Olympics
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Tellabs ensures Tweets, calls go through during OlympicsAug 02, 2012 12:38 pm - Whenever gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps sent a tweet or track-and-field star Usain Bolt called his family in Jamaica during the Summer Olympics in London, their voice...
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'Gabby' wins all-around gymnastics gold for U.S.Aug 02, 2012 12:00 pm - LONDON — Might be time to get Gabby Douglas a new nickname. Olympic champ works. Known as "The Flying Squirrel," Douglas won the women's all-around title Thursday night,...
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Suburban Olympians today: Men's volleyball, men's hoopsAug 02, 2012 5:30 am - Coming up today Ÿ Sean Rooney of Wheaton and the 2-0 U.S. men's volleyball team take on Brazil. Watch live: 2-4 p.m. NBC Ÿ The 2-0 U.S. men's basketball team takes on 1-...
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Competing today: Jacobs' Evan Jager, Crystal Lake's Amy LePeilbetAug 02, 2012 5:30 am - The suburban athletes competing today: Ÿ The 3-0 U.S. women's soccer team (Amy LePeilbet, Crystal Lake) has a quarterfinal match vs. New Zealand. On TV: Live, 8:30-1...
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Women’s all-around, Lochte-Phelps II highlight Thursday’s Olympic slateAug 01, 2012 9:36 pm - LONDON — A giddy Gabby Douglas offered a stream of words at her mile-a-minute best. “A lot of hard work, a lot of passion,” she said, “a lot of sacrifices and determinat...
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London’s mayor has major hang-upAug 01, 2012 9:18 pm - LONDON — Some are calling it the best moment at the Olympics so far: London Mayor Boris Johnson stuck on a zip wire. Crowds who gathered at a London park to watch the ga...
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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...
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Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Wednesday, August 1, 2012Aug 01, 2012 8:05 pm - ...
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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...
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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...