Whatizit? Latest Update August 1 NOT IN MY BACK YARD: At the Main Press Center, a bomb-sniffing dog checks Izzy for contraband. July 30 Caught a mascot by the tail. July 25 We've got the little aqua freak in our sights. Although we are now in possession of his daily schedule, we have just missed the blue blob several times at Centennial Olympic Park, catching only exhaust fumes from the little Izzy-mobile he rides around. Don't worry, though, we have given ourselves a 48-hour limit in which to bag the mascot and fully expect to have physical proof of his existence for you by Saturday. July 22 Although we have yet to spot the I-Man, we did see Baywatch star David Hasselhoff at the Aquatic Center last night. Big Dave was mobbed by the German and Dutch swimmers because he's such a huge star in Europe (and they think the Atlanta Olympics are tacky?). The scene made us wonder. Izzy has never been on Baywatch, or Nightrider, has he? And has anyone ever seen Izzy and Hasselhoff in the same place at the same time? Could they be the same lifeguard, er, bug, er, bird, oh whatever. . . July 21 Izzy does makes a brief appearance on the t-shirt of a member of Spinal Tap (is it Nigel or Derek? we're not sure) in the latest IBM commercial running during the Games. July 19 From Friday night's opening ceremony: 1.6 million sequins 1.2 million "Ya'lls" 85,000 fans 4,048 performers 197 nations 1 Ali 0 IZZY sightings July 17 Whereizit? is a better question. The Olympic mascot once described as a genetic experiment gone horribly, horribly wrong, is harder to find than shade down here in Atlanta. In three days we've made 11 calls, nearly a dozen official media requests and several sortes into the field trying to find the ugly little guy who keeps a secretive schedule that is more like a rock star's than an Olympic mascot. Each time, we've come up empty and on more than one occasion we were met with raving laughter. "You wanna find Izzy?" Asked one ACOG member. "Why? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. " Maybe he has been kidnapped, we thought. Finally we were able to grab some info. The memo came back: Info on Izzy for Friday, July 19th. . . Izzy has the day off. Alas, we will continue to stalk our blue blob. And until we find our man, er, dog, er, amoeba, er, whatever, we'll keep track of his reported whereabouts here for your peace of mind. Click here for another poke at Olympic mascots   SI Olympic Dailies Day: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18