There won’t be any Linsanity at this year’s Olympics — unless the rising NBA star decides to switch sides.
Olympics
The Dream Team Gets Dreamier: Team USA Adds Blake Griffin to Olympic Pool
The 20-player group will be narrowed down to a final dozen by June. Which NBA stars will get cut?
Those Loony Olympic Mascots
London’s eerie choices for the 2012 games prompt questions about what makes a successful mascot. From the cute and cuddly to the creepy, absurd, and ethically questionable, a visual survey of past Olympic mascots.
Top 10 Memorable Moments of the Winter Olympics
It started with tragedy, and a technical mishap or two, but the Vancouver Winter Games also had its share of athletic triumphs. Here is a look at this year’s Olympic highs and lows
A Brief History of Olympic Sore Losers
Russia’s Evegni Plushenko believes he deserved the men’s figure-skating gold medal instead of silver at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. In honor of his poor sportsmanship, TIME takes a look at other Olympic complainers
What Becomes of Olympic Stadiums?
A photographic survey of how the venues for the Summer games look today
The 2008 Paralympics
The world’s greatest Paralympians are competing in Beijing, and inspiring us all in the process
Olympic Tattoos
TIME takes a look at some tattoos among the highly decorated competitors out in Beijing
2008 Olympic Games: Highs and Lows
The dramatic highlights of the 2008 Beijing Games
Olympic Shoes
The Olympic Games are a premier venue for state-of-the-art footwear technology