Tag Archives: Olympics
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This Day In Sports History (September 27th) – United States Men’s Olympic Baseball Team
It was on this day in 2000 that the United States men’s Olympic baseball team captured its first gold medal since 1988. The Americans defeated the heavily favored Cubans 4-0 in a game played at the Sydney Baseball Stadium in Sydney, Australia. These Olympics marked the first time that professional baseball players were eligible to [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 24th) – Ben Johnson
It was on this day in 1988 that Ben Johnson set a new world record and won Olympic gold in the men’s 100 meter race at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. However, Johnson was stripped of his medal when his urine sample tested positive for stanozol, a substance on the banned list of [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 19th) — Greg Louganis
It was on this day in 1988 that US diver Greg Louganis hit his head on the diving board during the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Louganis suffered a concussion after hitting his head on the springboard while performing a reverse 2 1/2 pike during the preliminary round. However, the injury would not [...]
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Prince Harry and Ryan Lochte Raced in a Pool While Partying at a Vegas Club (Pics & Video)
Throughout the 16-day international sports extravaganza that was the 2012 Summer Olympics, it seemed like members of the British Royal family were everywhere, giving interviews to foreign media, chatting up athletes, and generally embracing their role as Britain’s ambassadors and hosts to the world. Now that the Olympics are finally over, however, the Royals can [...]
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25 Best GIFs From The 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics may be gone forever, but their greatest (and worst…not to mention their most hilarious) moments will live on forever. In what form will these moments live on forever? Well, it won’t be in video, that’s for sure. The IOC has already begun scouring the world wide web, looking for illicitly uploaded [...]
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Hilarious Faces of Synchronized Swimming from London 2012 (Gallery)
Synchronized swimming probably doesn’t sounds like the most interesting Olympic sport to watch, but it may very well provide the most interesting range of facial expressions at the Summer Games. For proof, look no further than the following gallery of funny synchronized swimming facial expressions.
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Michael Phelps Appears In The Latest Ad From Louis Vuitton (Photo)
Michael Phelps just retired from swimming at the age of 27. He won 4 gold medals and 2 silver medals at the London Olympics this year, bringing his career totals to 22 medals overall and 18 golds. making him the most-decorated Olympian of all time. So what is he going to do with himself now [...]
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The 15 Best Stories From The 2012 Summer Olympics
The Olympics always give us a wide variety of stories to tell—stories about legendary performances, human perseverance, or athletes overcoming adversity. And the 2012 Summer Olympics were no different. We saw athletes playing through injuries, inspiring nations, making entire stadiums laugh, and, of course, making entire stadiums erupt with deafening cheers. So today we take [...]
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Jamaican Fan Attacks Usain Bolt (With Kisses) After His Victory In 4x100m (Video)
I imagine quite a few ladies had their hearts broken after Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates won gold in the men’s 4x100m at the Olympics on Saturday, setting a new world record in the process. Why? Because after the race they would have seen Bolt get greeted by an extremely joyful and affectionate woman [...]
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Cash 4 Gold: What Countries Pay for Gold Medal Winners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Well, the 2012 Summer Olympics are finally over. It was all a lot of fun but, unfortunately, now it’s time to pay the bill. What bill, you ask? Well, I’m not talking about the bill the taxpayers of London are going to be paying off for the next 20 years—the bill for the games themselves. [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/12/12 — Kevin Durant
The USA men’s basketball team entered the final day of the 2012 Olympic Games with a perfect 7-0 record, but despite their dominating performance up to that point, a loss to Spain in Sunday’s final would still make their visit to London an epic failure. With all of that pressure staring them in the face, [...]
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Olympics BMX Crash Wipes Out The Competition (Video)
New Zealand BMX racer Marc Willers will probably never win an easier race in his life. During the opening quarterfinal run in the third heat of yesterday’s men’s cycling BMX race, Willers took a lead heading into the second-last turn of the race, and that small lead payed incredibly large dividends, as he was able [...]
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11 Sexiest Countries at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Well, after two solid weeks, the 2012 Summer Olympics are starting to wind down, with just a couple more days of action before the closing ceremonies on Sunday. And I don’t know about you, but I always find it a little sad when the Olympics are over. After all, they give us so many interesting [...]
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Olympic Celebration Fail: Water Polo Coach Jumps Into Pool, On Player’s Head (Video)
Unlike other team sports, such as soccer and basketball, women’s water polo is relatively new to the Summer Olympics, having been added only 12 years ago for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney. And unlike those other sports, the USA has not completely dominated women’s water polo. Coming into London 2012, the Americans had medaled [...]
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US Gymnasts Are Hitting The Town Now That Their Events Have Concluded (Video)
Now that the women’s gymnastics competition has finally concluded at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the American gymnasts—so successful this year—can finally relax and have some fun in one of the world’s greatest cities. So what does relaxing and having fun entail if you are gold medalists Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross, and [...]
