He’s not a golfer, but it’s a bad lie
Ryan Lochte has played a frustrated supporting actor in the “Legend of Michael Phelps” story for over a decade. He now has the podium all to himself, with a gold medal for fiction. Hugh K. Malay Oxnard
Anybody ever seen Brian Williams and Ryan Lochte in the same room? Barry Smith Thousand Oaks
Great picture of the finish of the women’s 400meter final. I know the rules say otherwise, but in my eyes it clearly shows that Allyson Felix won the race. It’s a footrace, meaning you should win if you are upright and your torso crosses the finish line first. You shouldn’t reward someone for falling down before the finish line. Steve Shaevel Woodland Hills
When I read that Kerry Walsh Jennings and April Ross had won the bronze medal, I was sorry that I hadn’t seen it. When I read Bill Plaschke’s article I felt the emotion, tearfully, as if I had seen it, but more so because Bill captured the feelings of these two wonderful athletes coming from crushing defeat to glorious victory. Thank you. Charles Rikel Anaheim
I watched the world feed for track and field and all they did was show the events from start to finish in their entirety – you know, every competitor. And the commentators? Don’t get me started. All they could talk about was how each competitor had performed recently, what their personal best was and how they had fared against the other competitors. And they talked about them as if they wanted to win just as much as the Americans! And then they had to gall to show a non-American winning a gold medal.
Thank goodness we have NBC to do things right. Craig L. Dunkin Los Angeles
How are the Dodgers doing it?
Reading the letters last Saturday, one would think the Dodgers were in dead last, not the playoff-bound team they currently are. Half the team is injured, including the best player on the planet, yet we’ve still managed to catch the Giants. I think we need to give the front office some credit for not trading away the future Pedro Martinez for the current Delino DeShields. Dave Moore Santa Ana
Since Puig went down to the minors, the Dodgers have been playing great baseball. To paraphrase the classic Kenny Rogers song: You picked a fine time to leave me, Yasiel. Harris J. Levey Venice
Can you imagine what the critics would be saying if Yasiel Puig was hitting .158 with zero RBIs, 36 runners left on base, and three dropped fly balls? Is Dodgers management really going to try to win a baseball title with their best right fielder playing in triple A? Jerry Moore Cerritos
They’re 1-0!
After only one exhibition game, it seems Rams Coach Jeff Fisher is already being taken to task for something he said during a team meeting on “Hard Knocks.” His efforts to motivate his players to win every game and play to the best of their abilities has been misinterpreted as some kind of reckless prediction of success.
I guess Fisher will have to get used to this kind of reporting. His every move will be scrutinized and his job will be on the line every Sunday. Welcome to Los Angeles. Charles Reilly Manhattan Beach
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