Good Reads: PLaying catchup

A weekend trip to Philadelphia and an upcoming trip to Minnesota have me rushed and my time limited so today's Good Reads are a little abreviated, although there are a few days worth of catching up in here.

Nothing on Team USA's choking against Puerto Rico. It's in overkill mode. If you really want to read about it, you won't have to look far.

Columns blasting the Iranian delegration for refusing to allow a an athlete to compete against Israel in Judo.
Wetzel
Posnanski
Wojnarowski


On the magical story that is Iraqi soccer:
Wetzel
Sally Jenkins

Other stuff:
Wetzel also wrote a column on the excitement of winning a mile. It's a very him column.
On Iranian hatred

Plaschke on the opening ceremonies.

Posnanski on America's struggles.

Phil Sheridan is the gymnastics guy.
on Carly Patterson
on a gymnast defying age expectations.

He also wrote a nice column on the bond between the U.S. and Iraqi teams.