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What Was the Most Memorable Moment of the 2012 Summer Olympics? — Sports Survey of the Day

Joe Student — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:00:30 +0000

After more than two weeks of thrilling competition, the 2012 Summer Olympics came to an end with Sunday’s closing ceremonies in London. While the United States won the most medals, the Americans didn’t provide all of the London Games’ most memorable moments. Some fans may remember the elaborate — and sometimes confusing — opening ceremony [...]

Are You Happy with NBC's Coverage of the Olympics? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:00:02 +0000

NBC has been the Olympics network for a while now, so you would it would know it’s doing. Not everyone thinks that’s the case. There seems to be a big trend with these 2012 Olympic games from London — complaining. Being that there is such a time difference, a good portion of the Olympics is [...]

Olympic Swimmers Are Just Like You — They Pee in the Pool, Too

Shauna Wright — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:00:22 +0000

The Olympics have been going on for almost a week now, and we’ve finally gotten an answer to the most burning question of the games: do competitive swimmers pee in the pool? According to Carly Geehr, a former member of the US National Swimming Team, they do. A lot.

Lady Gaga + Olympian McKayla Maroney Engage in Cute Twitter Conversation

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:00:37 +0000

Lady Gaga is proving herself quite the patriot as she tweets words of encouragement to American Olympians competing in London. The native New Yorker sent her love to the Fab Five (aka the 2012 U.S. women’s gymnastics team), which took home the gold for the first time since 1996.

But Gaga also engaged in a cute Twitter conversation with McKayla Maroney, one of the Fab Five.

Will You Watch the Olympics? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:00:34 +0000

The games of the XXX Olympiad begin Friday in London. NBC, which is broadcasting an unprecedented 5,535 hours of the Summer Olympics on TV and online, is hoping Americans will be glued to their screens over the next couple weeks.

But will they?

U.S. Women's Olympic Soccer Team Rocks Out to Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the U.S.A.'

Alexandra Capotorto — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:30:21 +0000

It looks like user submitted cover videos of everyone’s favorite songs is the way to get famous nowadays. Sex tapes are soooo passe. It was really Carly Rae Jepsen‘s ‘Call Me Maybe’ that started the whole trend. Everyone from actor James Franco to shirtless Abercrombie + Fitch boys seemed to jump on the Jepsen train. But now some really big stars (and stripes) are getting in on the action!

McDonald's Flexes Its Muscle by Banning All Restaurants from Selling French Fries at the London Olympics — With One Exception

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:00:55 +0000

McDonald’s has a monopoly on french fries at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Since the fast food giant is a major sponsor of the Olympic Games, the corporate head honchos exercised their power and banned other restaurants and food merchants from selling fries during the events. Spectators in the mood for some spuds will need to [...]