U.S. Olympic track and field trials start today

ESPN has highlighted some American dudes to watch for:

men to watch at U.S. Olympic track and field trials

espn.com Olympic coverage - June 27, 2008

rad climbing video

Sonnie Trotter sending Cobra Crack

Steve McClure cranks Rhapsody

McClure bags Third Ascent of Rhapsody (E11 7a)
climbing.com - June 20, 2008

"McClure tied in to lead for the third time on the afternoon of his fourth day on the route. “I thought I could detect a degree of nervousness about his climbing … this seemed to pass once he was properly committed on the runout, and he was totally focused,” says Keith Sharples, who was photographing McClure on his send. “When he got to the top, he looked over at me and said something like, ‘Man, that was a close one – nearly didn’t make that.’”" - Audra Ord

crankin' scary style

Sonnie Trotter Repeats Rhapsody
climbing.com - June 10, 2008

"Writing on his blog on June 6, he said, “Rhapsody may be an eliminate, but…there is a tremendous amount of logic behind what Dave did, and that deserves a pile of respect, I think…. The only rule is don’t bail left to the arete (a cop-out), stay on the face, and the line is very much obvious. And yes, very hard. Dave presented us all with a challenge. A challenge to climb this sequence of holds, and until someone does that challenge will always remain. I could do the ‘direct version’ and the ‘cop-out’ version, but I still didn't climb Rhapsody, and I would not be truly satisfied.”"

also, Sonnie Trotter's blog

nothing to do with anything

... but rad none the less.