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Timeline for Posts Tagged Summer Games

August 13, 2012

2012 London Olympics Generated 150 Million Tweets

London, England – The 2012 London Olympics were a smash hit for social network Twitter. According to a recent report, the games generated thousa[...]

August 12, 2012
Olympic Error: Egyptian Wrestlers Disqualified For Accidentally Missing Start Times

Olympic Error: Egyptian Wrestlers Disqualified For Accidentally Missing Start Times

August 10, 2012

Olympic Cyclist Gets Drunk, Sent Home To Belgium

Belgian cyclist Gijs van Hoecke became an international Olympic sensation for all the wrong reasons this week when drunken pictures of the athlete s[...]

August 8, 2012

Olympic Athletes Turning To Beetroot Juice And Tart Cherry Juice

Think Wheaties is the breakfast of champions? If you happen to be competing in the 2012 London Olympics you’re probably more likely to chug down[...]

August 7, 2012
Mitt And Ann Romney’s Horse Fails To Medal At 2012 London Olympics

Mitt And Ann Romney’s Horse Fails To Medal At 2012 London Olympics

Carmelo Anthony Not Happy With Argentina Cheap Shot

Carmelo Anthony Not Happy With Argentina Cheap Shot

Team USA Dominates Argentina, Heads To Quarterfinal Match

Kevin Durant was on fire from the 3-point line as Team USA rolled over Argentina with a final score of 126-97 on Monday night. Durant scored 17 of his[...]

August 6, 2012

US Women’s Soccer Advances To Gold Medal Round, Will Face Japan In Epic Rematch

The women of the U.S. Soccer team advanced to the gold medal match on Monday after Alex Morgan scored a game winning goal in the 123rd minute to claim[...]

Olympic Competitor Booted Over Pot Brownie, Nick Delpopolo Sent Home Following Positive Drug Test

US judo competitor Nick Delpopolo was disqualified from Olympic competition this week after he tested positive for marijuana, making him the first com[...]

July 30, 2012

Missy Franklin Wins Gold In 100-Meter Backstroke

Missy Franklin is heading into her senior year of high school and she’ll do so as a 17-year-old Olympic champion in the 100-meter backstroke. Wi[...]

July 29, 2012

U.S. Soccer Player Abby Wambach Gets Punched In The Face

The Olympic games are supposed to be about extending an olive branch to neighboring countries while engaging in competitive yet friendly sport. Appare[...]

Ye Shiwen Wins 400-Meter Gold For China In World Record Setting Time

China’s Ye Shiwen had plenty to celebrate late Saturday night after she not only won the 400-meter individual medley, but did so in world record[...]

July 26, 2012

Legally Blind Archer Is Favorite To Win 2012 London Olympics Gold Medal

26-year-old Im Dong-Hyun is legally blind in both eyes and is unable to read the newspaper at arm’s-length, yet despite his horrid vision he is [...]

July 22, 2012

British Weather May Force Bikinis Out Of 2012 London Olympics

London, England – Crummy British weather may force competitors in beach volleyball to ditch their two piece bikinis for more conservative, warme[...]