Sure, she fell off the balance beam and the U.S. only won a silver. She’s still got her looks! Strange that the phrase “Alicia Sacramone is hot” is at the top of Google Trends this morning — is someone out there trying to make her feel better by running repeat searches?

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The oldest female Olympic swimmer makes an amazing comeback after 7 years of retirement, as well as a pregnancy. Update: She wins silver to become the oldest swimming medalist in history. Update: She wins two more silver to finish the games! At 41-years-old, Dara Torres not only qualified for the Olympics but she also managed to break the American record in the process. Now she is the new idol and inspiration for millions middle aged Americans. I guess there is life after 40! Who knew?

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1. Torres Wins Three Silver: “I Go Home Extremely Thrilled”
2. Dara Torres Wins Silver In Relay, Becomes Oldest Swimmer to Win Medal In Olympic History
3. Dara Torres leads relay team to silver! Can she also win the Gold in the 50-free?
4. Another Piece On Dara Torres from the Today Show
5. Dara Torres on Jay Leno (hint: click the 4th dot to skip to Dara)
6. Dara Torres Steals The Show (Video)
7. Learn about Dara’s Regimen: Resistance Stretching
8. Dara’s Body Is Ripped! (Photo)
9. Dara Torres Breaks American Record In 50 Freestyle, Heads To Olympics!
10. NY Times Magazine Profiles Dana Torres
11. Dara’s Performance Actually Improved with Age
12. Normal Rules of Life Don’t Apply to Dara Torres
13. Dara Torres on Wikipedia
14. Mature Athletes Are Giving Young Whippersnappers Real Competition
15. At 41, Dara Torres Is the Oldest Swimmer To Win A Silver Medal
16. Olympic Abs vs. Simple Fitness
17. Dara Torres as physical ideal for mothers: “Are You Kidding Me?!”
18. Dara Torres In Beijing: ‘I Skype With (My Daughter) Every Day’
19. Dara Torres, Steroids, and Performance Enhancing Drugs
20. Dara Torres Workout and Hot Pic
21. 2. Dara Torres - 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch
22. Do Dara Torres’ “secrets to success” hold up?
23. Is Dara Torres Available for Hire After Beijing?
24. The Official Website of Dara Torres
25. Dara in Glamour Magazine’s “The 11 Greatest Bodies on Earth”
26. YouTube - Dara Torres ABC News “Person of the Week”
27. Torres Picks 50-meter Freestyle, Won’t Swim 100 free in Beijing
28. 41-Year Old Dara Torres Aims To Be Oldest Female Swimmer In Olympic History
29. Dara Returns to Swimming After 7 Years of Retirement
30. Get 7 Photos Here
31. The Second Comeback of Dara Torres
32. “She’s my new idol”
33. Dara Torres Music Picks - She Has The Music Taste of Someone 40+

SPORTS BUZZ: The synchronized swimming twins may also be getting gold for hottest Olympians. They’re 19, they’re from Brazil, and they model on the side. It’s a trifecta! Wait, wrong sports metaphor. Anyway, you get the idea here.

The Best Links:

1. Too Bad Their Sport Requires Them to Be Submerged Most of the Time
2. The Feres Sisters Spoon On the Cover of VIP Magazine
3. Video From the Paparazzo Photoshoot

SPORTS BUZZ: American Jessica Hardy is a world-record-holding swimmer who may be ineligible for the 2008 Olympics after testing positive for clenbuterol, a stimulant. Hardy’s doping ban from the 2008 Olympic games leaves 41-year-old Dara Torres and Megan Jendrick as the only American participants in two events.

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The Best Links:

1. Jessica Hardy Fails Drug Test
2. Official Site (News, Pics, Bio, Blog)
3. Photos of Jessica
4. Meet Jessica Hardy
5. Hardy’s World Record
6. More Photos of Jessica (mostly Action Shots)
7. Jessica Hardy Fan Site

It’s the WNBA’s first fight! The final seconds of the LA Sparks/Detroit Shock game last night turned violent — three players and an assistant coach got the boot afterward.

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The Best Links:

1. Key Moment Caught In Photo: Lisa Leslie Gets Pushed
2. Certainly Well-Timed For the WNBA!

SPORTS BUZZ: With just over a month to go until Beijing’s opening ceremonies, we bring you a list of the female athletes most likely to grace Maxim (if they haven’t already). Attractive, talented, and potentially gold medalists. And no, Allison Stokke is not participating in the Olympics.

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The Best Links:

1. Stephanie Rice — Australia, Swimming
2. Blanka Vlašić — Croatia, High Jump
3. Jennie Finch — U.S.A., Softball
4. Nastia Liukin — U.S.A, Gymnastics
5. FHM’s Top 10 Hottest Women Olympians List
6. Heather Mitts — U.S.A., Soccer
7. Yelena Isinbayeva — Russia, Pole Vault
8. Misty May — U.S.A., Vollyeball
9. Dara Torres — U.S.A., Swimming
10. Amanda Beard — U.S.A., Swimming
11. Becky Hammon — Russia, Basketball

SPORTS BUZZ: After having been at it for only four years, she holds the United States record in women’s pole-vaulting. In the tightly geographic world of the sport, she and her coach are outsiders. Now, it looks like she’s headed to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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The Best Links:

1. Out of Nowhere
2. She Broke Her Own Record Making the 2008 US Olympic Track and Field Team
3. Video of Her 16’ Jump (now one of many)
4. “… she now threatens to become the best in the world.”
5. Jenn Stuczynski for Nutrilite
6. A Photo Galery
7. Her Biography and Record
8. Allison Stokke - BuzzFeed’s Favorite Pole Vaulter Last Year
9. Her Official Website
10. US Olympic Comittee’s May Athlete of the Month

SPORTS BUZZ: Olympic softball player makes her way across America as part of Team USA . Finally, a reason to follow softball. For a person who doesn’t really care for sports, I’ve been posting a lot of female athletes lately.

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The Best Links:

1. YouTube - Jennie Finch Feature
2. Team USA Draws Fans from All Over
3. Jennie Finch on Wikipedia
4. Jennie Finch - Fantasy Sleeper?
5. I Guess This Is Her Blog
6. Remember When She Was On The Celebrity Apprentice?
7. Team USA blanks all-star softball team in preparation for the Olympics
8. Jennie Finch, I Want to Write It All Over My Calculus Notebook, With Hearts

SPORTS BUZZ: Yesterday Candace Parker of the LA Sparks became just the second player in WNBA history to dunk in a game. If any female college athlete can break into the mainstream, it’s Candace Parker.

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The Best Links:

1. YouTube - Amazing Black Athlete: Candace Parker Dunks in WNBA Game
2. Who Is Candace Parker?
3. Candace Parker, Rookie Extraordinaire
4. Candace Parker Wins College Athlete of Year Award
5. Candace Parker on Wikipedia
6. Candace Parker Playerfile - Get Stats
7. YouTube - Candace Parker Highlights
8. Candace Parker Dunk Should Be a Viral Video