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A soccer match between North Korea and Colombia was reportedly delayed on Wednesday afternoon after the South Korean flag was displayed on the stadium scoreboard in Scotland before the match began. According to Frank Isola of the NY Daily News, an …
US Olympic wrestler Ellis Coleman earned the nickname “Flying Squirrel” because of a takedown in which he jumped over his opponent’s head and onto his back. The video (which you can see here) became an instant sensation on YouTube …
Missy Franklin is only 17 years old, but she is already set to compete for a gold medal. And you know what parents always say: If you’re old enough to compete in the Olympics, you’re old enough to get a tattoo. Okay, maybe they …
The Brazilian men’s soccer team is so focused on trying to win the country’s first gold medal in the sport that it is staying at a secluded hotel in order to avoid the “temptations” of the Olympic Village. “There are too …
The 2012 Olympic Games mark the 40th anniversary of one of the most tragic events in the history of international competition. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, 11 Israeli athletes were killed by a Palestinian terrorist organization known as Black …
The Olympics have almost arrived, and as is the case every two years people are anxiously awaiting Friday’s Opening Ceremony. English film director Danny Boyle is in charge of the ceremony, and he has been adamant about keeping the production a …
Ronda Rousey is rapidly developing a reputation for being unafraid to say what’s on her mind. The current Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion and former Olympics bronze medalist recently made headlines when she said she wanted to …
You think Kobe Bryant has backed off his widely discussed and controversial belief that the current U.S. Olympic hoops team would beat the 1992 Dream Team? Think again. After all, this is Kobe Bryant we’re talking about. The debate that …
Yelena Isinbayeva is widely considered to be the best female pole vaulter in the world. The 29-year-old holds 27 world records and is a gold medal favorite heading into the London Olympics. Because of her infamous routine during competition, many of …
Whenever the Olympics come around, we are always treated to a number of stories about the craziness that goes on in the Olympic Village. The athletes’ dormitories are filled with competitors who have trained their entire lives to get to this …
The Birmingham City Council recently presented Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt with the ultimate honor — a statue. The wicker statue stands six feet high and cost roughly $23,000 to construct. It shows the three-time Olympic gold medalist striking …
The swim caps the US swimmers will be wearing at the London Olympics are a bit boring. As you can see from the photo above that Michael Phelps tweeted on Thursday, the caps are white and feature a small American flag on one side with the …
A 54-year old woman from Atlanta got so wrapped up in her role as an Olympic torchbearer that she decided to get a tattoo to celebrate it. She should have gone to a different artist. Jerri Peterson intended to get a tattoo of an Olympic torch with …
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the London Eye, it is a 394-foot Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in London that attracts more than 3.5 million visitors annually. Built in 1999, it is one of the tallest Ferris wheels in …
Several of the US Olympic athletes recently got together with the trick shot masters from Dude Perfect and put together one of the most unique trick shot videos we have seen to date. As they prepare for the London Games, athletes from sports that …
For as much attention and detail the London Olympics organizers have put into the Summer Games, one major oversight was the size of the beds for athletes in the Olympic Village. Have you seen them? They’re absolutely tiny and only measure …
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