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Kelly Rowland, La La Anthony Shop It Up; Serena Williams Wins Opener

Kelly Rowland and La La Anthony are not in London supporting their bestie Serena Williams as she plays for Olympic gold, instead the ladies are shopping it in up Los Angeles. First Kelly was spotted in...

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Gabby Douglas Breakout Star; Venus & Serena Williams Cruise In Olympics

Gabrielle Douglas, or Gabby, is undoubtedly the breakout star of the US Women’s gymnastics team. Gabby made her desire to win a medal clear after she earned a second spot behind teammate Aly Raisman in...

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Hamstring Injury Sidelines 400M Champ LaShawn Merritt

LaShawn Merritt’s worst fear was realized. Injury. The reigning gold medalist in the 400 meter race, Merritt has been pulled from the London Olympics because of a bad left hamstring. It is a...

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Andy Murray Wins Gold By Doing What He Couldn’t In Grand Slams: Beating Roger...

WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray stood with the Union Jack draped over his shoulders, an Olympic gold medal around his neck, flanked by the man he had just beaten, Roger Federer, and basking in the...

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Basketball Wives’ La La Anthony, Savannah Brinson, Gabrielle Hang In London

The real Basketball Wives and girlfriends are in London. Dwyane Wade’s longtime girlfriend Gabrielle Union, LeBron James’ fiance Savannah Brinson, Carmelo Anthony’s wife La La Anthony, James Harden...

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Lolo Jones Parties With Rapper Nas In Sexy Leather Shorts

Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones put all the critics behind her and showed off her gorgeous legs in a black leather shoes and studded black heels. The 110 meter hurdle runner faced a slew of criticism after...

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‘Fan-in-Chief’ Obama Salutes Olympic, Paralympic Athletes at White House

400 meter gold medal winner Sonja Richards grabs a quick photo with Pres. Obama Declaring himself the “Fan-in Chief,” President Obama hailed the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes Friday as a...

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Usain Bolt Considering New Olympic Events

Usain Bolt is keeping his options open for the 2016 Rio Olympics in beyond, as he considers competing in the long jump and 400m dash in the games, and a possible career in soccer once his Olympic...

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Shaun White Gets Deal in Vandalism and Drunkenness Charges

Shaun White, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding, reached a deal with prosecutors on Wednesday in relation to public intoxication and vandalism charges  from an incident at a Nashville...

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Gabby Douglas Shares Struggles in Soon-to-be-Released Memoir

Gabby Douglas has opened up about the racism and lack of a father figure in her life that almost caused her to give up gymnastics for good to go work at Chick-fil-A. Gabby may be one of America’s...

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Why Jamaica Has Become the Sprint World’s Dominant Force

The remarkable ascent of the Jamaica track dynasty is no accident, as the following in-depth report by National Public Radio demonstrates. The Caribbean nation has developed a successful and...

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London Airport Discriminating Against White Passengers

In what appears to be a bizarre attempt at equality, there are reports out of London that white airline passengers have been discriminated against in order to avoid complaints from black passengers....

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Serena Williams Graces Vogue’s Baywatch Themed Cover

Serena Williams is flanking super hottie Ryan Lochte, a six-time Olympic medalist swimmer, on the cover of Vogue’s June issue. The summer issue is a silent nod to Baywatch and to the three Olympic...

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Olympian Struggles With Remaining A Virgin

Lolo Jones fights off temptations. Track star Lolo Jones has handled stiff competition in her athletic career and even a rough upbringing that included living for a time at a Salvation Army. But this...

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Lolo Jones Admits Remaining A Virgin Is Harder Than The Olympics

Professional hurdler Lolo Jones is making news today for revealing the difficulties of remaining a virgin at 29-years old. The Olympic trained athlete is gearing up for the London Olympics and sat down...

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Overlapping with Ramadan, Olympics Will Be Challenge for Muslim Athletes

This year’s Summer Olympics will provide a unique challenge for Muslim athletes competing in London, as the games are set to overlap with Ramadan. The Islamic holy month begins on July 20and lasts for...

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NBA To Create Hoops “World Cup,” End Superstar Participation

This is last Olympics for stars like Kobe Bryant. Yahoo Sports reports that the NBA has entered discussions with international basketball entity FIBA to create a “World Cup of Basketball” in which they...

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Sports Painter LeRoy Neiman Dead at 91

Yesterday the incredibly popular but critically ignored New York-based painter LeRoy Neiman died at a Manhattan hospital of as yet unknown causes, his literary publicist confirmed to ARTINFO this...

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Mark Zuckerberg’s College Roommate is Haiti’s Best Hope for Olympic Medal

PÉTIONVILLE, Haiti — The Haitian Olympic Committee occupies two floors of a three-story building at 48 Rue Clerveaux. On the ground level sits the Bouchara Café, a vacant space that once housed an...

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Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius To Run In Olympics

Despite failing to meet South African Olympic standards, Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner who won a court battle to run against able-bodied athletes in international competitions, will...

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Charles Barkley Takes Kobe Bryant To Task

You just knew it would not be long before one of the real Dream Teamers snapped about Kobe Bryant’s position that the 2012 Team USA would beat the legendary 1992 gold medal-winning unit of Hall of...

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Kyrie Irving Breaks Hand In ‘Freak Accident’

In a moment of frustration after a turnover, the Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving slapped the protective padded wall behind basket. Players have done the same thing countless times. For Irving, the act...

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While in London for Olympics, Visit East London for Arts, Culture, Music,...

East London markets Most Londoners would tell you that east is where it’s at for arts, culture, music and brilliant markets. With this summer’s Olympics, the once-forlorn boroughs of Tower Hamlets,...

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Romney Gets Slammed by British Press for Olympic Comment

Romney with Prime Minister David Cameron Wading across the waters to London can be a treacherous proposition for any American politician, as Mitt Romney discovered this week when he suggested to the...

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Ex-Track Stars Lolo Jones, Lauryn Williams Make US Olympic Bobsled Team

Lolo Jones, the former U.S. Olympic track star, and Lauryn Williams, another superb track athlete, were used to crossing a finish line, taking deep breaths and peering up at a scoreboard to learn if...

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Nearly $50,000 Raised For Jamaica Bobsled Team in 2 Days

A crowd-funding website, Crowdtilt, has helped raise nearly $50,000 for the Jamaican bobsled team headed to the Sochi Olympics. After the two-man team qualified for the games, donations came pouring in...

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Oscar Pistorius Found Not Guilty of Murder of Reeva Steenkamp

In South Africa, Oscar Pistorius, the internationally known double-amputee Olympian on trial for murder and other charges in the Valentine’s Day shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp,...

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