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Kobe Bryant and Ricky Rubio Talk Trash About Olympics (Video)

The Timberwolves held their own in a 106-101 loss to the Lakers on Sunday night.  With fellow countrymen Pau Gasol and Ricky Rubio sharing the court, some friendly trash talk was expected.  I’m sure there was some chatter going back and forth …

Mark Cuban Says Letting Players Play for Olympic Team is ‘Stupidity,’ Calls Olympic Basketball ‘Meaningless’

Above all else, Mark Cuban is a businessman. That is the reason he is one of the most successful men in America. He may love guys like Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd on a personal level, but at the end of the day, they are assets to his company. Cuban …

Amar’e Stoudemire is Upset He Wasn’t Invited to Play for Team USA

The 2012 Team USA Olympic basketball roster of 12 players will be chosen from a list of 20 candidates.  One player who is not among them is Amar’e Stoudemire.  While he doesn’t appear to be holding a grudge or displaying any hard …

Olympic Runner Nick Symmonds Using eBay to Auction Advertising Space on Body

Olympic runner Nick Symmonds is offering people the chance to advertise their Twitter handles on his body through a temporary tattoo. Symmonds was a member of the 2008 U.S. Track and Field team and is currently ranked first in the country in the 800 …

Jerry Colangelo: 2012 Olympic Basketball Team a ‘Fair Comparison’ to Dream Team

In case you don’t remember, The USA National Basketball Team won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.  That team looked pretty impressive, but anyone who has been around for a while would stop short of calling them the Dream Team.  …

Lindsay Vonn Tebows After Race, is Friends With Tim Tebow’s Brother (Picture)

Lindsay Vonn won a World Cup super-G on Beaver Creek’s Birds of Prey Wednesday. I have no idea what that means, but she won a race.  What was more important was what she did after the race.  Since she is now friends with Tim Tebow’s older …

Lindsey Vonn Takes Sophomore Parker McDonald to Homecoming Dance

Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn made one young boy’s dream come true when she said yes after being asked to go to his homecoming dance Thursday. Parker McDonald is a sophomore at the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy in Colorado. He did not …

Brady Quinn Flies Overnight to be with Girlfriend Alicia Sacramone for Her Surgery

Brady Quinn may have been surpassed by Tim Tebow on the quarterback depth chart for the Broncos, but he’s still excelling in another realm. Following his team’s home loss to the Chargers Sunday, Quinn took a red eye flight to be with …

Coach Won’t Allow German Steeplechase Hopeful Gesa Krause to Wear High Heels

Gesa Krause is a 19-year-old from Germany who is hoping to compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Olympics. She won the event in the under-20 European Championship and she’ll be competing in the world championship this weekend. …

Lockout Could Result in NBA Players Passing on London Olympics

If you are one of those people who enjoys Olympic basketball and still thinks about the Dream Team, the NBA lockout could put a kink in your plans. If the lockout continues and the upcoming NBA season is cancelled, the Players’ Association will …

Michael Phelps Borrows Australian Swimmer Eamon Sullivan’s Trunks

It’s been a rough week for 14-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps. Not only did he lose to teammate Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter freestyle at the Swimming World Championships Tuesday, he also forgot his practice trunks. Luckily Australian …

Great Britain Would Like its Olympics Athletes to Tidy Their Rooms, Thank You

As the host country of the 2012 Olympics, Great Britain is expected to set a standard both on and off the athletic field. They take their responsibility so seriously that director of sports Sir Clive Woodward (by the way, you know you’ve made …

Apolo Ohno for Subway on Running NYC Marathon, Work Ethic, Michael Phelps Bong

LBS had the pleasure of speaking with two-time gold medalist and eight-time Olympic medalist speed skater Apolo Ohno Thursday. Ohno is in the Fort Worth area for Subway and announced he will be competing in the upcoming NYC Marathon, accepting …

Vancouver Olympics Receive Emergency Supply of Condoms

The amount of sexual intercourse that goes on in the Olympic Village every two years is legendary. In fact, they even encourage it by providing 100,000 condoms for free. If that’s not enough, the 2012 Olympics in London have a sexual logo. We …

Alex Ovechkin Pushes Fan’s Camera After Russia’s Loss to Canada

Russian star player Alex Ovechkin tanked big time in Russia’s horrific 7-3 loss to Canada in the quarterfinals at the Olympics Wednesday. Ovie was outplayed and barely got any shots on goal as his team feel behind early. Unhappy with his …

Skater Patrick Beckert Misses the Cell Phone Call of a Lifetime

German speedskater Patrick Beckert might not be close to the top of his field but he’s good enough to be an alternate at the Winter Games in Vancouver. The poor guy hit some bad luck on Wednesday when he got a call to replace Italy’s …

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