Who is the World's Fastest Man? and other thoughts

James Blake and the Bryan brothers have to come into their respective matches with this question in mind.

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Okay. You still have a chance to medal. You can still get bronze. It's better than coming away with nothing. You can go one of two ways, and ONLY one: come out ready to deliver and fly home with a medal, or leave Beijing with a bruised ego and little momentum heading into the big show at Flushing Meadows.
So, what will it be, guys?

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Meanwhile, the Williams sisters have a great opportunity to give the USA a gold medal in tennis in Beijing. They disposed of the Bondarenko sisters, 4-6, 6-4, and 6-1.

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I was very disappointed in James's choice to come home empty-handed. His loss to Novak Djokovic will no doubt put him as a longshot to win a single round, let alone win, the US Open in my book. Absolutely horrible.

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I asked the question to the Bryan brothers, and they chose the other path. They ended up taking down Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra, 3-2, 6-3 and 6-4, clinching the bronze.

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Meanwhile, it's the Russians who stymie the Americans in women's fencing, taking gold in the team foil. They came into the match as the favorites, but it is a bit of a downer knowing that the team won't be the once to keep pace with the Chinese in the gold medal count.

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Tyson Gay has to be feeling very down right now. He finished fifth in semifinal, and has to watch Walter Dix and Darvis Patton represent the USA's hopes in the 100m. Could the Netherlands Antilles' Churandy Martina crash the three-nation sprint party of Jamaica, the USA, and Trinidand & Tobago?

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Martina didn't crash the party, but Usain Bolt won the title of the World's Fastest Man, winning the men's 100 meter dash. Dix took home the bronze.

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The men's basketball team kept its march intact, defeating Spaim 119-82. Lebron James led the way with18 points with eight people scoring in double figures.