2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 1 — Ryan Lochte Wins Gold; Michael Phelps Is Fourth
After yesterday’s Opening Ceremony, the 2012 Summer Olympics had its first full day of competition on Saturday.
After yesterday’s Opening Ceremony, the 2012 Summer Olympics had its first full day of competition on Saturday.
Our USA Olympic Swimming Team sing "Call Me Maybe" before the kickoff of the 2012 Games today!! USA!USA!USA!
The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London highlights the TV sports offerings this weekend. Here’s what else to watch this weekend in sports:
If you don’t have Olympic fever yet, fret not. We’re here to help with a list of our 10 favorite facts about the games that you never knew.
Louisiana is being well represented at the London Olympics with a double decker bus featuring our "Pick Your Passion" logo!
During its illustrious history, the Olympics has been a hotbed for controversy. It can be countries pulling out in some form of protest, the IOC banning athletes or competitors who will cause a storm of controversy.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1903 – Ford Motor Company ships its first car (More info)
1960 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon — now Sri Lanka — is elected as Prime Minister, thus becoming the world’s first elected female head of government (More info)
One of UL's all-time great women's basketball players, Anna Petrakova, will be heading to the London Olympics as part of the Russian women's basketball team.
Some really interesting sports used to be in the Olympics! Actually, maybe interesting is the wrong word - because if they were interesting, there would still be an interest in playing or watching them, wouldn't there?