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Nike and Oakley Pull Endorsments as the Oscar Pistorius Story Continues to Unfold

matt.graves — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:33:34 GMT

One week after South African Olympic hero, Oscar Pistorius, was arrested and charged with murdering his girlfriend in his home, more twists and details come out that add more drama to an already scrutinized case.

Pistorius became the first double-amputee track star to compete at the Olympics when he ran in last year's London Games. He is being accused of premeditated murder in the death of his supermodel girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius claims he entered his home and mistook Steenkamp for an intruder and that the shooting was purely accidental and unintentional.

TEAM USA Wins Gold Over A Surprisingly Tenacious Spain Squad

admin — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:55:53 GMT

USA Men's Basketball Team finally garnered the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics Men's Basketball event, after a thrilling 107-100 over reigning European champions Spain. It was unexpectedly a very close match, too close for comfort that Team USA's lead margins never really wandered very far all game long. In fact it was a game that either Team USA or Spain could have won.

Spain opened up a scoring salvo led by gunner Juan-Carlos Navarro who struck and surprised the Americans' defense with quick and swift outside shots. He shot 12 of Spain's first 14 points.

London Olympics 2012: Bad Officiating Throws Olympic Boxing into Doldrums

admin — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:38:42 GMT

With great fanfare and extravaganza, the 2012 London Olympics came to festive end just hours ago on very high notes, gaining huge television success and with record medal haul for the host country, Great Britain.

But caught amidst the whirling celebrations is a reverberating issue in the sporting world, the waning patronage for the boxing events.

Is Olympic boxing on an irretrievable decline?

True Coronation: King James Strikes Gold Again With Team USA

admin — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:07:10 GMT

LeBron's hell began with the utterance of eight words: "I'm going to take my talents to South Beach." The hubris of the now-infamous "decision" stunned the basketball world and left the city of Cleveland paralyzed with shock. What followed was a series of admonishments from the basketball community. Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert expressed his disappointment with a letter criticizing LeBron, a letter that was also infamous as it was written in comic sans (an internet no-no).

The London Olympics Have Been A Jolly Good Show

james.barghini — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:28:27 GMT

The London Olympics' NBC primetime coverage approaches a fortnight and satisfying everyone remains a probable impossibility. Sport fans naturally pine, but my wife, 22 month old daughter, and I watched men's and women's swimming, bike racing, water polo, gymnastics, volleyball, beach volleyball, tennis, diving, and an array of track and field events and have discovered a bit of the sublime.

London Olympics 2012: American Judo Fighter Nick Delpopolo's Arrest and Disqualification Because Of Illegal Drug Use Proves American Stereotypes

stephen.conway — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:01:49 GMT

Unfortunately, we weren't able to make it through the Olympics without an athlete out of the 10,500 to participate in the Olympics to be arrested and disqualified from competition, and go figure, it was an American.

London 2012: How A Change In Society Could Call For A Change In The Olympics

stephen.conway — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:16:02 GMT

Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, society has changed dramatically, which has allowed the London Olympics to be unique in its own way. It seems like the more new technology and equipment we are exposed to and we are allowed to use, the more that current Olympics breaks viewing and attendance records. Not only have these statistics raised, but also the amount of medals awarded and athletes competing. According to USA Today, in 1908 which was the first London Olympics, 109 medals were awarded, and 2,024 athletes competed.

London Olympics 2012: Katie Taylor Wins Gold, But Also Wins Heart of Ireland (VIDEO)

stephen.conway — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:12:42 GMT

Crowds Gather As Taylor Secures At Least Silver Medal

Since I've been in Ireland for five days now on vacation, I have been bamboozled with media coverage regarding Ireland and the Olympics. Even though Ireland is not known for winning medals in the Olympics, and really was not expected win any this summer, Ireland finally has something to cherish and be proud of in this years Olympics, a gold medal.

London Olympics 2012: USA Soccer Beats Japan In Gold Medal Match To Win 3rd Gold in a Row

admin — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:36:55 GMT

Just three days after some classic semi-final matches the 2012 London Olympic Soccer matches brought us a great day of soccer. No match was better than the Gold Medal match which was a rematch of the 2011 Women's World Cup Final between the United States and Japan.

London Olympics 2012: IOC Must Address Oscar Pistorius And The "Blade Runner" Issue

joe.halverson — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:48:00 GMT

Oscar Pistorius has already made history as the first double-amputee ever to compete in the Olympics, running on a pair of carbon fiber blades that has caused fans from around the world to refer to him as "The Blade Runner."

London Olympics 2012: Team USA Survives Trap Game Against Lithuania [HIGHLIGHTS]

cory.doyle — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:05:32 GMT

Highlights of Team USA's Win Over Lithuania

Two days after Team USA scored a blistering 156 points in a record-shattering 83-point win over Nigeria, the mens hoops team barely outlasted Lithuania for a 99-94 win.