Well, I'm here at Laoshan Mountain Bike Course and it is hot.

The sky is blue, the sun is high and the temperature is 90 degrees.

Not sure how the competitors are going to handle it, but they're trying to take care of the media.

Here's what they've done for those of us sitting outside in the media tribune:

Yeah, it's shade, but not a whole lot cooler. Still, I'm happy to be under one, especially right in the front row. But, yeah, I still feel like I'm baking here.

Fans have begun to arrive, an hour before the race, and they are scrambling to find the shady spots. This is going to be a hot, hot one.

Now I know you're all enjoying these goofy photos of me, so here's another one, taken by me at the U.S. men's basketball 101-81 win over Argentina Friday night.

This Redeem Team, as they're calling themselves, hoping to wipe out eight years of gold medal futility, might be better than the original Dream Team. I know the talent they're playing is better than it was back then.

E-mail this entry to a friend