The Olympics 2012 have only just begun; it's too soon to tell if we'll remember this as the year that Chinese swimmers rose (or doped) to become the world's best, the year that unpopular new rules muscled Jordyn Weiber out of her place in the gymnastics all-around, or some other incredible...
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Is the Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochte rivalry officially out of gas? Just as he did yesterday as anchor of the 400-meter freestyle relay, Lochte failed to bring it today in the 200-meter...
india field hockey to face netherlands. is any indian even following this?
should dharamvir singh have been selected after all the problems he has?
match is tomorrow and i plan to watch it on tv
being hiv positive, should dharamvir singh have been selected?
Randy Couture made his name as an MMA fighter, winning the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles as part of a career that earned him a spot in the UFC Hall of Fame. But before his MMA and movie career, he was an alternate to the U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team. Now retired from...
After a record breaking opening ceremony, the London 2012 Olympics were in high gear Saturday, with everything from day one of Phelps vs. Lochte to First Lady Michelle Obama's...
Chen Guanming isn't a member of the Chinese Olympic team, but his journey to reach the XXX Olympiad in London was truly a trek of Olympic proportions.
As reported by the Associated Press, Agence French Press and New York Daily News, among other sources, Chen spent two years traveling...
In 1996, 176.5 hours of the Olympics were broadcast in the U.S. This year? Try 5,535 hours across NBC's channels and sites alone. Holy crap, how are you going to watch all of that? Don't worry, there are ways. More »
...or is it a repeat of the BS statement of "early signs of the green shoots of recovery" echoed in 2009?
The MPs and Dave Cameron are cock sure convinced that this will solve all the problems ailing this nation and as a result we will rise from the crisis with the "Greatest Show on Earth". The...
Best & Worst of the Olympics Opening Ceremony: David Beckham, James Bond and Jet Pack
It's finally here, the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. Behold the glory and spectacle! Young hopefuls from 205 countries! Academy Award winner (and zombie-movie director) Danny...
Ribbon Dancing, Synchronized Diving, Curling? These Olympic events push the definition of "sport" nearly to its breaking point but aren't even close to the oddest in the Games' 116 year history. Our friends at Oobject have assembled twelve contests that take the gold for absurdity. More »
Athletes are ready for the London Games. London, it would appear, is not.
Less than two weeks before the Summer Olympics are scheduled to begin, concerns have been raised over ongoing construction at the Olympic Park, which will play host to several high-profile events such as track and field...
Coming off a silver-medal finish in the 2011 EuroBasket tournament, the French men's national basketball team had its sights set on another visit to the medal stand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. But its path to a top-three finish, already complicated by a severe left eye injury that...
2012 Olympics: David Beckham "Disappointed" After Failing to Make Team GB's Squad
David Beckham, sadly, will be watching the London Olympics from the sidelines. The English soccer star unfortunately did not make the lineup for the 18-man squad Great Britain is...
We already know that some of the royals are pretty skilled when it comes to athletics. But one young lady in particular shows so much promise, that she's been selected to compete in...
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