wait until we actually marched in. At this point, athletes started mingling and I met [USA men's basketball players] Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd. I got my picture with all of them. They were all very nice and asked me about running track. One of them actually ended up asking for my number, and chatting me up for a while, and got out his camera to take a picture with me, but that's a story for another time."
That's a story for right now, dangit! Deadspin's A.J. Daulerio surmises
Jason Kidd, which is the easy guess. (Show some balls,
Balls.) Carlos Boozer, Kobe, 'Melo, LeBron, Deron Williams, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul ... these guys are accounted for and it seems unlikely. It is most certainly
not Michael Redd. I have no idea (nor do I really care to know, beyond this exercise) if Tayshaun Prince is attached to someone.
My money's on
Dwyane Wade. Kara's a definite upgrade
on Star Jones, and it would explain why Flash is the only star playing out of his gourd so far. Goucher (married) apparently didn't hook up with the unnamed baller, but Wade seems like the charming sort who'd see a spring in his step just from talking to a pretty lady. All signs points to Dwyane here.
(Ah, who am I kidding? Daulerio's probably right. And Goucher's probably one of 1,450 or so lady Olympians J.K. made a pass at Friday.)
The Boston Marathon -- a Patriot Day staple -- took place Monday and the results were, well, both shocking and encouraging for the U.S. Ethopia's Deriba Merga and Kenya's Salina Kosgei were the winners of the men's and women's races, respectively, but America managed to place third in each division as well, as Kara Goucher and Ryan Hall led the way for the U.S.
