Letters: Liars, divers and cowards, all on NBC from Rio (on tape)!

Ryan Lochte has played a frustrated supporting actor in the “Legend of Michael Phelps” story for over a decade. He now has the podium all to himself, with a gold medal for fiction.

Hugh K. Malay

Oxnard

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For those still wondering “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” we now have the answer: Lie.

Gary H. Miller

Encino

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Anybody ever seen Brian Williams and Ryan Lochte in the same room?

Barry Smith

Thousand Oaks

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Great picture of the finish of the women’s 400-meter final. I know the rules say otherwise, but in my eyes it clearly shows that Allyson Felix won the race. It’s a foot race, meaning you should win if you are upright and your torso crosses the finish line first. You shouldn’t reward someone for falling down before the finish line.

Steve Shaevel

Woodland Hills

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If there was ever an Olympian ideal, it’s Kerri Walsh Jennings. That transcendent grace seems to affect everyone: herself, her teammates, even her opponents.

Ronald Webster

Long Beach

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When I read that Kerry Walsh Jennings and April Ross had won the bronze medal, I was sorry that I hadn’t seen it. When I read Bill Plaschke’s article I felt the emotion, tearfully, as if I had seen it, but more so because Bill captured the feelings of these two wonderful athletes coming from crushing defeat to glorious victory. Thank you.

Charles Rikel

Anaheim

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Weightlifter Sarah Robles [Aug. 16] hopes others embrace her size. Why? Because she won a medal? Wrong message. Obesity contributes to heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. So, thanks, but no thanks.

Michael E. White

Burbank

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It’s a shame that NBC gave Michael Phelps’ mother, girlfriend and infant son more prime-time coverage than it did the U.S. Olympic boxing and wrestling teams — both freestyle and Greco-Roman — combined. And don’t get me started about NBC’s oversaturated coverage of women’s beach volleyball.

John Cressy

Ventura

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So, I avoid the media all day so I can watch the prime-time Olympic coverage on NBC. As I watched the women’s beach volleyball semifinals, Brazil wins the first set, which ended at 11:38 p.m. Well, NBC coverage ends around midnight, so I’m thinking we must have lost this match because there is not enough time to show two more sets. I was right. Thank you, NBC, for the suspense. I’m going to bed now.

Rick Henderson

Covina

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I watched the world feed for track and field and all they did was show the events from start to finish in their entirety – you know, every competitor. And the commentators? Don’t get me started. All they could talk about was how each competitor had performed recently, what their personal best was and how they had fared against the other competitors. And they talked about them as if they wanted to win just as much as the Americans! And then they had to gall to show a non-American winning a gold medal.

Thank goodness we have NBC to do things right.

Craig L. Dunkin

Los Angeles

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Someone should educate Hope Solo about “cowards” Was the entire American League called cowards when they employed the “Williams Shift” every time Ted came to bat? They were better athletes in their positions than Ms. Solo in hers. Williams didn’t complain, he just batted at them!

Chips Barrabee

Agoura Hill

Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson is congratulated by teammate Corey Seager after hitting a two-run home run against the Pirates in the sixth inning last Saturday.

(Danny Moloshok / Associated Press )

How are the Dodgers doing it?

Reading the letters last Saturday, one would think the Dodgers were in dead last, not the playoff-bound team they currently are. Half the team is injured, including the best player on the planet, yet we’ve still managed to catch the Giants. I think we need to give the front office some credit for not trading away the future Pedro Martinez for the current Delino DeShields.

Dave Moore

Santa Ana

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Since Puig went down to the minors, the Dodgers have been playing great baseball. To paraphrase the classic Kenny Rogers song: You picked a fine time to leave me, Yasiel.

Harris J. Levey

Venice

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Can you imagine what the critics would be saying if Yasiel Puig was hitting .158 with zero RBIs, 36 runners left on base, and three dropped fly balls? Is Dodgers management really going to try to win a baseball title with their best right fielder playing in triple A?

Jerry Moore

Cerritos

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I love all the Dodgers’ experts out there. I wish I had the great knowledge they do. I keep reading about all the things the Dodgers’ front office did wrong as well as their near record of players on the disabled list .

It sure makes me wonder how our Dodgers are in first place. It’s a wonder Mr. Friedman has a job.

Jerry Esten

Northridge

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I am a 55-year-old man with a history of knee and shoulder problems. Not surprisingly, I just received my invitation from Andrew Friedman to attend 2017 spring training for a shot at joining next year’s rotation.

Ken Krug

Culver City

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Are the Dodgers that good or the Giants that bad?

Patrick Kelley

Los Angeles

No change in Anaheim?

Before the season started the Angels needed a left fielder and pitching. It was very obvious to fans, but I guess not to Arte Moreno. After 120 games they still need a left fielder and pitching. I can’t blame Mike Scioscia for losing if he is not given the players to help reach that end. It is getting very sad to watch the Angels fall deeper into the cellar. If Arte Moreno doesn’t care about winning and paying top-tier players, why should we keep watching an inferior product?

Bob Sands

La Habra

They’re 1-0!

It seems as though Dylan Hernandez has already written off the Rams as a contender after one exhibition game against the Cowboys — a game they won. Look, Dylan, I get it. The whole doom and gloom, “woe is me” thing makes for lively discussion between fans, but is this really the way you want to welcome the Rams back to L. A.? By the size of the crowd at the game, you might be on the wrong side of your own argument.

Daniel V. Shannon

Chatsworth

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Hats off and shoes on to the Rams’ Coty Sensabaugh and his wife Dominique for passing up a honeymoon to distribute shoes in the Dominican Republic. Need a lot more stories like this in the NFL, not like the bad ones in recent memory.

Phillip Trujillo

Ontario

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After only one exhibition game, it seems Rams Coach Jeff Fisher is already being taken to task for something he said during a team meeting on “Hard Knocks.” His efforts to motivate his players to win every game and play to the best of their abilities has been misinterpreted as some kind of reckless prediction of success.

I guess Fisher will have to get use to this kind of reporting. His every move will be scrutinized and his job will be on the line every Sunday. Welcome to Los Angeles.

Charles Reilly

Manhattan Beach

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