Women’s boxing will finally make it’s Olympic debut at this year’s summer games in London. Since the bone-jarring sport is one of my favorite aspects of the event, adding even more matches featuring a bevy of talented scrappers isn’t going…
Lolo Jones in the Market for Love Following the Olympics
Lolo Jones is an attractive girl, which is why I find it surprising that she’s currently single. I’m sure training for something as epic as the Olympics kind of squashes any hopes of romance, but this doesn’t mean Jones isn’t…
Voula Papachristou Kicked Out of Olympics for Being a Moron on Twitter
Voula Papachristou is a complete stranger to me, so perhaps I shouldn’t be so quick to pass judgment on the disgraced athlete. After all, every single person on this planet has done something astronomically stupid at some point in their…
USA vs. Spain: American Team Walks Away with an Exhibition Victory
USA vs. Spain: Although both basketball teams are considered to be the best in the world at the moment, Team USA walked away with the victory during an exhibition game on Tuesday. The final score: 100-78. However, the real showdown…
Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls Forward, Joins Great Britain’s Olympic Team
Luol Deng, the professional basketball star who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls, is the only NBA baller to join Great Britain’s Olympic Team, according to Sports Illustrated. Although two other British-born players — Ben Gordon and Byron Mullens of…
Sleeping Pills Banned by the Australian Olympic Committee
Sleeping pills have been banned by the Australian Olympic Committee following former Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett’s admission that he used such medications while he was competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. According to AOC chief John Coates, this…
Tony Parker’s Injury Threatens His Olympic Dreams
Tony Parker’s eye injury, which resulted from a violent, bottle-throwing scuffle involving musicians Chris Brown and Drake at a New York City club, may ultimately keep him from participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Parker, who plays for the San…
Gun-Toting Aussie Swimmers Banned from Facebook, Twitter
The gun-toting Aussie swimmers who took pictures of themselves wielding a number of firearms have been punished by the Australian Olympic Committee for their behavior. While training with the Australian Olympic swim team in the U.S., Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick…
Mike Krzyzewski Won’t be Back for 2016 Olympics: Twitter Reacts
Mike Krzyzewski, the man responsible for helping Team USA return to its former glory, has told the Associated Press that he won’t be returning after the 2012 Summer Olympics. Coaching the team, he claims, has been “the ultimate honor”. The…