Olympics
The London Games might have ended Sunday, but Jamaican sprinter and decided “fastest man on earth” Usain Bolt is still finding ways to make headlines. He has now refused to compete in the UK until...
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While you’ve been watching the Olympic Games have you ever wondered what happens to the towel Michael Phelps just used or where the U.S. women’s soccer team sleeps every night? Well now you can buy...
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Michael Phelps announced he would retire after the 2012 Olympic Games, and with the Closing Ceremony Sunday, Phelps fans might have worried that they had seen that last of him for a long time. Don’t...
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The London Games are over, and they concluded in rock-star fashion as some of Britain’s greatest musicians and performers took to the track and field of the Olympic Stadium to unabashedly celebrate British culture. The...
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Last week I wrote about the public perception of athletic beauty at the Olympics via the less-followed sport of female weightlifting. The closing ceremonies were Sunday, on the heels of the events that seem to...
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On Jul. 27, the world watched as London kicked off the 2012 Summer Games with a spectacle-filled Opening Ceremonies. After two weeks of competition including upsets, triumph, and disappointment, we said goodbye to London 2012...
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The past two years have been extremely difficult for British diver Tom Daley. The 18-year-old lost his father to cancer and the media has hounded him since he is one of the top young British...
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Spain made a run for it, but in the end couldn’t match up to the NBA’s best Americans. The U.S. Olympic basketball team defeated the Spanish team 107-100 to win its’ second consecutive Olympic gold....
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When watching Cullen Jones race down a center lane of the pool at the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre, the last thing on anyone’s mind is drowning. Yet, the Olympic gold medalist has become invested in fighting...
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The London Games might be one day away from Closing Ceremonies, but there’s still plenty of action. Wrestling is still getting under way, and with the end near many events’ gold medal matches are set...
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