olympics

Costumed dancers, raucous crowds and spectacular fireworks welcomed the best athletes in the world to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil on Friday evening.

We're taking a look back at the 1972 Olympics, where Mark Spitz broke seven world records swimming for Team USA!

It's interesting to look back at some of the sports that are no longer represented in this worldwide competition.

An Olympic sport that is based on sliding rocks and sweeping with brooms has entered the high tech age. Many of the competitors are not happy with the change.

The International Olympic Committee sees Beijing as a secure, reliable choice.

Since the Winter Olympics usually coincide with Mardi Gras it makes sense to have purple, green and gold medals instead of gold, silver and bronze. The events would need some tweaking too. A lot of tweaking in fact. Here are our suggestions for events that almost anyone from South Louisiana could win.

If you've every played washers, horseshoes, ladder golf or paper football then you need to be on the Curling bandwagon for these Olympics

Mom rules.

Riding a bobsled on rails through the rainforest it happens everyday in Jamaica. No wonder those people are always so happy.

You may want to put a pillow on your feet because your jaw is going to drop to the floor when you watch this amazing athlete.

McKayla Maroney Has a Message for Lafayette!

This is what happens when you are pressured to perform and lose at the Olympics: You turn to drinking.

The Olympics have ended and you already have some serious withdrawal. You’ve watched every event and had a great time cheering on your country. It’s totally unfair that you have to wait another four years for the summer Olympics.

Feeling a bit down now that the excitement of the Olympics is over? If you’ve got a little extra cash and want to bring some of the Games into your own home, a new auction site will let you do just that.

NBC’s round the clock coverage of the 2012 Olympics has yielded hours and hours of video goodness – from hurdler Michelle Jenneke’s hypnotic warm up dance to an pole vaulter’s shattering fall.

USA women win basketball Gold, Usain Bolt Wins Third Gold Medal, Helps Relay Team Set World Record

Candace Parker scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, as the United States women’s basketball team soundly defeated France, 86-50, on Saturday night to win the gold medal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Carli Lloyd scored two goals as the United States women’s soccer team beat Japan, 2-1, to win the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday night in London.

Allyson Felix Wins Gold as US Track Team Nabs 7 Medals

In conjunction with a source that has requested to remain anonymous, Our team of researchers has uncovered the groundbreaking news that American gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte is actually the alter ego of mild mannered KATC meterologist Dave Baker.