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US Gymnast Danell Leyva Came From Behind To Win A Surprise Bronze Medal With...
American gymnast Danell Leyva won bronze in the men's all-around after coming from behind in the final rotation. Leyva was in sixth going into the high bar, but came up with a brilliant routine to...
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What The Olympic Games Are Like For North Korean Athletes
North Korea is one of the most closed states in the entire world, with foreign media blocked and official media rarely offering a fair or detailed view of the outside world. It's also a country where...
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These Three Great Goals Show How Easy Olympic Soccer Has Been For Brazil
As expected, Brazil had a pretty easy go of things in Olympic soccer group play. In beating New Zealand 3-0 Wednesday, they cruised into the quarterfinals with a 3-0 record and a 9-3 overall goal...
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This Multi-Exposure Image Shows Us Just How Incredible McKayla Maroney's...
Should McKayla Maroney's vault have been scored a perfect 10.0 during yesterday's women's gymnastics competition at the Olympics? In the end, it didn't matter as (spoiler alert!) the U.S. women went on...
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The Best Of Samuel L. Jackson's Olympic Tweets
Samuel L. Jackson may not be ranting about NBC's tape-delay, but he sure has a lot to say about the Olympics. And, it's hilarious. Jackson's critiquing everything from water polo to gymnastics. He's...
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Watch This Hungarian Swimmer Break The World Record In The 200M Breaststroke
Daniel Gyurta of Hungary set the world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke Wednesday with a time of 2:07.28. The record was previously held by Australian Christrian Sprenger, who set it with a...
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USA's Nathan Adrian Shocks Everyone, Wins A Gold Medal By .01 Seconds In The...
Underdog American Nathan Adrian just came from behind to win the men's 100m freestyle in London. Australia's James "The Missile" Magnussen was the defending world champion, and the heavy favorite going...
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This Is How One Air Force Pilot Helped Beat Hitler — Twice
His chunky 5-foot-8 frame gave no hint of the giddyup in his short strides, but it was said of Foy Draper that he could run a hole through the wind. His speed led to Gold, when he helped run a hole...
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SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: China And The U.S. Are Blowing Away The Other Countries
Thanks to the early emphasis on swimming and gymnastics at the Olympics, the United States and China have opened up a sizable lead in the overall medal count. The United States with 28 medals, have...
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Here's How Amazingly Close Nathan Adrian's Win Over James 'The Missile'...
Nathan Adrian shocked everyone by beating a favored James "The Missile" Magnussen in the 100-meter freestyle Wednesday. Adrian put on quite the comeback and reached out for the wall just in time to...
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The Most Amazing Moments In Olympic Gymnastics History
The gymnasts from Team USA gave a stellar performance yesterday, beating the Russians to the gold. McKayla Maroney's near perfect vault is definitely something sports fans will remember forever. It...
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A Media Bus Hit And Killed A Cyclist Outside Of The Olympic Park
Al Michaels said on NBC's Olympic broadcast that a media bus hit and killed a cyclist just outside of The Olympic Park, according to Deadspin. It was confirmed by NBC: #Olympics: #NBCNews confirms a...
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Check Out How Badly The USA Crushed Everyone Else In This Swimming Relay
Missy Franklin and the US women's swimming team took home another gold medal today in the 4x200m free relay. The race was long and boring because the Americans were so overwhelming. The only thing...
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Here's What The US Women's Gymnastics Team Has Been Doing Since Winning The...
The girls of the US women's gymnastics team have became huge stars since their gold-medal performance yesterday in London. It's a strange type of stardom — just a week ago, they were private teenage...
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London Olympics Coverage Is Making NBC Way More Money Than They Hoped For
NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers are so excited about the Olympics that NBC's corporate owners said Wednesday they now expect to break even on the London games after once predicting they'd take a...
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Here's What Happens To Olympic Sports Venues After The Games [Infographic]
Beijing spent inordinate amounts of money on their venues and now they serve as little more than reminders of the past. London spent a lot more than they wanted on theirs and hope these two weeks...
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13 Pictures That Capture The Poetry Of Olympic Swimming
Swimming is perhaps the most highly-anticipated event in the entire Olympics. The best swimmers become international superstars overnight and end up on our TV screens throughout the duration of the...
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Former Chinese Olympic Doctor Says He Suspected Phelps Of Doping
Ye Shiwen is the 16-year-old Chinese swimmer who has seen phenomenal success at the London Olympics, already netting two gold medals. Unfortunately, her success has been so impressive that it has...
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SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: How Aly Raisman Was Screwed Out Of A Medal In The...
When the gymnasts had completed the women's all-around competition, American Aly Raisman and Russian Aliya Mustafina were tied for third place. Rather than give both gymnasts a bronze medal, something...
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The Russian Women's Handball Coach Is The Most Terrifying Man At The Olympics
Like many others stateside, we've quickly grown quite fond of Olympic handball over the last week. But little did we know handball includes perhaps the scariest coach ever: Russian women's head coach...
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