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Olympic Security: The Machinery Guarding London 2012
As spectators watch the Olympic Games, Britain’s intelligence and military personnel are watching the skies, the water, and the roads.
How to Follow the Live-Streamed, Twitter-Friendly ‘Smart Olympics’
The 2012 London Olympics will pack an impressive 302 medal events into a little more than two weeks. In past years, catching all of the action meant hours and hours spent parked in front of the boob tube. Not anymore. NBC and the …
The Daley Show: Britain’s Diving Pair Daley and Waterfield Fail to Medal
The British duo finish fourth as they gaze up admiringly at the dominant Chinese
Do the Olympics Need Fast-Food Sponsors?
Since fast food is off the training menu for most Olympians, some critics are asking whether the London Games should accept backing from Big Food.
Heartache at Gymnastics: U.S.’s Jordyn Wieber Misses Qualifying for All-Around Final
In an upset, world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber doesn’t muster enough points to earn one of the US’s two spots in the all-around competition
USA Basketball Wins and Great Britain Learns at the London Olympics
Has the basketball craze really, totally passed over Great Britain, to the point that fans need a pre-game tutorial? Apparently so
The Year of the Woman: The London Olympics Strike Early for Gender Equality
One hundred and sixteen years after the modern Olympic movement began, London heralds the ‘Year of the Woman’
Swimming Stunner: Phelps Falls to Lochte, Fails to Medal
The first swimming race of the Olympics is history, and it’s a doozy
Olympic Highlights in Photographs
The best action and reactions from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.