The man responsible for operating the Olympic Rings during last night’s Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Russia was found dead today.
According to local reports the body of T. Borris Avdeyev was found his hotel room early this morning with mul
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Olympic silver medalist sprinter (4x100 relay) Jeff Demps has signed a contract with the New England Patriots, according to Ian Rappaport of NFL Network.
So, two weeks of Olympic Games are over. There was a huge amount of expectation on London (we were one of many nay-sayers) but did the British deliver?
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The London 2012 closing ceremony kicked off with a typically British mass singalong Sunday to bring the curtain down on an Olympic Games that have retained the feelgood factor throughout.
Diving 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.
Sailors 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."
Usain 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
With 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.
When 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.
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Sen. 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.
So 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.
A 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.
Soldiers 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.
The 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 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
Brady 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.
Human 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.
Swimming 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.