Today’s batch, courtesy of Finneye, has our homoerotic shot of the day, a little soccer affection, track and field and this windsurfer (right) tossed into the water after winning a gold. Links after the jump.

• The day’s top homoerotic image: U.S. men’s volleyball

• Tom Ashley of New Zealand is carried ashore after his windsurfing gold

• Soccer: Messi of Argentina and Ronaldinho of Brazil sharing a moment on the field

• More Messi and Ronaldinho

• Renato Sulic (L) and Goran Sprem of Croatia celebrate their team’s victory in handball

• Alexandre Despatie of Canada celebrates winning a diving silver

• China’s Yao Ming is guarded by Lithuania’s Ramunas Siskauskas

• 200-meter champ Usain Bolt

• Beach Volley: Emanuel Rego of Brazil

• Anglelo Taylor of US wins Men’s 400m Hurdles gold

• Cyclist Chris Hoy of Great Britain celebrates his third gold medal

• Water polo stunner: Montenegro celebrates knocking favorite Croatia out

• Water Polo 2

• Water Polo 3

• Nicholas Symmonds of the U.S. and Eduar Antonio Villanueva of Venezuela after competing in the 800 meters

• Paulo Villar of Columbia lies on the track after competing in the men’s 110m hurdles

• Lachlan Renshaw of Australia after competing in the men’s 800m heats

By Jim Buzinski