summer olympics

While soccer isn’t nearly as popular here as it is in other parts of the world, it seems to get its due in the US during the Olympics, at least. And when the women’s national soccer team won gold after a hotly-contested battle against Brazil at the 2008 Games in Beijing, its members became superstars.

The 2012 Olympic Games are quickly approaching, and soon the city of London will be swarming with professional athletes from all over the world.

McDonald’s has a monopoly on french fries at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

I found out recently that a good friend of mine will be attending the Summer Olympic Games in London.  She recently shared with me the photo of the admission tickets she received in the mail.

Are you already bored with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte’s glistening pectoral regions? Looking for a fresher, new bod to replace them? Then look no further than Cullen Jones from the USA’s 2012 Olympic swimming team.

The Summer Olympics Games are just a few short days away.  The US team is pretty well formed, and as usual you can expect the Stars and Strips to reign over many a medal ceremony.  So here's our question for you: Are you excited to watch the Olympics or is it just not something you are interested in?

South African sprinter and double amputee Oscar Pistorius was named to his country’s Olympic team on Thursday, becoming the first amputee ever to compete in the Games.

As London gears up for this month's  Summer Olympics, they've lined up one if their most famous singers to sing at the Games.

Leave it to an Englishman to make the 2012 Olympic torch run one of the cutest moments in the history of the games.

The upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics marks 40 years since 11 Israeli athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In commemoration, the Israeli government and two US Congressmen asked for a moment of silence at this summer’s event, only to have the International Olympic Committee reject the proposal.