Olympic Articles

Olympics Jordyn Wieber did not qualify for the women’s gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 2012 London Olympics. Despite finishing with the fourth-highest score during qualifying, the reig...
41 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Olympics
Olympics The most poignant image of the London Games thus far: NBC's interviews with U.S. gymnasts Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas while team linchpin and gold medal favorite Jordyn Wieber sobbed in the backg...
Olympics Okay, NBC. We'll play along. All during the Olympics, we'll be presenting a rundown of the essential, can't-miss events — according to when they'll be broadcast on NBC. (We don't sanction watchin...
41 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: News, Olympics
Olympics London Olympics 2012 Photo of the Day American gymnast Gabrielle Douglas eyes perfection on the uneven bars during the team portion of the women's gymnastics competition. Her stellar perfo...
41 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: News, Olympics, Gabrielle Douglas
Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics: What to Watch, July 27 The Opening Ceremony Time: 7:30 pm Eastern (tape delay), NBC Years of preparation and months of hype are finally giving way to actual compe...
42 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: News, Olympics
Olympics As we head into the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, we take a moment to look back at the gold medal-winning dominance of the United States over the past five games. Here's a look at how the U.S., C...
42 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: Olympics, Olympic Gold Medals
Olympics The majority of the 2008 Beijing Olympics “Redeem Team” — the gold medal squad led by LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul — returns to defend its global roundball crow...
42 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NBA, Olympics, USA Basketball
Olympics Numbers do not lie.  With 2296 cumulative medals in the Summer Olympics, the United States is irrefutably the most dominant participating country in the history of the Olympic Games.  Des...
42 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Olympics
Olympics The official 2012 London Olympic headshots have to be seen to be believed. And even then, they don’t seem real. Here’s a few of the world’s worst photos of the world’s finest athletes. ...
42 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Olympics
Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics are just around the corner. Millions of viewers around the world will be glued to their TV sets watching popular events such as basketball, gymnastics and swimming. But the...
42 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Olympics, Olympics
Olympics Eleven future Hall of Famers — Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Chris Mullin and Clyde Drexle...
42 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NBA, Olympics, dream team, Olympics
Olympics For these former 11 Olympians, being famous for their athletic efforts at the games just wasn't enough. Herschel Walker Everyone remembers the former running back as one of the great sports...
42 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Olympics
Olympics Before the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Doug Collins was invited to speak to the U.S. men’s basketball team at a Las Vegas training camp. Collins talked about his experience at the 1972 Games in Mu...
42 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: Olympics
Olympics Olympians over 30 years old are often overshadowed by teen sensations and twenty-somethings. But the 2012 London Olympics will have plenty of older, wiser and more accomplished athletes to watch at...
42 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Olympics
Olympics Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are two of the most decorated, dominant swimmers in U.S. history. Rivals in the pool and friends out of it, they’re poised to take their personal rivalry to London ...

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