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Next Stop: Sochi

Bradley James — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:12:40 +0000

Another memorable summer Olympics are now in the books and some people are already looking forward to the next games! The 2014 Winter Olympics are just 18 months away, and the city of Sochi, Russia is hard at work building an infrastructure of slopes, arenas and housing for the thousands of athletes and spectators. Not familiar with Sochi? Take a look at the host city here!

Top 10 2012 London Olympics Moments

Bradley James — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:27:07 +0000

The 2012 London Olympics are winding down and they have left us with some truly amazing and inspirational moments. There have been dozens of amazing stories, profiling some amazing people, but I've tried to narrow it down to 10 great moments. Take a look and let me know what your favorite memories have been! Quinn [...]

"Google Doodles" Mildly Addicting

Bradley James — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:15:38 +0000

If you use Google often (and who doesn't?), you are aware that from time to time they like to have fun with their logo. To celebrate certain famous birthdays, holidays or historical events, they will change or even animate their traditional logo for a special one-day-only version. These limited edition logos have been dubbed "Google Doodles" and the Olympics have inspired a wide variety of them.

Mixed Bag For New Jersey's Olympians

Kevin Williams — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:11:00 +0000

Olympians from New Jersey are having some success and some big failures as the Summer Olympics begins its second week of competition in London. FULL COVERAGE: 2012 Summer Games East Brunswick native Heather O’Reilly made the pass that led to Alex Morgan’s dramatic game-winning goal that gave the U.S. Women’s Soccer team a [...]

Is Your Olympic Experience Being Spoiled?

Bradley James — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:41:19 +0000

Are you enjoying the London 2012 Olympics? Would you be enjoying them even more if you didn’t know who was going to win before you watched them? In an era of unprecedented media coverage, social media and people who just LOVE to break stories to anyone who will listen, news travels fast these days. That [...]

Olympics Day 5: Highlights & Results

Dan Alexander — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:40:39 +0000

Scores and highlights from Day 5 of the Summer Olympics in London. FULL COVERAGE: 2012 Summer Games WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 36th straight Olympic win for US women LONDON (AP) — Make it three straight Olympic routs for the U.S. women’s basketball team, which has mowed down its first three games by an average margin of [...]

What's Your Favorite Olympic Event? [POLL]

Bradley James — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:46:24 +0000

The London 2012 Olympics are in full-swing, with several major events being aired each night on NBC. We've already seen many exciting swimming, diving and gymnastics events. What is your favorite Olympics event?