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Team USA Beats Spain, 107-100, to Win Olympic Men's Basketball Gold Medal

Joe Student — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:39:19 +0000

Kevin Durant scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as the United States defeated Spain 107-100 in the gold medal game of men’s basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Leading by just one point after the third quarter, the heavily favored Americans outscored the relentless Spaniards 24-18 in the fourth quarter. [...]

See the Ridiculous Faces of the 2012 Olympic Weightlifters

TheFW Staff — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:25:12 +0000

Ah, the agony and ecstasy of Olmypic competition. When it comes to weightlifting, it’s usually more of the former. You have to kind of feel sorry for professional weightlifters. All year these pumped-up competitors have trained for their big day. But when their moment in the spotlight comes, the look on their face is less [...]

Olympic Swimmers Are Just Like You — They Pee in the Pool, Too

Shauna Wright — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:16:22 +0000

The Olympics have been going on for almost a week now, and we’ve finally gotten an answer to the most burning question of the games: do competitive swimmers pee in the pool? According to Carly Geehr, a former member of the US National Swimming Team, they do. A lot.

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 6 — Michael Phelps beats Ryan Lochte in 200 IM; Gabby Douglas Wins All-Around Gold

Joe Student — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:15:33 +0000

The United States won six gold medals on Thursday to jump ahead of China in the overall medal count. Here’s Thursday’s Olympic Games’ recap: US swimmer Michael Phelps edged teammate Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley to claim a record 16th Olympic gold medal and extend his own overall medal record to 20. It’s [...]

Michael Phelps Shatters Olympics Record with 19th Career Medal

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:47:37 +0000

Michael Phelps has managed to swim into history. Phelps set the record for most Olympic medals won by an individual when he picked up his 19th on Tuesday by leading the US to a gold in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay in London. It was the first gold medal of these Games for Phelps. Phelps has [...]

Does US Olympic Success Make You Proud to Be an American? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:46:05 +0000

The Olympic creed begins “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part.” While that’s all fine and good, competitors only get to spend time on the podium if they finish in the top three, and every morning during the Games newspapers rank the participating countries on how [...]

There's a German Olympic Cyclist Who Might Have the Biggest Thighs In the World

Gunner Jackson — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:59:18 +0000

A photo has been circulating of Robert Forstemann, who’s a cyclist competing for Germany in the Olympics. It shows him in his underwear, from the waist down . . . and he just might have the WORLD’S BIGGEST THIGHS. I have no idea how he manages to sit on a bike. Or walk. His thighs [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 1 — Ryan Lochte Wins Gold; Michael Phelps Is Fourth

Joe Student — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 03:30:11 +0000

After yesterday’s Opening Ceremony, the 2012 Summer Olympics had its first full day of competition on Saturday. US swimmer Ryan Lochte won his country’s first gold medal of the 2012 Olympics, as he finished first in the 400-meter individual medley. Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps finished fourth after being edged out of medal contention [...]

Keith Urban Attends 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony in London

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:00:01 +0000

Guess who had a front row seat – sort of- at last night’s (July 27) opening ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London? Keith Urban, that’s who. Urban was tweeting from the ceremony while accompanied by his gorgeous Oscar-winning wife Nicole Kidman. But he wasn’t just sharing details of what he was seeing in [...]

What Sport Should Be Kicked Out of the Olympics?

Gunner Jackson — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:54:03 +0000

We’ve got the results here of two different surveys on what sport should be kicked out of the Olympics. And while they don’t completely agree, one thing is clear . . . there are a lot of people who can’t differentiate between incredible world-class table tennis and the ping pong they play in their friend’s [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About Olympic Soccer Player Hope Solo

Don Deane — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:49:13 +0000

While soccer isn’t nearly as popular here as it is in other parts of the world, it seems to get its due in the US during the Olympics, at least. And when the women’s national soccer team won gold after a hotly-contested battle against Brazil at the 2008 Games in Beijing, its members became superstars.

A Senator Wants to Burn the U.S. Olympic Team's Opening Ceremonies Uniforms

Gunner Jackson — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:18:57 +0000

Earlier this week, the U.S. revealed the outfits our Olympic athletes will wear during the opening ceremonies. With berets and white pants and skirts, we thought they looked like French sailors. But that’s not what we’re discussing today. Nope . . . turns out our country’s Olympic outfits were MADE IN CHINA. And while that’s [...]

The Outfits the U.S. Olympians Will Wear for the Opening Ceremonies Have Been Revealed . . .

Gunner Jackson — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:09:32 +0000

I’m going to call this the first REAL Olympic controversy so far. RALPH LAUREN just revealed the official outfits he designed for the U.S. athletes to wear during the opening ceremonies on July 27th. And they make our athletes look like FRENCH SAILORS. Which is not a good thing. The outfits feature navy blue blazers [...]