Olympics
-
Is there any avoiding Olympic spoilers?Aug 01, 2012 9:00 pm - NEW YORK — Mandy Hauck turned 25 on Wednesday, but she's avoiding Facebook and her happy birthday messages to steer clear of Olympic spoilers about her favorite sport, f...
-
Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Wednesday, August 1, 2012Aug 01, 2012 8:05 pm - ...
-
U.S. superstars likely will sit most of Nigeria gameAug 01, 2012 8:04 pm - LONDON — While teams such as Nigeria want to test themselves against LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, they may have to settle for Kevin Love and Andre Iguodala. U.S. Olympi...
-
US beach women lose their first Olympic setAug 01, 2012 6:00 pm - LONDON — One streak is over. The unbeaten streak continues for two-time defending Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor. The...
-
Anthony Davis: From college star to US Olympic subAug 01, 2012 2:37 pm - LONDON — Anthony Davis stopped dribbling, tucked the ball under one of his long arms and shook hands with the tall reporter whose face seemed so familiar. “He had no ide...
-
Michael Phelps has 19 medals, but is he the Greatest?Aug 01, 2012 2:19 pm - LONDON — The greatest? When it comes to Michael Phelps, the answer seems obvious with just a cursory glance of the medals table. The guy has won 15 golds — “insane,” say...
-
Comcast: Olympics far exceeding expectationsAug 01, 2012 10:25 am - NEW YORK — 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 p...
-
Colo. swimmer’s gold gives state reason to cheerAug 01, 2012 10:12 am - AURORA, Colo. — Colorado has seen its share of pain this year with a mass movie theater shooting and deadly wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes. But when Missy Fr...
-
8 badminton players tossed from Olympics for playing to loseAug 01, 2012 9:03 am - LONDON — Eight female badminton doubles players were disqualified Wednesday from the London Olympics after trying to lose matches to receive a more favorable place in th...
-
Itasca rower finishes just shy of claiming bronze medalAug 01, 2012 8:00 am - Olympian Sarah Zelenka from Itasca finished just shy of claiming a medal in England this morning. Zelenka, and her partner Sara Henderson, finished fourth in the women'...