Olympics

We've all seen them in our junk email, sometimes in our inbox.  Emails from people in the U.S. or overseas, claiming we have won a prize,  cash, or some other incredible offer.  But while some of these scammers or email "phishers" (as they are called) are pretty clever, some lack real creativity.

USA’s very own Kayla Harrison won the first ever gold medal in judo this morning!

I bet Missy Franklin isn't thinking about the nearly $14,000 she will be on the hook for with the IRS.

Michael Phelps has managed to swim into history.

In a pair of brutal matches, Tacoma's Travis Stevens lost  a semi-final match to the man he fell to in the Beijing Olympics, then lost a heartbreaker in the bronze medal match.

Every four years we are re-introduced to sports that are forgotten for the next 1439 days. Should some of them really be in the Olympics?

An Ecuadorian weight lifter at the Olympics found it's best to make sure you're completely "empty" prior to attempting to lift.

The US swim team captured two gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Monday, while the US men’s gymnastics squad disappointed. Here’s what happened at the London Games:

The Olympics are about to begin in London. Sure, it’s a great gathering of the world’s most amazing athletes doing their thing, where competitors try to smash records quicker than you can say Zemfira Meftakhetdinova (seriously, that’s a real person going for the gold).

Gymnast Aly Raisman was one of the big stories of the opening weekend of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. The 18-year old from Needham, Ma. qualified for the all-around title, knocking teammate, world champion and best friend Jordyn Wieber out of the competition that Wieber would have been the favorite in. But the most entertaining part of Raisman’s near flawless routine was her parents’ reac