Pirate Galaxy » Sundays game after Lacy drop

NEW YORK -- During the first half of the Olympics, women have dominated the screen on NBC in the evening.Through Saturday night, 58.5 percent of the competition time on NBCs prime-time telecasts involved womens sports, with 41.5 percent devoted to men, according to research released Monday by three college professors writing a book, Olympic Television: Inside the Biggest Show on Earth.For all of the Summer and Winter Olympics dating back to 1994, the 2012 London Games was the only competition where women got more airtime than the men -- and even that didnt match the imbalance of Rio de Janeiro so far, said Andy Billings, a sports media professor at the University of Alabama.I think it shows that NBC is very progressive compared to any other form of sports media, said Billings, who conducted the research with James Angelini of the University of Delaware and Paul MacArthur of Utica College.NBC has been among media outlets criticized for incidents of alleged sexism regarding the Olympics. An NBC sportscaster, for example, credited a Hungarian swimmers husband for a career turnaround. An NBC executives comment last month that NBC sought a reality show-like narrative flow to its coverage to appeal to women not interested in sports angered some women who are.We take great pride in knowing that no one devotes more broadcast network prime-time coverage to womens sports than NBC, said Jim Bell, executive producer of the Olympics.Through mid-afternoon Monday, U.S. women had earned a total of 36 medals in Rio de Janeiro, 16 of them gold. Men had 32 medals, nine of them gold.Much of the disparity can be explained by womens dominance in some of the sports that NBC follows most closely in its prime-time telecast.For instance, womens gymnastics has accounted for nearly three hours more screen time for women, Billings said. The U.S. womens team and Simone Biles have dominated gymnastics in Rio, while American men have been less competitive.Womens beach volleyball -- where the competitors wear bikinis -- has logged 2 hours, 45 minutes on NBCs marquee telecast, the study found. The men had been on for 35 seconds.Wed be naive if we didnt acknowledge that the sports they are showing, a lot of them involve women in swimsuits and leotards, Billings said.While this may appeal to men, it generally doesnt turn off women, he said. Meanwhile, boxing is an example of a sport that doesnt appeal to women at all, and it has gotten no prime-time coverage at all. So far this Olympics, NBCs prime-time audience has been 55 percent women.With the dominance of Michael Phelps, male swimmers have received an hours more airtime than women, and men had an edge in early coverage of track and field, Billings said. He expects the gender disparity to grow closer by the end of the games.---AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds in Rio de Janeiro contributed to this report.Nike Air Max 270 Outlet . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Wholesale Nike Air Max 270 . -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will be out for roughly four weeks after tearing his left hamstring. https://www.cheapnikeairmax270china.us/ .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Fake Nike Air Max 270 . Each of Houstons starters scored in double figures as the Rockets improved to 2-0 against the Spurs this season, with both victories coming on the road. They also moved within 3 1/2 games of San Antonio (22-7) for the lead the Southwest Division. Cheap Nike Air Max 270 .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Eddie Lacy doesnt know whether hes going to play Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, but the Green Bay Packers running back knows theres one major part of the rehab process from last weeks ankle injury that he doesnt like.A cold tub, which I really despise, Ive just got to tell you all that, Lacy said.Lacy was headed back there Thursday afternoon after he took part in practice on a limited basis.I went until they shut me down, Lacy said after practice. Did a couple of individual drills to see how it felt running around and, yeah, stopped when they told me to.Seated at his usual interview spot on the edge of a table in front of his locker, Lacy had his ailing left ankle covered with a compression sock so it was difficult to tell how much swelling, if any, he had. He had the ankle taped during practice.But at least he didnt require a walking boot as he did for a good portion of his rookie season, when he battled a sprained right ankle for most of the second half of the season.I dont think I would say its as bad, Lacy said. I dont think I need a boot.Lacy also battled an ankle injury early last season. Neither time did he miss a game because of it. In fact, hes only missed two games in his NFL career: one last season because of a groin injury and one as a rookie in 2013 because of a concussion.Lacy appeared on his way to a second straighht 100-yard rushing game when he dropped out in the third quarter of last weeks win over the Giants.dddddddddddd Lacy, who rushed for 103 yards in the Week 3 win over the Lions, was up to 81 yards on 11 carries when he got hurt against New York.The Packers need Lacy this week perhaps more than ever given?James Starks?tenuous situation. Starks, who finished Sundays game after Lacy dropped out, has a knee injury and also has been excused from all team activities until at least Saturday because of a death in his family.Thats what were shooting for, Lacy said. Hopefully Im able to get out there and play.Its going to come down to Sunday, he added. Im going to do everything in my power to be able to put myself in the best position when its game time to go out there and play.At this point, the Packers dont have another halfback on the roster. They could promote Don Jackson from the practice squad, and after releasing No. 3 quarterback Joe Callahan on Thursday, they have a roster spot open. However, they also might need room on the roster for defensive end Mike Pennel and cornerback Demetri Goodson. Both are eligible to be activated after serving four-game suspensions to start the season, but the Packers have until Monday to do so. ' ' '