- BIG NEWS:
- NBA
- |
- Food Politics
- |
- NFL
- |
- Fashion
- |
AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media
DALLAS — USA Gymnastics signed a deal Wednesday to air its biggest events on NBC and cable partner Universal Sports through 2012. The agreement...
Matthew DeBord | Posted 05.19.2009 | Entertainment
As we insist on adding competitions that let the pros in to a greater and greater extent, the chance to see more offbeat yet potentially thrilling contests evaporates.
Graham Bensinger | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics
There were columnists during the Olympic Games suggesting that China's image is changing. It's incredibly ignorant to even imply that.
Bill Katovsky | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics
Political and Athletic Predictions for the 2012 London Olympics Soon, many of us will be experiencing post-Olympics withdrawal once the Birds Nest...
AP | Posted 09.21.2008 | Entertainment
The International Olympic Committee will investigate whether the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying...
Michael Giltz | Posted 09.21.2008 | Entertainment
When athletes point to the sky after winning an event and give all praise to God, are they just giving credit where credit is due? Or are they confusing personal glory with what really matters?
AP | Posted 09.19.2008 | Home
BEIJING — Shawn Johnson finally got her Olympic gold medal in the last event of the women's competition Tuesday night, the balance beam. Johnso...
AP | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home
China's He Kexin has won a tiebreaker over all-around champion Nastia Liukin of the United States for the uneven bars gold medal Monday at the Beijing...
AP | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home
China gets gold on pommel horse China has made it 4-for-4 in men's gymnastics, with world champion Xiao Qin winning the pommel horse gold medal. Eve...
AP | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home
BEIJING — Romania's Sandra Izbasa grabbed the gold medal on floor away from world champion Shawn Johnson at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday night...
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics
I don't usually comment on sports, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I'm no professional sports guy, nor do I play one on the web. But I h...
Meghan Peters | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media
Media here in China are running stories about Chinese gymnasts defending their ages of "16," though the rest of the world knows about the 11-year-old.
Diane Francis | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
The 16-year age rule is irrelevant. All females who eventually become world-class gymnasts have been exploited while they are children -- because, for them, developing Gold Medal skills is a race against puberty.
Jamie Reidy | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living
The guys invited me over to watch the Olympics. I assumed we'd be drinking beers. Instead, I was handed my grandfather's go-to drink while watching teenage girls smile and tumble and smile.
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.14.2008 | Home
BEIJING — No runner-up finish to her friend and rival this time. Nastia Liukin won the biggest prize of all. Liukin edged teammate Shawn Johnson...
Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.14.2008 | Living
How can Team USA best the Chinese public in distraction at its own games? Their athletic squad will warm the patriotic cockles of a resurgent power. But Chinese individuals are far too pragmatic too be entirely distracted.
David Flumenbaum | Posted 09.14.2008 | Home
Not only was He Kexin, the Chinese gymnast in question, born in 1994 and ineligible to compete in the Olympics, but Chinese officials, over the last few weeks, have tried to cover it all up.
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home
BEIJING — China won its first Olympic gold medal in women's gymnastics, taking the most important title in its rivalry with the Americans. China...
Disgrasian | Posted 09.12.2008 | Style
Gymnasts have it tough in the hair department. Their first priority is to keep that shit out of their faces in order to do all of those crazy circus moves. Hence, the gymnasty hair trends that won't die.
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home
BEIJING — China won the gold medal it has long craved in men's gymnastics Tuesday, while the Americans settled for bronze. China's score of 286...
AP | BARRY WILNER | Posted 09.09.2008 | Home
BEIJING — With chants and cheers initiated by their female teammates rocking the arena, the Chinese men's gymnastics team lived up to the hype S...
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.07.2008 | Home
BEIJING — Morgan Hamm's eyes were red, his voice shaky. The bone spurs digging into his left leg made it impossible for him to tumble, and givi...
Katie Molinaro | Posted 09.06.2008 | Media
I realize female gymnasts are petite, but I could think of a variety of less sexist and more relevant adjectives than "adorable" to describe them. How about strong, fearless and dedicated?
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home
Paul Hamm probably could have gutted through the pain in his broken hand. A bad shoulder that prevented him from doing some of his routines? With less...
Paul Mecurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy