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

8/9/12 in Olympics   |   Mia781   |   588 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   |   Eric_   |   6480 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   |   4557 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   |   943 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...

Olympic weightlifter Matthias Streiner missed his 3rd lift, and it's easy to see why

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   Pat   |   4557 respect

German weightlifter Matthias Steiner wasn't able to finish out his set of lifts in London, but I don't think anyone will think any less of ...

The Best Basketball Player Alive Question Usually Answers Itself On The Court

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   GeorgeMon   |   136 respect

The 2012 Olympic team belongs to Lebron James and he will not be deferring. The question of who is the best player in basketball a...

United States and Brazil enter semifinals of women’s volleyball

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   KurtKingsley   |   1773 respect

As expected the women’s volleyball quarterfinal encounter between Brazil and Russia turned out be an intense affair. The defending champions ...

Russia’s women qualify for basketball semis after a nail-bitter against Turkey

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   KurtKingsley   |   1773 respect

Russia managed to keep Turkey at bay in the dying moments of the women’s basketball quarterfinal at the 2012 London Olympics. At the final wh...

Sally Pearson beats Dawn Harper in close run for the Olympics 100m hurdles gold

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   IvanRogers   |   946 respect

While a whole Australian nation went to bed with big hopes at the London Olympics Women’s 100m hurdles on Tuesday, the morning sun rose from ...

Aly Raisman bags bronze at balance beam, dominates floor exercise for gold

8/8/12 in Olympics   |   Mia781   |   588 respect

Aly Raisman finally got redemption for losing out on her medal at the all-individual finals.   Jordyn Wieber had been deemed the favorite to...

Recapping an Active Day 11 at the Olympics [SPOILER ALERT]

8/7/12 in Olympics   |   Eric_   |   6480 respect

It was an active day at the gym, at the track, and everywhere in between on Day 11 of the 2012 London Olympics, so let's get right down to busi...

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang offers one of the most inspiring moments of the Olympic games

8/7/12 in Olympics   |   Pat   |   4557 respect

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang was the gold medalist in the 110M hurdles in 2004, but had to drop out of the race in 2008 because of achilles issues. ...

United States enter Olympic quarterfinals after an emphatic victory over Argentina

8/7/12 in Olympics   |   JamesSmith23   |   1377 respect

The United States defeated Argentina in heated encounter by 126-97 to proceed to the elimination rounds. United States and Argentina were ready to ...

Usain Bolt bothered by London Olympics’ inflexible security policies rigid

8/7/12 in Olympics   |   BrianMaddock   |   943 respect

Nothing could stop the world’ fastest man on the track at the London Olympics, but Usain Bolt claims the London Olympics security put up cons...

United States women defeat rivals Canada to enter Olympic final against WC winner Japan

8/7/12 in Olympics   |   KurtKingsley   |   1773 respect

It was a thriller by all definitions. United States has never been hung over football or soccer as it is more widely known in America, but when Uni...