The Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics last night was very British, with a TON of performers from the U.K. The bill included The ska band Mandess, The Pet Shop Boys, Jessie J performing with Queen, Taio Cruz, One Direction, the...Continue
The Gold Medal. It's probably the most PRIZED award out of all athletic sports - amateur and professional, alike. And while 'good sportsmanship' is prized, you can't really blame 27-year-old German discus thrower Robert Harting for...Continue
The Olympics cost London about $3 BILLION to organize, and they've come up with a way to make some of it back - by auctioning off everything that's not nailed down. These were some of the bids as of last night. You can check them out...Continue
Kobe Bryant and Team USA defeated Spain yesterday to take home the Gold in basketball. This is Team USA’s second straight Gold…they also defeated Spain for the Gold at the Beijing Games in 2008. Well, Kobe feels like this is the...Continue
A total of 38 world records were broken at the London Olympics. That's slightly down from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where 43 were broken. The record breaking performances at the London Olympics mainly fall under three...Continue
The Wall Street Journal tallied up the number of high fives, group hugs, bum taps, and those one-armed "bro hugs" among U.S. Olympic teams, and found that men can be just as affectionate as women. Men's volleyball had 94 total touches...Continue
There's still no final lineup for the bands that will perform at the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics on Sunday but there's plenty of speculation online. The rumored performers include: The Rolling Stones, Queen, Pink...Continue
American swimmer Ryan Lochte has won five medals in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, but as it turns out, that's not his only contribution to American history and society. Lochte is also a highly intuitive and intelligent philosopher,...Continue
Henrik Rummel is a U.S. rower who appeared to be sporting a special guest...ahem, boner, while receiving his bronze medal Monday. He claims that his penis was not erect during the medal ceremony. Rummel told Reddit: "This is me and I...Continue
We highly recommend that everyone check out this website, mainly because it will reassure you that you COULD'VE been an Olympian if you'd just made like 17 different lifestyle choices. The BBC put together an online tool where you plug...Continue
Some of the 2012 Olympians have verrrrry interesting (and borderline questionable) names: Dong Dong, Aichen Wang, Destinee Hooker (you catch our drift). So this is perfect timing for a round of Olympian...or Porn...Continue
The Wussification of America. The Bert Show has covered this topic in depth - from teachers not being allowed to correct papers in red ink to team listings no longer being posted for fear of hurting the feelings of those who didn't make...Continue
You can probably chalk this up to the popularity of The Hunger Games: Olympic Archery is sexy this year. It's the most popular Olympic sport on cable, and that even includes basketball. It's averaging about 1.5 million...Continue
The most PAINFUL LOOKING PHOTO of the 2012 Olympics so far? Possibly. It's a photo of Sa Jae-Hyouk, a weightlifter from South Korea. On Wednesday, he was attempting to lift 357 pounds over his head, and dislocated his elbow. And it...Continue
