U.S. basketball team defeats Spain to win Olympic gold medal
• http://www.miamiherald.com, BY MICHELLE KAUFMANMiami Heat’s LeBron James’ three-pointer late in fourth-quarter helps seal the victory in a close game with Spain.
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OLYMPICS London Summer 2012
Olympic Physics: Diving and the Moment of Inertia
• http://www.wired.com, By Rhett AllainDiving is among the most popular spectator events in the Olympics, a graceful sport that combines elements of gymnastics and dancing. It’s also an excellent example of physics in action.
Here Are The Biggest Fails Of NBC's Olympic Coverage
• http://www.businessinsider.com, William WeiNBC has received a ton of flak for its handling of the London Olympics.
Go Back You Fool! An Irish Sailing Mockumentary
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby ZimetSailors were likely unhappy, but non-sailors suffering from Olympic fatigue loved a hilarious video offering clueless "commentary" from Francis Higgins for the Women's Laser Radial - aka "some boats in a race."
Seven Olympians From Cameroon Have Gone Missing
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Nicholas SchwartzSeven Cameroonian athletes have gone missing in the Olympic village, according to Reuters.
Usain Bolt Wins Gold In 100-Meter Dash, Breaks Own Olympic Record
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Tony ManfredUsain Bolt just won his second-straight 100-meter gold medal in an Olympic record 9.63 seconds. A lot of people thought fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake would beat him, but in the end it wasn't even all that close. Blake got the silver, and USA's Justin G
LeBron James Saved Team USA From Being Upset With This Spectacular Sequence
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Cork GainesWith just under seven minutes to go today, Lithuania hit a 3-point shot to take a 2-point lead over Team USA, putting everybody on upset alert. Three minutes later, LeBron James took over.
Archive Gallery: The Secrets of Olympic Athletes
• http://www.popsci.com, By Julie BeckTraining, gear, and sometimes, sadly, drugs, give the world's top athletes an edge in competition
Olympic Physics: Swimming, Power and Setting Records
• http://www.wired.com, By Rhett AllainIt’s hard to be a champion, and harder still to set a record. Let me look at one event in particular, the 50 meter freestyle.
Steeplechase Is the Coolest Olympic Event You’ve Never Heard Of
• http://www.wired.com, By Ann GaffiganWhen people learn I ran steeplechase, they always ask, “What’s the steeplechase?” I’ve answered this question more times than I can count on my hands and feet.
How Science Predicts Which Olympic Events Will Be the Most Exciting to Watch
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowYou can't watch everything, so let an analysis of physics data guide you to this summer's most competitive events
Rubio bill eliminates federal tax on Olympic medals
• http://www.washingtontimes.com, By Stephen DinanSen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill Wednesday to eliminate the federal government’s tax on Olympic medals, saying the levy amounted to yet another way the government tries to punish those who succeed.
Doug Casey on the Olympics
• lewrockwell.com, Interviewed by Louis JamesSo Doug, the queen of England parachuted into the arena with James Bond to kick-start the Olympics. I'm sure you must have some comments on the – literally – passing parade.
Cyclist killed in collision with Olympics shuttle bus
• The Raw Story.comA man was killed Wednesday when a bicycle was involved in a collision with an Olympics shuttle bus just outside the site of the Games in London, police said.
Militarization: The Olympic Flag in the Hands of Soldiers
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Manlio DinucciThe Olympics can be "a time of new, and renewed, friendships where deeper peace and understanding is forged."
China bloggers dive into swimmer drug debate
• http://www.aljazeera.com, AgenciesWave of online anger follows comments from US coach that Ye Shiwen's record-setting performance was 'unbelievable.'
Olympics Empty Seats Row: LOCOG Calls in the Army (Again)
• by Robert Booth and Owen Gibson The GuardianSoldiers have been drafted in to fill empty seats at the London 2012 Olympics after prime seating at the aquatics centre, gymnastics arena and basketball venue again went unused on the second day of competition.
Join the Smiley Cult of the Five Circles? Sorry, but I Have a Democratic Right To Be Bored
• by Peter Hitchens lewrockwell.comEnthusiasm is compulsory only in totalitarian dictatorships. Anywhere else, we are free to be keen if we want to, and bored if we want to.
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.
Olympics Physics: New Platform Is No Chip Off the Old Starting Block
• Rhett Allain via WIRED.comOlympic swimmers don’t just dive into the pool like the rest of us. They start on a block called, appropriately enough, a starting block. London will see the Olympic debut of a track-style starting block with an inclined surface and a lip at the back
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.
Humans wouldn’t do well in all-species Olympics: study
• The Raw Story.comHuman beings would be made to look decidedly unimpressive were animals allowed to compete in the Olympics — outperformed by the likes of kangaroos, gorillas and ostriches, a science paper said.
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.
Olympic legend Carl Lewis on Mitt Romney: ‘Some Americans shouldn’t leave the country’
• The GuardianMitt Romney has been rebuked by the US Olympic legend Carl Lewis after the presumptive Republican presidential nominee questioned whether London was fully prepared for the Olympic 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
Olympics could spark global measles outbreak
• David Ferguson via The Raw Story.comA spike in international cases of measles and an increase in the number of parents choosing not to vaccinate their children has health officials worrying
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.
U.S. Olympic shooters say don’t link us to Colorado theater horror
• The Raw Story.comUS Olympic shooting competitors hope those watching the London Games do not link their firearm sports with the shooter who killed 12 people and wounded 58 others at an American theatre last week.
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