A sports story you may not hear about - USA field hockey wins Pan American games and Olympic berth

[Corcaigh]

Yesterday the USA women's field hockey team beat World Number 1 team Argentina in the Pan American Games Final 4-2, and earned an automatic spot among the 12 teams competing at the London Olympics in 2012.

It's the result of a lot of hard work, including training with the Navy SEALs.

It's great to see success for a dedicated group of amateurs like this.

[Bang]

Good for them!

A few of my friends have daughters who play field hockey... it is a surprisingly brutal sport.

I was at a party last week, and one of my friend's daughters plays for St Marys.. she was walking around sporting a big ol' shiner she got from a stick across the face a few days before.

~Bang