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Andrew Simpson Dead After Being Trapped Under Boat

Andrew Simpson Dead After Being Trapped Under Boat

By Amanda Crum May 10, 2013

Gold medalist Andrew Simpson died on Thursday after being trapped beneath a capsized boat. Simpson won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and a silver medial in the 2012 Olympics in London, both in the Star …

Olympics Drops Wrestling From Its Core Sports Lineup Olympics Drops Wrestling From Its Core Sports Lineup
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced its 25 “core sports” for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Notably absent from the list was wrestling – a sport that has been part of the olympic games since the very first olympics …

Double Gold Medalist James Cracknell Talks @ Google Double Gold Medalist James Cracknell Talks @ Google

In one of its recent @Google Talks, Google hosted rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell and his wife, TV presenter Beverley Turner. The two talked about their story before and after an accident, which threatened to damage …

Four Olympians Lose Medals Over Steroid Use Four Olympians Lose Medals Over Steroid Use
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that four athletes who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens will be stripped of their medals after analysis of stored urine samples revealed “adverse analytical findings.” Yuriy Bilonog, Svetlana Krivelyova, Ivan …

M. Campbell Dies, 1st Black Olympic Decathlon Winner M. Campbell Dies, 1st Black Olympic Decathlon Winner

We mourn the loss of a historic figure in the life of sports (especially the Olympics) as we hear about the passing of Milt Campbell, who was the first African-American decathlon gold-metal recipient of the 1956 Summer Olympics held in …

Paralympic Games Begin Tomorrow in London Paralympic Games Begin Tomorrow in London

The 2012 Paralympic Games are set to kick off tomorrow evening in London. The 14th Paralympic Games will host around 4,200 athletes from 166 countries, including over 200 athletes from the U.S. Many of the U.S. athletes competing are military …

YouTube: 231 Million Total Olympic Streams YouTube: 231 Million Total Olympic Streams

Say what you want about the coverage of the 2012 London Olympics in the States (and I’m sure you have a lot to say), but YouTube and NBC’s partnership accounted for a lot of streaming hours over the two+ weeks. …

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McKayla Maroney Is Somewhat Impressed By Her Meme McKayla Maroney Is Somewhat Impressed By Her Meme

Team USA gymnast McKayla Maroney has been a pretty good sport about becoming the internet’s most-prevalent meme. In London, the vault expert was caught on camera with a rather prickly expression on her face shortly after being awarded the silver …

Facebook: 116 Million Olympic-Themed Communications Facebook: 116 Million Olympic-Themed Communications

The Olympics are over, and we can say, without a doubt, that this year was the first true “social media games.” And unprecedented amount of people took to social networks to not only discuss the action, but to follow athletes …

The Olympics Generated More Than 150 Million Tweets The Olympics Generated More Than 150 Million Tweets

Now that the London 2012 summer games have come to a close, Twitter is releasing some figures that shine a light on just how gigantic a role social media played in this year’s Olympics. 2012 is no doubt the first …

Google Doodle Celebrates Rhythmic Gymnastics Google Doodle Celebrates Rhythmic Gymnastics
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The latest in Google’s series of Olympics-themed doodles celebrates rhythmic gymnastics. The previous three were interactive, playable games, but Google appears to have gotten back to the more traditional doodle style. Perhaps they just couldn’t figure out a way to …

London 2012 Soccer Google Doodle is a PK Simulator London 2012 Soccer Google Doodle is a PK Simulator
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Google has unleashed yet another time-wasting Olympic Google doodle upon web browsers everywhere. While Google has created a different Google doodle for each day of the London 2012 Olympics, the past few days have featured an easy to learn, yet …

Twitter's Been Buzzing About the Olympics Twitter's Been Buzzing About the Olympics

During the Olympic games, there’s a good chance that somewhere, on some channel, there’s some coverage nearly all day long. The Olympic games are also a popular global event with a lot of built-in drama. Couple all of that with …

Zuckerberg's Harvard Roomie Goes for Gold Today Zuckerberg's Harvard Roomie Goes for Gold Today
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Samyr Laine is a triple jumper who holds both the indoor and outdoor records for his University. On Tuesday, he qualified for the finals in the Olympics games in said sport. Laine, who is competing under the Haitian flag, is …

Google Doodle Celebrates London 2012 Canoe Slalom Google Doodle Celebrates London 2012 Canoe Slalom
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Today, Google continues their run of Olympic-themed Doodles with their third straight interactive Doodle. Since the opening ceremony, Google has provided us with a different Doodle every day, showcasing one of the many Olympic sports. And for the last couple …

Watch Epke Zonderland's Ridiculous High Bar Routine Watch Epke Zonderland's Ridiculous High Bar Routine

There are good men’s horizontal bar routines. Then there is Dutch gymnast Epke Zonderland’s horizontal bar routine. Yesterday, during the final day of gymnastics competition at the 2012 Olympics, the Dutchman wowed spectators and TV audiences alike with his high-flying …

Google Doodle Features Playable Hoops Game Google Doodle Features Playable Hoops Game
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Today, Google continues their run of Olympic-themed Doodles with another interactive game – this one involving basketball. Yesterday, you probably remember wasting plenty of time on Google’s homepage attempting to turn in the fastest hurdles time of your coworkers. This …