Medal Update - Day 13 (Cont'd)

The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:

Women's Beach Volleyball
Gold - Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor - United States
Silver - Jia Tian, Jie Wang - China
Bronze - Chen Xue, Xi Zhang - China

Tornado - Multihull
Gold - Anton Paz, Fernando Echavarri - Spain
Silver - Darren Bundock, Glenn Ashby - Australia
Bronze - Santiago Lange, Carlos Espinola - Argentina

Men's Star - Keelboat
Gold - Andrew Simpson, Iain Percy - Great Britain
Silver - Bruno Prada, Robert Scheidt - Brazil
Bronze - Fredrik Loof, Anders Ekstrom - Sweden

Men's Freestyle 96-120 kg
Gold - Artur Taymazov - Uzbekistan
Silver - Bakhtiyar Akhmedov - Russia
Bronze - David Musulbes - Slovakia
Bronze - Marid Mutalimov - Kazakhstan

Men's Freestyle 84-96 kg
Gold - Shirvani Muradov - Russia
Silver - Taimuraz Tigiyev - Kazakhstan
Bronze - Khetag Gazyumov - Azerbaijan
Bronze - George Gogshelidze - Georgia

Men's Freestyle 74-84 kg
Gold - Revazi Mindorashvili - Georgia
Silver - Yusup Abdusalomov - Tajikistan
Bronze - Taras Danko - Ukraine
Bronze - Georgy Ketoev - Russia

Women's Javelin Throw
Gold - Barbora Spotakova - Czech Republic
Silver - Maria Abakumova - Russia
Bronze - Christina Obergfoll - Germany

Whoa That's BIG

A new species of fish has been identified by scientists using genetic data. Before, the species, scientifically known as Epinephelus itajara, consisted of both the Atlantic and Pacific ocean species. However, scientists have now distinguished that the two fish are very distinct in genes, and therefore, are not of the same species. The Goliath Grouper, as it is called, can grow up to 6 feet in length and weigh more than 1,000 lbs. Though both the Atlantic and Pacific ocean fish are called Goliath Grouper, the one living in the Pacific is scientifically called Epinephelus quinquefasciatus, versus the one living in the Atlantic, scientifically called Epinephelus itajara. The Atlantic variety is already listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or the IUCN.

These fish go back 3.5 million years ago, when they were once the same species. However, with central America dividing the two oceans, each fish adapted to its changes and started changing. The grouper lives in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and eats octopuses and crabs. It has five rows of teeth in its bottom jaw, allowing it to swallow its prey whole. Due to the scarcity of the fish, Epinephelus quinquefasciatus may also be critically endangered.

Featured Artist - Smosh

Today's featured artist is Smosh, a pair of 20 year olds who make short comedies. They are currently the most subscribed people on youtube of all time, in front of Nigahiga and Universalmusicgroup. Their best videos are probably the Smosh Food Battle of 2006, 2007, and 2008. Their website is http://smosh.com/.



More smosh videos are in the video unit at the bottom of the page.

Jonas Brothers Have Done It Again

Chances are if you have a tween at home, you've heard of the newest disney sensation. No, I'm not talking about Miley Cyrus. I'm talking about the band that her ex is in. The Jonas Brothers, a group of three brothers, have become the next Britney Spears of the world. Their new debut album, "A Little Bit Longer" has taken the spot of #3 on the biggest debut album sales. Not only that, but they have also landed TWO of their albums in the top 10 albums at the same time. The only two other albums to sell more than the Jonas Brothers is Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" which sold more than 1 million in it's first week, and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida, which sold about 720,000 in it's first week. The last group to have two albums in the top 10 at the same time was another teen hit, 'N Sync, way back in 1999.

The Jonas Brothers, featuring three brothers named Kevin, 20, Joe, 18, and Nick, 15, are one of the biggest hits around the world, featured in the KCA's and as well as the MTV Video Music Awards, which will be airing September 7th. They also landed a spot on the front cover of the Rolling Stones magazine. They have come out with three albums, and as well have starred in the disney movie, "Camp Rock" which has it's movie soundtrack at number 8 on the top 10 albums.

Medal Update - Day 13

The following is a list of the medals won on day 13 of the games, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:

Men's 10 km Marathon
Gold - Maarten van der Weijden - Netherlands
Silver - David Davies - Great Britain
Bronze - Thomas Lurz - Germany

Women's 20-Kilometer Race Walk
Gold - Olga Kaniskina - Russia
Silver - Kjersti Tysse Platzer - Norway
Bronze - Elisa Rigaudo - Italy

Featured Artist - Nigahiga

Today's featured artist features Youtube comedian Ryan Higa or more commonly known as "Nigahiga." Ryan lives in Hilo, Hawaii and is one of the most subscribed people of all time on youtube, behind Smosh. Along with his friends, he always knows how to get laughs. His website is http://www.myspace.com/ryannigahiga.

Medal Update - Day 12

The following is a list of the medals won overnight, the country the athletes represent, and the names of the athletes:

Women's 10 km Marathon
Gold - Larisa Ilchenko - Russia
Silver - Keri-Anne Payne- Great Britain
Bronze - Cassandra Patten - Great Britain

Women's RS:X - Wind Surfer
Gold - Jian Yin - China
Silver - Alessandra Sensini - Italy
Bronze - Bryony Shaw - Great Britain

Men's RS:X - WindSurfer
Gold - Tom Ashley - New Zealand
Silver - Julien Bontemps - France
Bronze - Shahar Zubari - Israel

Women's Duet
Gold - Anastasia Ermakova, Anastasia Davydova - Russia
Silver - Gemma Mengual, Andrea Fuentes - Spain
Bronze - Saho Harada, Emiko Suzuki - Japan

Men's Freestyle 66-74 kg
Gold - Buvaysa Saytiev - Russia
Silver - Soslan Tigiev - Uzbekistan
Bronze - Murad Gaidarov - Belarus
Bronze - Kiril Terziev - Bulgaria

Men's Freestyle 60-66 kg
Gold - Ramazan Sahin - Turkey
Silver - Andriy Stadnik- Ukraine
Bronze - Sushil Kumar - India
Bronze - Otar Tushishvili - Georgia

Women's Hammer Throw
Gold - Aksana Miankova - Belarus
Silver - Yipsi Moreno - Cuba
Bronze - Wenxiu Zhang - China

Men's 200 Meters
Gold - Usain Bolt - Jamaica
Silver - Shawn Crawford - United States
Bronze - Walter Dix - United States

Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
Gold - Melaine Walker - Jamaica
Silver - Sheena Tosta - United States
Bronze - Tasha Danvers - Great Britain