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America’s Jordan Burroughs delivers Olympics gold with victory over Iran

8/11/12 in Olympics   |   Mia781   |   547 respect

Wrestler Jordan Burroughs started out confident well before the Olympics when he changed his twitter handle to “alliseeisgold,” and the...

Recapping Day 14 of the London Olympics [SPOILER ALERT]

8/10/12 in Olympics   |   gearhead   |   6361 respect

On paper, it was another quiet day at the Olympics, as things set up for the final weekend. However, there was the highly anticipated men's bas...

Great Britain grabs 50 medals following success in the dressage event

8/10/12 in Olympics   |   JamesSmith23   |   1364 respect

Charlotte Dujardin led Great Britain to its second dressage gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics following a spectacular ride in the individual e...

Carli Lloyd’s brace takes United States to third consecutive Olympic gold in women’s football

8/10/12 in Olympics   |   KurtKingsley   |   1767 respect

United States claimed revenge over Japan for their World Cup final defeat last year. The United States women’s football team grabbed an exhil...

Oscar Pistorius relieved after review lands South Africans in 4x400m finals

8/10/12 in Olympics   |   IvanRogers   |   870 respect

In an “emotional rollercoaster” of events, the South African relay team is back on the 4x400m finals. South African double-amputee Osca...

USA rises with Claressa Shields’ boxing middleweight title

8/10/12 in Olympics   |   BrianMaddock   |   863 respect

A dark cloud on the boxing front finally drifted out of the skies for the Americans on Thursday as 17-year-old Claressa Shields dominated her 33-ye...

Recapping Day 13 of the Olympics [SPOILER ALERT]

8/9/12 in Olympics   |   gearhead   |   6361 respect

The stars came out to play today at the Olympics. The track was where the heaviest action was, but we being with a historic match at Wembley Stadiu...

U.S. women's soccer team wins gold, neglects to expose their sports bras

8/9/12 in Olympics   |   JoeKukura   |   333 respect

Riding two goals from Carli Lloyd and staving off a furious late comeback by the Japanese, the U.S. women's soccer team won the gold medal matc...

If I were Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges, I'd need to change my drawers after this one

8/9/12 in Olympics   |   Pat   |   4515 respect

Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges had a rather unfortunate mishap during the semifinals in the 2012 London Olympics yesterday, as his pole snapped i...

Canadian women’s football team believes they got “robbed” and “cheated” by Americans

8/9/12 in Olympics   |   KurtKingsley   |   1767 respect

The heat between Canadian and American women’s football team continues to rise following United States 4-3 victory in Monday’s semifina...

Usain Bolt prepares to make history with 200m gold at the Olympics

8/9/12 in Olympics   |   KurtKingsley   |   1767 respect

Usain Bolt believes he will become the first Olympian to claim victory in both sprint titles in successive Olympics when he wins the 200m final. Th...

Sarah Attar still gains more than most athletes from her loss in the 800m heat

8/9/12 in Olympics   |   Mia781   |   547 respect

For the last 150m’s or so, Sarah Attar had the undivided attention of the 80,000 packed Olympics Stadium that anxiously awaited her to mark a...

Recapping Day 12 of the Olympics [SPOILER ALERT]

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   gearhead   |   6361 respect

Day 12 of the London Olympics ended up being a banner day for the old red, white, and blue, especially at the track. However, we start with the...

Sportswoman of the year: Anyone but Canadian soccer disgrace Melissa Tancredi

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   Pat   |   4515 respect

As you can see in the above picture, slightly right of center, Canadian soccer player Melissa Tancredi stomped on American Carli Lloyd's...

Cameron van der Burgh admits to cheating with additional dolphin kicks at 100m breaststroke

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   BrianMaddock   |   863 respect

South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh finished the 100m breaststroke in style after he clocked in 58.46 seconds to win Olympic gold, and imme...