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Olympic Flame Lit in Ancient Olympia
(ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece) –The flame that will burn during the London Games was lit at the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics on Thursday. An actress dressed as...
With Help from Jimi Hendrix and King Henry VIII, an Olympic Boat Sails into History
Pieces of wood from the legendary adventures of both men have been fused into a yacht made of donated wood from around the United Kingdom.
Should Drug Cheat Dwain Chambers Be Allowed to Prosper at the Olympic Games?
Do you believe in second chances? Well, the chances are that if you’re Dwain Chambers, the British sprinting star who has had his lifetime Olympic ban overturned...
World’s Biggest McDonald’s Restaurant Is Coming to the London Olympics
What happens if instead of supersizing some fries, you decide to supersize an entire McDonald’s? London is letting out its trousers in preparation to host the...
London 2012: Businesses Promise Not to Gouge Tourists During Olympics
When the greatest show on earth heads to one of the world’s most expensive cities, it goes without saying that more than a few credit cards will be working...
Photo Essays
The Olympics' Fabulous Fans
Sports fans from around the world have traveled to Vancouver to cheer on their home teams, bringing a hopeful spirit and suitcases full of wacky hats and wigs
A Brief History of Olympic Sore Losers
Russia's Evegni Plushenko believes he deserved the men's figure-skating gold medal instead of silver at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. In honor of his poor...
Time.com Specials
7 Unique Venues for the Olympic Games
With the London Olympics just a little over 100 days away, TIME takes a look at some of the places that will become quite familiar once the games begin
Top 10 Memorable Moments of the Winter Olympics
It started with tragedy, and a technical mishap or two, but the Vancouver Winter Games also had its share of athletic triumphs. Here is a look at this year's...
Articles from Around the Web
Report: Bulls' Gibson named to U. S. select team
Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson reportedly has been named to the U.S. select team, which works out with and scrimmages against finalists for the U.S. national team vying to compete in the London Olympics ...
London' last time' for Coach K with Team USA
DALLAS -- All it took to convince Mike Krzyzewski to coach Team USA once again for the 2012 London Olympics was late-night pizza and wine and conversation between two Chicago guys...
Krzyzewski not likely to return for 2016 Games
Mike Krzyzewski says he thinks the London Olympics will be his last coaching the United States. ...
Gwen Jorgensen of U. S. Olympic team a convert to the triathlon
A swimmer and runner while in college, she is headed to 2012 London Olympics in a sport that at first did not interest her. Now she's on the fast track. It was not so long ago...
