Monday, July 30, 2012

Former Santa Ana wrestler makes Mexico's Olympic team According to the BBC Israel has no capital city Olympics 2012 Lawmakers furious over Chinamade U.S. uniform Summer Indy become center for athletes looking gain scientific edge Indiana Gymnastics Hall of Fame picks inaugural class China blasts controversy Itasca rower headed Diver David Boudia runner Morgan Uceny train London Champion Hoffman Estates figure skater 12 eyes Jacobs grad Jager coach knew Olympian had something special Fenton alum play Nigeria in Nationwide plans new ad campaign minus 'world's greatest spokesperson' USA defend Gold at Nicaragua surfing contest Can Noblesville's stop sweep diving Trials 'Flying Squirrel' soars heads Games Fundraiser Jesse Ruiz slated Saturday San Juan Capistrano | Diving Upper Arlington's Johnston wins silver Bob Kravitz Indiana's a marvel even our time Junior gymnasts win gold

The Olympics Have an Attendance Problem The Olympics are off to a great start. There's already been high profile match-ups, down-to-the-wire competition, and athletes taking things too personally. The only problem is the huge amount of empty seats left by the organizers and sponsors in the stadiums. They're kind of a bummer.  Please Don't Spoil the Olympics for the Rest of Us The 2012 London Olympics get underway today and it is all very exciting. The pomp! The circumstance! The beautiful hardbodies in barely any clothing! The Olympics are great. Who doesn't like the Olympics? Only jerks don't like the Olympics. Though the trouble is, these days, some jerks are watching the Olympics and they're bound and determined to ruin them for everyone else. So here we make a ... NBC gets Twitter backlash over Olympics, but record TV audience LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC on Sunday announced more record audiences for its prime-time TV coverage of the London Olympics, even as the Twitterverse erupted in complaints about the U.S. network's online streaming efforts and delays in broadcasting key competitions. Contributions to the Twitter hashtags #NBCfail and #NBCsucks surged on Sunday, with many posters complaining about the quality of ... Highlights of Day 2 of the London Olympics - Dana Vollmer had a triumphant return to the Olympics, setting a world record to win the 100 butterfly in 55.98 seconds. Vollmer made the Olympics as a 16-year-old in 2004 but didn't qualify for Beijing in 2008. Olympics 2012: Live Report 0930 GMT: There have been concerns about possible transport chaos today, with Londoners back at work, more big Olympic events and the legendary creakiness of the transport infrastructure here. Munich Olympics, Murders Caught in 'Visions of 8': DVD The most famous Olympics documentaries are Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia," about the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and Kon Ichikawa's 1965 "Tokyo Olympiad," which is as almost as great as "Olympia" and has the added benefit of being Hitler-free. Murray wins his opening match at Olympics WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Andy Murray seems energized at the Olympics, just weeks after shedding tears following his loss to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final. Olympics shocker: Jordyn Wieber, US all-around gymnast, fails to qualify This was, we have been told, the deepest women's gymnastics team that the United States have ever sent to the Olympics. Troops, students to fill empty seats at Olympics LONDON (AP) -- After blocks of prime seats were left empty at London Olympics venues, organizing chief Sebastian Coe said Sunday that troops and local students are being given tickets to fill the gaps. Olympics: In silver-medal US relay, Michael Phelps makes statement Cast your mind back four years ago and recall the name Jason Lezak. Recall how Michael Phelps's quest for eight gold medals seemed to be doomed – how, even at the final turn of the 4x100 freestyle relay, the French seemed too far ahead for Lezak to come back.
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