Why Would You Want to Cut Yourself?
Although she may have gold medals and more success than many of us will ever have, Amanda Beard is just like many girls who are fighting through pain while striving for self confidence.
Although she may have gold medals and more success than many of us will ever have, Amanda Beard is just like many girls who are fighting through pain while striving for self confidence.
Posted 02.15.2012
Rarely has so much depended on U.S. Olympic swimmer Matt Grevers earning spot on the medal stand. Thankfully, everything went according to plan for Gr...
AP | Posted 02.20.2012
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Three-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games champion swimmer Phil Rogers of Australia has had many of his medals stolen fr...
Rehema Trimiew | Posted 12.21.2011
When you've got it, you've got it at any age. Dara Torres, 44, has won 12 Olympic Medals and is not stopping there. She hopes to compete in one fi...
Dave Hollander | Posted 05.25.2011
To me, Dara Torres represents everything that sports should be. She does have a new book out on fitness... but really I just used that an excuse for me to talk to her again.
AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 05.25.2011
ROME — Michael Phelps has four more chances to win gold at the world swimming championships. He's not likely to be satisfied until he gets anot...
Rob Kall | Posted 11.17.2011
If federal legislation for legalizing marijuana included taxes that would help pay for the bailout or create a million or more jobs, it's hard to imagine Barack-who-inhaled-Obama vetoing the bill.
Rip Empson | Posted 05.25.2011
"We should really be congratulating the bong. I really hit that thing hard, and it responded," Mr. Phelps said in subsequent statements.
Nancy Edwards Cronin | Posted 05.25.2011
I recently happened upon another possible reason why the Olympic swimmers in general are getting faster and faster. Would you believe it could be the water?
Lindsay Mannering | Posted 11.17.2011
Every morning for breakfast I have three sandwiches of fried eggs, cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions, and mayonnaise, one omelet, a bowl of grits,...
Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011
Prospects did not look good for a gold two laps into the medley. Backstroke was first -- the US was in the top three but no decisive lead here.
Vanessa Richmond | Posted 05.25.2011
Sports fans may still be watching, but the Olympics have gone quiet on the pop culture radar. The Games used to be the champion of reality TV, but now the new generation of reality TV athlete is faster, higher and stronger.
AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 05.25.2011
BEIJING — Michael Phelps etched his name with Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis among the winningest Olympians ever Tuesday. With three gold medals and ...
AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 05.25.2011
BEIJING — The swimming record book will need some heavy revisions by the time the Beijing Olympics are over. Two more world marks fell Monday m...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
BEIJING — Michael Phelps set a world record Sunday to win his first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, beating rival Ryan Lochte in the 400-met...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
More Michael Phelps news, after his 8-medal victory. His fans, his diet, his private life. Plus: Michael Phelps Girlfriend News Plus: Michael Phel...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
***Check Back For Updates*** For the latest Olympics news, check out HuffPost's Olympics Big News Page Katie Hoff has won two medals, a silver and a...
Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011
At the first modern Olympics in 1896, events were held in the Bay of Zhea, off Piraeus. The early Olympic events included a 200m obstacle race, in whi...
AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — Swimmer Jessica Hardy will try to have her possible two-year suspension "reduced substantially" after a failed drug test cost her ...
AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leav...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press today, Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau revealed that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer several...
Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011
As the world prepares to meet in Beijing for our quadrennial festival of sport, it seems clear that years of training and clean living will mean nothing without one of those terrific mega-swimsuits.
Melissa Gerstein | Posted 04.25.2012