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Last weekend, the New York Times published a piece that many believe was extremely unfair to US Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones. The heading of the article said it all: “For Lolo Jones, Everything is Image.” It compared Jones to women’s …
Usain Bolt is one of the fastest runners to ever live. Typically runners who are competing in a sprint against him know they have no chance. While you may not ever be able to smoke Bolt on the track, the good news is people now have an opportunity to …
A Ukrainian synchronized swimming team sent viewers into a frenzy on Tuesday when they celebrated the completion of their sixth-place performance by sharing a kiss. The ladies in question are 27-year-old Daria Iushko and 26-year-old Kseniya …
Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov breezed to a gold medal on Tuesday at the London Olympics, but his evening was not without complication. The 26-year-old misplaced his uniform between his third and fourth jumps and had to use a T-shirt as a …
Stephan Feck didn’t win a medal at the Olympics, but he’s receiving much more attention than your average 29th-place finisher. Feck lit up the Internet with jokes after going reverse belly-flop into the pool on a dive off the 3M …
Andy Murray had a major breakthrough when he beat Roger Federer in the men’s singles finals at the London Olympics to win his first title in a major competition. Murray had been to four grand slam finals and lost all of them, including a defeat …
Listen up, ladies. The man who is considered by many to be the most eligible bachelor in the Olympics has laid out some criteria for you. Ryan Lochte will soon be headed back to the United States with five medals from London and a whole lot of …
On paper, it appeared that the US men’s basketball team’s 126-97 win over Argentina in the final game before the knockout stage was a breeze. In many ways it was, but for Carmelo Anthony it was a bit more painful. As you can see from the …
Serena Williams caused a mini-controversy when she celebrated winning a gold medal in the women’s singles at the London Olympics with a gangster dance. The dance, which has been referred to as a “crip walk,” was technically more …
Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice sparked some pre-Olympics buzz by tweeting the picture seen above of her modeling a bikini designed by a friend. Now we’re learning what training methods — aside from swimming — Rice utilized to …
The US women’s soccer team advanced to the Olympic gold medal match on Monday after what was one of the most exciting few minutes of the London Games. The US defeated Canada 4-3 in extra time to score a date against Japan in the finals on …
Someone tell judoka Nick Delpopolo to lay off those pot brownies. Delpopolo, a US judo fighter, was expelled from the Olympics after failing an in-competition doping test. The 23-year-old tested positive for cannabis on July 30 — the day he …
New Zealand’s Olympic committee committed a major gaffe that cost shot putter Valerie Adams her concentration and possibly a gold medal. The country inexplicably left Adams, the defending gold medal-winning shot putter, off its roster for the …
While respecting an opposing country’s national anthem is something you would expect any Olympic athlete to do, we know that is not always the case. Following one of his recent preliminary race’s in London, Usain Bolt was in the middle of …
Michael Phelps has been adamant that he is retiring from competitive swimming after the London Games. Phelps goes out with a record 22 medals and is recognized as one of the best Olympians of all time. Many have speculated that the decorated swimmer …
Serena Williams won the gold medal in women’s Olympic tennis on Saturday. Williams, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, defeated No. 3-seeded Maria Sharapova in a match that took only 45 minutes. It was the most lopsided woman’s final in …
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