Even The Judges Were Amazed By McKayla Maroney's Perfect Vault
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Leah GoldmanMcKayla Maroney started the US off on the right foot last night with a beautiful vault that she scored a 16.233 on.
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U.S. NBA Stars Start What May Be Their Last Run For Gold
• Mark McClusky via WIRED.comThe United States men’s basketball team opened the Olympic tournament with a 98-71 win today at the Basketball Arena in London’s Olympic Park. Kevin Durant lead the squad with 22 points and 9 rebounds, and Kevin Love added 14 points.
Olympic Archers Target Better Gear for Straight Shots
• Nathan Hurst via WIRED.comBrady Ellison is the top archer on the planet right now. At 23, he’s ranked No. 1 on the recurve bow, a feat made all the more impressive by the fact he didn’t pick up a recurve bow until six years ago.
Phelps survives scare, China win first gold
• The Raw Story.comSwimming legend Michael Phelps suffered a nervy start in his bid to become the greatest Olympian in history on Saturday while Chinese shooter Yi Siling claimed the first gold of the Games.
Olympics officials confront rash of under-attended events
• The Raw Story.comOlympics organizers were urgently investigating why several venues had swathes of empty seats on Saturday, the first full day of competition at the London Games.
Americans not allowed to watch Olympics opening ceremonies live
• The Raw Story.comA billion people across the globe turned on their TVs to watch the opening ceremony of the London Olympics live Friday, but very few of them were in United States.
How to Construct the Lightest, Most Open Olympic Stadium Ever Built
• Tim Newcomb via PopSci.comThe centerpiece of this year's Olympics is unlike anything we've seen before
Olympic officials replace backwards Arabic ‘welcome’ signs
• The Raw Story.comThe official shopping centre of the 2012 Olympics apologised on Thursday for putting up “Welcome to London” banners in Arabic that read backwards.
London mayor calls out Romney in front of 100,000 at Olympic torch lighting
• David Edwards via The Raw Story.comLondon Mayor Boris Johnson shamed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in front of a crowd of 100,000 people at the Olympic torch lighting on Thursday.
How to Construct the Lightest, Most Open Olympic Stadium Ever Built
• http://www.popsci.com, By Tim NewcombThe centerpiece of this year's Olympics is unlike anything we've seen before
43 Signs That The London Olympics Will Be A Complete Disaster
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Adam TaylorThis Friday the Summer Olympics will officially start — can London escape the "Olympic Curse"?
Joe Paterno statue taken down
• .The Joe Paterno statue was removed Sunday morning from its pedestal outside Beaver Stadium, and it will be stored in an unnamed "secure location," Penn State president Rodney Erickson announced. Erickson also said the Paterno name will remain on the
Spain's Olympic Basketball Team Takes Aim At U.S.
• http://www.npr.org, by Lauren FrayerSpain is a country that partied for days after winning the European Soccer Championships earlier this month.
The oh, oh, Ohhh-lympics!
• www.dailymail, Damien Gayle and Rick Dewsbury'I've seen athletes having sex out in the open, getting down and dirty on grass between buildings,' says U.S. women's goalie
Relentless Rockies losing has Coors Field frustrated — but still crowded
• http://www.denverpost.com, Benjamin HochmanIt was a lazy, hazy Monday night at Coors Field, and between innings fans were quietly chatting and sipping sodas when a man suddenly stood from his seat and shouted, "FIRE O'DOWD!" Read more: Relentless Rockies losing has Coors Field frustrated
...Games legend Michael Johnson believes Oscar Pistorius has an 'unfair advantage'
• http://www.telegraph.co, By Oliver PickupThe 400-metre world record holder, Michael Johnson, believes disabled athletes who use prosthetic limbs should not be allowed to compete in able-bodied races, as it has not been disproved whether or not it provides them with an "unfair advantage".
Why NOT Make Olympic Uniforms in China?
• http://www.cato.org, by Daniel J. IkensonPatriotism, it has been said, is the last refuge of scoundrels. Indeed, with 86% of the American public disapproving of Congress' performance, refuge-seeking politicians have wrapped themselves in the flag to denounce the fact that the U.S. Olympic t
Here Are The Two Shots By Roger Federer At Wimbledon That Have The Tennis World Buzzing
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Cork GainesBy winning Wimbledon this weekend, Roger Federer (30) became the first man in his 30s to do so since Arthur Ashe (31) in 1975. How did it pull it off? Federer can still hit shots that other players wouldn't even dare attempt.
Lance Armstrong’s suit against USADA dismissed
• Washington PostLance Armstrong’s lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency was dismissed hours after it had been filed Monday, with the judge resoundingly chastising his legal team for failing to properly write the complaint. In a tersely worded three-page res
Woman Held in UK Terror Probe Freed Without Charge
• APOne of 7 people arrested over an alleged plot to launch a terrorist attack in Britain has been released without charge, police said, as detectives continued to question more than 12 other people over 2 alleged plots.
Terror Suspect Tagged, Tracked, Nabbed Near Olympic Park
• ABC NewsAn accused terrorist was re-arrested for repeatedly getting too close to London’s Olympic Park thanks to a GPS monitoring device authorities used in special cases to track terror suspects who cannot be prosecuted,
Mathematicians use network theory to model champion Spanish soccer team's style
• http://phys.org, by Bob YirkaFor years, sports fanatics have turned to statistics to help them gauge the relative strength or weaknesses of different teams, though some have been more amenable to the process than others.
Insane: Real-life Hot Wheels cars go through double dare loop
• Muriel Kane via The Raw Story.comThis years X Games, which are being held in Los Angeles this weekend, added to their usual extreme events by constructing a real-life, 66 foot tall version of the Hot Wheels Double Dare Snare
A four-team football playoff is approved, but don't expect the BCS presidents to expand it
• APThe long, slow march toward a major college football playoff is over. It has been approved. Conference commissioners met with an oversight committee of university presidents and chancellors here Tuesday to approve the four-team seeded playoff, con
One One-Hundredth of a Second Faster: Building Better Olympic Athletes
• Mark McClusky via WIRED.comIn the swampy heat of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lolo Jones peers at a line of approaching rain clouds. The rumble of thunder carries across the track at Louisiana State University, where Jones is training for her second run at an Olympic gold medal.
Olympic Evolution: From Croquet to BMX Cycling, 116 Years of Official Events
• http://www.wired.com, By Rachel SwabyWhat counts as a summer Olympic sport? It depends on the year.
Ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky convicted of 45 counts in sex-abuse trial
• APJerry Sandusky was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years, accusations that had sent shock waves through the college campus known as Happy Valley and led to the firing of Penn State's beloved Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno.
Adopted son accuses Sandusky of abuse
• Washington PostOne of Jerry Sandusky’s adopted sons is accusing his father of abuse, a news flash that raced through this rural village shortly after a jury began deliberations on 48 charges of child molestation leveled against the former Penn State assistant footb
Miami Won Thanks To 'Mario Mother F---ing Chalmers'
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Lorenzo ArguelloThe Miami Heat played the game of their lives and benefited from a serious late game mental lapse on the part of Russell Westbrook to win Game 4 Tuesday night.
Moneyball 2.0: How Missile Tracking Cameras Are Remaking The NBA
• http://www.fastcodesign.com, Mark WilsonA new camera system is adding a whole new level of analytics to basketball. We talk to insiders using it.
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