A full 40 days after New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams threw for gold in London, the two-time Olympic champ finally received her medal at a reception in Auckland Wednesday.
There were days when Greco-Roman wrestling champ Rulon Gardner seemed like a modern day superhero; or at least something akin to Bruce Willis’ character from ‘Unbreakable.’
After leading Specialized-lululemon to gold in the team time trial at the Limburg world championships Sunday, Evelyn Stevens took silver in the individual race Tuesday, finishing behind 33 seconds behind Germany’s Judith Arndt.
Neither U.S. swimmer Natalie Coughlin nor her long-time coach, Terri McKeever, seem to know if they’ve had a falling out since an Olympics experience in London that was a little awkward for the pair.
Olympic snowboarder Shaun White took to Facebook Tuesday to apologize for an incident in Nashville over the weekend when the two-time gold medalist allegedly pulled fire alarms, disrupted hotel guests, broke a phone, tried to escape, kicked someone, then fell and cut his head on open a fence.
Atlanta Olympics heavyweight champ, Wladimir Klitschko, says he plans to compete in 2016 and add another gold medal to his mantel if pros like he and his brother Vitali are allowed to participate.
Nineteen current and former U.S. speedskaters have band together and will request arbitration to expedite the dismissal of short track coach Jae Su Chun, who the team members filed a code of conduct complaint against with U.S.
While Shaun White was doing his best to undermine the ideals of Olympism Monday, top flight athletes Michael Phelps and Allyson Felix were honored by the USOC for their achievements in London.
Gold medal snowboarder Shaun White was arrested for public intoxication and vandalism Monday in Nashville after an altercation at a hotel, according to the AP.
One of our favorite American Olympians, diver Cassidy Krug, thought it was a good idea to “photobama” (her words, care of Twitter) the Commander-in-Chief and leader of the free world, President Barack Obama, during a White House reception for Team USA Friday.
The normally humble and subdued Jamaican track team apparently got a little full of themselves after taking the top two spots in the men’s 100m, and then sweeping the 200m just for fun.
Team USA’s youngest member, 15-year-old swimmer Katie Ledecky, was overshadowed in London by high profile teammates like Missy Franklin, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Nathan Adrian.
Team USA’s most famous non-medaling virgin, Lolo Jones, recently responded in the negative regarding rumors that she and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh are dating.
President Obama and his lovely First Lady, Michelle, took time out of their busy campaign and leading the free world schedule to welcome Team USA to the White House Friday morning.
Grantland’s Bill Simmons once questioned the potential lifespan of the Olympics, since it sometimes collapses economies even though many people only appreciate its relevance for 17 days every two years.
Exciting news: gold medal swimmer Tyler Clary, who once claimed he worked harder than genetic freak Michael Phelps, found a new way to remain our least favorite U.S.
We were kind of hoping the new school year would allow “five-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin” to go back to being a “17-year-old teen who worries about teachers, tests, and boys Missy Franklin,” and her recent Tweet about having “So.
The Australian swim team is freaking out and pointing fingers at everyone and everything following a less than stellar performance in London, where they took home only one gold medal, six silver, and three of whatever the other shade is.
