2012 Summer Olympics

As an owner of basically all the albums The Beatles have ever created, I was more than stoked to see Paul McCartney ending the opening for the Summer Olympics. As always though, the haters took to the tweeting for some (what I thought) pretty undeserved tweets about his performance and the video delay that occured when he started singing...

The United States is represented very well in the 2012 London Olympics. With all the events going on, though, which one are you looking forward to watching the most?

With the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games coming up soon, we thought we’d take a glimpse at some of the American superstars who have claimed Olympic glory in the past.

For more than a decade, Michael Phelps has been the undisputed star of male competitive swimming. But that may change when 27-year-old Ryan Lochte competes at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and vies for the title of the fastest swimmer alive. To get to know this athlete better, here are 10 things you may not know about the Olympic hopeful.

Watching the 2012 Summer Olympics for 16 days in a row will most likely end up becoming a little dry. That's why we want to show you a way to moisten up the Olympic experience and quench the need for a little extra fun.

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.

As one-half of the legendary team also starring Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh-Jennings is instantly recognizable as one of the greatest beach volleyball players in the world. Together, they’re defending Olympic champions who won gold medals in both the 2004 and 2008 games, and they’re looking to repeat their success for a third time in London this year.

We'll admit that we get a tear in our eye every time the TV cuts to a commercial and our screen lights up with the faces of U.S. Olympic athletes. We don't care that they're trying to sell us a cheeseburger or a bank account -- we feel automatic pride in anyone trying to bring home the gold for the U.S.

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, it takes an artist like David Cerny to remind you that you haven’t. The Czech artist has created one of the biggest, coolest, and weirdest things for visitors wandering around outside the Czech Olympic headquarters in London. It’s big, it’s red, and it does push-ups.

The Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 Olympics is set to take place this Friday, but two of the fine faces we were hoping to see partake in the infamous orgies at Olympic Village won’t be in attendance thanks to a ‘racist’ tweet and a flat out failure to qualify.