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Danell Leyva’s towel brings him luck

Danell Leyva overcame a terrible performance on the pommel horse on Wednesday to finish in third in the men’s all-around gymnastics at the Summer Games in London. The 20-year-old gymnast from South Florida was spectacular on the parallel bars …

Water polo player’s breast exposed on live TV (Picture)

NBC has experienced problems trying to run the Olympics on tape delay, and now we’re seeing that they’re encountering problems running things live. At one point during the Spain-US women’s water polo match on Tuesday, a Spanish …

Ryan Lochte’s mom says son doesn’t have time for a girlfriend, only one-night stands

Sorry ladies, but if you were hoping to make Ryan Lochte into your boyfriend, it’s probably not going to happen. Ike Lochte, the mother of the gold medal-winning swimmer, says her son doesn’t have time for a relationship. “He goes out on …

U.S. swimmer Lauren Perdue says she turned down LeBron James’ dinner request because she had a curfew

Before we get into this, let us just remind everyone that it is possible to be friendly and invite someone to dinner without having an ulterior motive. As we know, LeBron James is an engaged man. Last week before the Olympics began, LeBron met US …

Mayor of London Boris Johnson gets stuck on zip line in Victoria Park (Picture)

As part of the Olympic festivities on Wednesday, the mayor of London was strapped in and sent down a zip line while waving two small British flags. Boris Johnson appeared to be having fun for a while, but then he hit a snag. No, seriously. As you can …

Tunisia head coach slaps one of his players before game against Team USA

By the time the whistle blew to signal the end of the third quarter on Tuesday, Tunisia knew they had lost to Team USA. At that point everyone — including the Tunisian players — just sat back and enjoyed the show. The odds may have been …

Kris Humphries was once the top swimmer in his age group, ahead of Michael Phelps

Had Nets forward Kris Humphries not taken a liking to basketball at a young age, we might be sitting here talking about how he is the most decorated Olympian in world history. Okay, so maybe it’s not that simple, but Humphries was a tremendous …

Michael Phelps admits practice habits hurt him in 200m butterfly finish

Michael Phelps won two medals at the Summer Games on Tuesday to become the most decorated athlete in Olympics history. He won a gold in the 4×200 relay and silver in the 200-meter butterfly — his signature event — to give him 19 …

Lolo Jones doesn’t care about NBC’s tape delay of the Olympics

NBC has understandably been pounded for its tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics. The time difference between London and the U.S. has forced NBC to spare marquee events from live television coverage in favor of primetime coverage up to 12 hours …

Missy Franklin flips after Justin Bieber congratulates her over Twitter

Missy Franklin was probably in heaven after winning her first gold medal at the Olympics on Monday, but little did she know another amazing surprise was yet to come. The 17-year-old received a congratulatory tweet from teen heartthrob Justin Bieber …

Carmelo Anthony and Mike D’Antoni seem to be getting along at the Olympics

When we last saw Mike D’Antoni, he was resigning as the Knicks coach, seemingly as the fall guy in an alleged contentious relationship with his star player Carmelo Anthony. That was in March. Now, after moping around in his PJ’s, …

Kobe Bryant autographs shoe for opponent after US clobbers Tunisia (Video)

Only the most delusional fan would have genuinely believed Tunisia had a chance to beat Team USA on Tuesday. In fact, I highly doubt even Tunisia thought Tunisia was going to win. After getting off to a relatively slow start, the US took a 46-33 lead …

Olympic spectator kisses reporter on the cheek on live television (Video)

Olympic competition is unlike any other in that it brings together millions of spectators and athletes from all over the globe, and that can lead to some strange happenings. Take the video you see above, for example. An Arabic reporter for Sky News …

Brazilian bronze medalist Felipe Kitadai accidentally breaks medal in the shower

Now this is what we call an ironic story. You know how Olympians are oftentimes so proud after winning a medal that they don’t let it leave their side, even if it means sleeping with it and wearing it around their neck while they’re …

Vanessa Bryant reportedly ‘furious’ over Kobe Bryant partying, shirtless pictures

It may have been a coincidence of timing that got Kobe Bryant in trouble during Team USA’s visit to Barcelona, but the situation has reportedly angered his wife regardless. Last week, Team USA was at a social event in Spain and some photos …

Athletes’ parents unable to score tickets to ‘sold out’ Olympic events

The London Olympics are only a few days old and there is already a major problem with event tickets. While watching the games on television or through an online stream, you may have noticed that there are a lot of empty seats at various events. A …

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