1. Olympic Medal Count 2012: Dominance in Swimming Ensured USA Would Finish on Top

    The United States of America finished on top of the overall medal table at the 2012 London Olympics , 16 medals ahead of second-place China and 22 ahead of third-place Russia. Of course, nobody wins the Olympic Games...

    Sam R. Quinn Written by Sam R. Quinn about 10 months ago 2,799 reads 0 comments

  2. Olympic Star Lolo Jones Parties It Up with Ludacris, Nas and More

    You can't keep a good woman down. The last memory most have of Lolo Jones at the London Olympics is her finishing just shy of the podium in the women's 100-meter hurdles...

    Gabe Zaldivar Written by Gabe Zaldivar about 10 months ago 4,334 reads 3 comments

  3. Kevin Durant's 2012 Olympics Will Propel OKC Thunder Back to NBA Finals

    LeBron James has gotten the lion's share of attention since following up his first NBA championship with his second Olympic gold medal and justifiably so. Just don't forget about Team USA cohort and Western Conference rival Kevin Durant ...

    Stephen Babb Written by Stephen Babb about 10 months ago 2,445 reads 23 comments

  4. Olympic Closing Ceremony Performers: Best and Worst from Star-Studded Finale

    London took out the 2012 Olympics with a rip-roaring bang as they showcased some of England's and the world's greatest performers. In all, this was an overwhelming success, but that doesn't mean every act was a success...

    Richard Langford Written by Richard Langford about 10 months ago 1,948 reads 0 comments

  5. Team USA Basketball 2012: Top 5 Dunks of Summer Olympics

    The following is the top five dunks from the Team USA during the 2012 Summer Olympics . The US was initially criticized for their lack of size in the middle, only boasting one seven-footer, ...

    John Degroote Written by John Degroote about 10 months ago 3,021 reads 0 comments

  6. Usain Bolt: Columnist Foolish to Paint Track Icon as Cheater

    Usain Bolt has never tested positive for any performance enhancing drug, nor has he ever been accused of using morally questionable methods to win his six gold medals. That is, until now...

    Sam R. Quinn Written by Sam R. Quinn about 10 months ago 4,684 reads 23 comments

  7. LeBron James: Now Praised by the Dumb Logic That Was Used Against Him

    Team USA wins a gold medal, and it becomes yet more "redemption" for LeBron James . And he was great—as he usually is—in those Olympic Games. But man, it's so odd to see so much praise heaped on the once-loathed...

    Ethan Sherwood Strauss Written by Ethan Sherwood Strauss about 10 months ago 6,709 reads 18 comments

  8. Olympics Soccer Results 2012: Brazil FA Blame Rafael for Gold Medal Defeat

    The ramifications from Brazil's shock loss to Mexico in the gold medal match at the 2012 London Olympics are huge. If you think this was just another meaningless tournament to the South American heavyweights, then you need to think again...

    Dan Talintyre Written by Dan Talintyre about 10 months ago 4,446 reads 16 comments

  9. London 2012: The Top 10 Most Dominated Summer Olympic Sports of All Time

    Now that the London 2012 Games have come to a close, let's take a look at the most dominated Summer Olympic events and the countries who have the stranglehold on the podium. For some events, it does not even seem fair...

    Adam Miller Written by Adam Miller about 10 months ago 25 reads 0 comments

  10. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh's Dominance Is a Product of Unparalleled Poise

    Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh aren’t just the most talented women’s beach volleyball players ever—they’re the most mentally gifted too...

    David Daniels Written by David Daniels about 10 months ago 3,830 reads 1 comments

  11. US Olympic Medal Count 2012: Undersized Nations That Were Gold-Medal Machines

    Would you rather be known as the heavyweight champ or the best pound-for-pound? In the 2012 Olympics , the United States and China’s combined medal count equaled 84 golds ( 46 for the USA ), but their total population is about 1...

    David Daniels Written by David Daniels about 10 months ago 808 reads 0 comments

  12. Olympic Closing Ceremony 2012: Acts We Could Have Done Without in London

    Far be it from me to criticize London's 2012 Closing Ceremony, which was essentially as good as 18 different Super Bowl halftime shows rolled into one, but, well, I'm going to. The Closing Ceremony was fantastic...

    Tim Keeney Written by Tim Keeney about 10 months ago 1,005 reads 0 comments

  13. Olympics 2012: Top 5 Moments in Track & Field

    The London 2012 track and field meet gave us some stunning moments of sporting brilliance. We witnessed Usain Bolt's "double-treble," Mo Farah's double, Allyson Felix 's treble and David Rudisha's historic 800-meter win...

    Rob Gill Written by Rob Gill about 10 months ago 688 reads 0 comments

  14. David Beckham Joins Team GB in Rousing Rendition of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now"

    Take a bow, Great Britain. You put on an amazing show and featured prominently on Olympic podiums throughout. The following video (h/t BuzzFeed ) features a good amount of those medal winners singing and dancing to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now...

    Gabe Zaldivar Written by Gabe Zaldivar about 10 months ago 641 reads 1 comments

  15. Olympic Results 2012: Why the US Women's Soccer Gold Was Best Theatre of Games

    There were so many inspirational and thrilling moments in the 2012 Olympics that it's hard to count, but the U.S. women's soccer gold-medal run was the most exciting. This team came into the Olympic tournament ranked as the No...

    Chris Hummer Written by Chris Hummer about 10 months ago 3,062 reads 0 comments

  16. Olympic Medal Count 2012: Biggest Overachieving Nations at the London Games

    For as dominant as the United States was at the 2012 London Olympics this summer, its performance can be categorized as anything but overachieving. After all, the Americans had high expectations heading into the Summer Games...

    Patrick Clarke Written by Patrick Clarke about 10 months ago 1,809 reads 0 comments

  17. 2016 Olympics: Most Exciting Americans to Watch in Rio

    There are no guarantees that they'll all be back four years from now, but it just doesn't seem like some of the 2012 Olympians' journeys were quite over when the London Games ended this weekend...

    Jessica Isner Written by Jessica Isner about 10 months ago 355 reads 0 comments

  18. Olympic Closing Ceremony Performers: Most Disappointing Performances from London

    The closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were nothing short of epic. Entitled “A Symphony of British Music," it featured tons of acts from Great Britain—some ...

    Alex Kay Written by Alex Kay about 10 months ago 2,507 reads 0 comments

  19. Has 2012 Team USA Changed International Hoops on Any Level?

    If the 1992 Dream Team is lauded for its influence, the 2012 squad is merely praised for maintaining the American basketball empire abroad...

    Ethan Sherwood Strauss Written by Ethan Sherwood Strauss about 10 months ago 367 reads 1 comments

  20. Olympic Closing Ceremony 2012: Most Ridiculous Moments from London Spectacle

    Until this year, I've never watched the Olympic closing ceremony. I always figured that once the events were over, the Olympics were over. But this year, I finally caved and forced myself to watch them...

    Luke Petkac Written by Luke Petkac about 10 months ago 1,545 reads 2 comments

  21. London Morphed into the Twitter Games, 140 Characters at a Time

    These Olympics delivered memorable headlines, whether about a 16-year-old from China (Ye Shiwen), a 25-year-old from Jamaica (Usain Bolt), or an 86-year-old from England (Queen Elizabeth II)...

    Jeremy Los Written by Jeremy Los about 10 months ago 5 reads 0 comments

  22. Olympic Closing Ceremony 2012: Biggest Takeaways from Summer Games' Finale

    The closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics was a sensational one and one that will be remembered vividly by those who participated and tuned in this summer...

    Patrick Clarke Written by Patrick Clarke about 10 months ago 1,032 reads 0 comments

  23. BBC: Olympic Closing Ceremony Draws 26.3M Viewers

    The BBC said Monday that its live coverage of the Olympic closing ceremony was watched by 26.3 million people in the U.K., or more than 80 percent of the country's audience share...

    Jeremy Los Written by Jeremy Los about 10 months ago 7 reads 0 comments

  24. USA Basketball: Which Current Players Will Be in Rio?

    Okay, so this year's men's United States basketball team wasn't quite as good as the "Dream Team," headlined by players such as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. They were, however, gold medal champions in the London Olympics ...

    Connor Muldowney Written by Connor Muldowney about 10 months ago 1,268 reads 0 comments

  25. Brazil Plans Big Spending to Improve Medal Haul in 2016

    The host nation of the next Olympics had a mixed outing in London and is hoping that a surge in spending on athletes and facilities will ensure it makes the top 10 medals table in 2016 on home soil in Rio de Janeiro...

    Jeremy Los Written by Jeremy Los about 10 months ago 10 reads 0 comments