olympics

Michael Phelps has managed to swim into history.

Olympic athletes often train for years in the hopes of someday getting a medal. But while the 4,700 medals currently being doled out in London are priceless to the athletes who win them, the actual value of the raw materials may be less than you think.

The US swim team captured two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Monday, while the US men’s gymnastics squad disappointed. Here’s what happened at the London Games:

Gymnast Aly Raisman was one of the big stories of the opening weekend of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. The 18-year old from Needham, Ma. qualified for the all-around title, knocking teammate, world champion and best friend Jordyn Wieber out of the competition that Wieber would have been the favorite in. But the most entertaining part of Raisman’s near flawless routine was her parents’ reac

Upsets and world records ruled the day on Day 2 of competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a brief recap of Sunday’s action:

What is it about the Olympics that makes us all stop and pay attention?  What is it about people taking part in sports that, for the most part, so few of us actually keep up with?  Face it, during the off years, you don't keep up with diving, track and field or some of the other Olympic sports that we will see in the next couple of weeks...

The Summer Olympics begin this weekend in London. For more than a century, the modern Olympic games have provided a global stage for athletes to deliver unforgettable moments of competition, courage and compassion.

Starnes says urinals are on the way out from aircraft carriers to accommodate female sailors but wonders how transgender sailors will be accommodated?

Seitel said that the International Olympic Committee has a propensity for incompetent public relations.

She is one of those that represents America in the Olympic games, happening this summer in London.  She has also announced to the world that she is a virgin and talks about the struggle that it is to remain that way.  She says that she is saving it for marriage...