Olympics

2012 Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius from South Africa is breaking barriers this year in London. Just this Saturday, the man known as “Blade Runner” competed in the 400-meter run and finished in second to move on to the semifinals this Sunday. And he did all this with two prosthetic racing legs.

Controversy is going down in London at the 2012 Olympics with eight female badminton players kicked out today for trying to lose yesterday. The Badminton World Federation held a hearing this morning with pairs of ladies from China, Indonesia and South Korea disqualified. The pairs came under scrutiny after being accused of playing to lose so they could take on easier opponents in later matches. Re

Last night’s Olympics kicked off with a spectacular mix of pop and pageantry under the artistic direction of Oscar-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle. From an American perspective, the opening ceremony in London seemed comprised of the best partsof an Oscar telecast, a Macy’s parade and a Super Bowl halftime show. In short, it was courtly and dignified but also wild and funny, altogether both odd enoug