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Olympic Viewing: Coverage of London games
SPOILER: NBC must really think everybody knows the results before showing a tape-delayed race, or else someone was asleep at the switch. The network ...
Campbell fastest in single sculls quarterfinals
Alan Campbell of Britain upstaged a number of world and Olympic champions to qualify fastest for the semifinals of the men's single sculls on Tuesday, ...
Adrian of US leads 100 free heats at Olympics
Nathan Adrian of the U.S. qualified fastest in the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries at the London Games on Tuesday, when Michael Phelps will try to ...
EYES ON LONDON: Twitter uproar, Bieber and judo
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ HER ...
Column: What's up with China's swimming success?
What are they on? Or are they? When Chinese swimmers started blowing rivals out of the water in London's Olympic pool, whispers quickly followed.
2 medals for Phelps would cinch Olympic history
Michael Phelps is chasing more Olympic history in his next two events at the London Games. Winning medals in the 200-meter butterfly and a relay would ...
China, US both 2-of-2 in diving at London Olympics
China is two-for-two. So is the United States. A pair of nations with very different diving goals are very much on track at the London Olympics.
Walsh Jennings, May-Treanor win again in beach
Misty May-Treanor walked off the beach volleyball court at Horse Guards Parade holding a brightly colored cupcake — a gift from partner Kerri Walsh ...
Twitter suspends reporter's account
Twitter has suspended the account of a Los Angeles-based reporter for a British newspaper who included the email address of the NBC Olympics president ...
Some Olympians want marketing rules changed
Money is probably not a worry for Sanya Richards-Ross. She has endorsement deals with BMW and Nike and is married to Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback ...
Olympic goalie Solo doesn't back down from tweets
U.S. women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo didn't back down Monday from her Twitter outburst against NBC analyst Brandi Chastain, saying the tweets were ...
US gold would be Martha Karolyi's greatest triumph
It may have been Bela Karolyi's idea. It took his wife to make the grand experiment work. In the 11 years since Martha (pronounced MAR-ta) Karolyi ...
Venus, Serena Williams advance at Olympics
Four-time Olympian Venus Williams walked off Wimbledon's cozy Court 2 gleefully waving her fist as fans chanted, "U-S-A! U-S-A!" Twenty minutes later, ...
So far, London Olympics wins gold medal for gaffes
An appearance by the hapless comic character Mr. Bean was one of the highlights of the London Olympics opening ceremony. Yet a series of Keystone Cops ...
New ad highlights Romney's role in 2002 Olympics
An independent group backing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is out with a new TV ad featuring a trio of former Olympic athletes ...
Tunisia: Hardline Islam threatens democracy gains
Thousands of hardcore Muslims chant against Jews. Youths rampage through cities at night in protest of "blasphemous" art. A sit-in by religious ...
EYES ON LONDON: US men look for gymnastics gold
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ CHASING ...
Loaded field to swim 'Race of Century'
It's another "Race of the Century" in the Olympic pool, and this time Michael Phelps isn't even in it. The 200-meter freestyle final on Monday night ...
Wieber forced to refocus for women's team final
The U.S. women's gymnastics team has stressed for months its depth is the key to its dominance. Now it has to make sure that depth doesn't ...
China eyes diving sweep, US future looking up
The Chinese have their sights on an unprecedented diving sweep. Sounds familiar. The Americans are feeling confident about their chances of winning ...
Olympic viewing: NBC critics loud on social media
In the age of social media, NBC now has millions of television critics who make their opinions known about every aspect of Olympics coverage instantly
Column: Boxing digging out of hole in London
Just why Muhammad Ali was trotted out to make a cameo appearance at the opening ceremonies remains a mystery that organizers have yet to fully explain
US tops Russia, China in women's gym qualifying
The U.S. women are atop the Olympic gymnastics standings, as expected, with little standing in their way — except themselves. More than the Russians, ...
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from Day 2 of London Olympics
Records are being set on the second full day of competition at the 2012 Summer Games in London. American swimmer Dana Vollmer won the 100 butterfly ...