Olympics gymnastics team celebrity status
SAMANTHA CRITCHELL,AP Fashion Writer In this photo provided by CBS, from left, Kyla Ross, Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas, members of the United States women's Olympic gymnastics More...
Gabby Douglas is golden in ‘Tonight’ appearance
LYNN ELBER,AP Television Writer This Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 photo released by NBC shows first lady Michelle Obama, left, olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas and host Jay Leno during a taping of "The Tonight More...
Back to reality: Britain bounces back after games
PAISLEY DODDS,Associated Press Fireworks explode over the stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) LONDON (AP) — Basking in More...
US wins medal count, but British celebrate as well
TIM REYNOLDS,AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Red, white and blue was everywhere in London. For the Americans — and for the British, too. The most medals, and the most gold medals. That’s what the U.S. More...
Footloose! Olympic winners do a little dance.
JILL LAWLESS,Associated Press United States Kerri Walsh Jennings, left, and Misty May-Treanor, celebrate after defeating April Ross and Jennifer Kessy in a women's gold medal beach volleyball match at the More...
For London, what will Olympic legacy be?
PAUL HAVEN,Associated Press RAPHAEL SATTER,Associated Press This Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 aerial photo shows the Olympic Stadium and the Orbit during the 2012 Summer Olympics at Olympic Park, in London. The 560-acre More...
EYES ON LONDON: A day’s images, a quiet romance
LONDON (AP) — Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ Cyprus' Chrystalleni Trikomiti performs during More...
US leads Japan 1-0 at halftime in gold medal game
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: A giant set of Olympic rings are displayed from Tower Bridge on June 27, 2012 in London, England. The rings weigh over three tonnes and measure over 25 metres wide by 11.5 metres tall; More...
Felix takes Olympic gold in 200
EDDIE PELLS,AP National Writer United States' Allyson Felix, second from right, crosses the finish line to win gold ahead of Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, right, in the women's 200-meter final during More...
Semenya in Olympic debut 3 years after gender test
JOHN PYE,AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Caster Semenya perched herself on a lane marker behind the start of the 800 meters and took a few moments to absorb what it feels like to be an Olympian. She took some More...
May-Treanor, Walsh win Olympic beach volleyball gold
JIMMY GOLEN,AP Sports Writer United States' Misty May-Treanor dives for a ball during the women's gold medal beach volleyball match against the other US team `at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. More...
Bolt to final in bid for 2nd consecutive 200 gold
HOWARD FENDRICH,AP Sports Writer Jamaica's Usain Bolt competes in a men's 200-meter semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP More...
EYES ON LONDON: Medal uniforms, Gabby, BMX begins
The Associated Press Thailand's Pen-Ek Karaket fights South Korea's Lee Dae-hoon (in red) during their match in men's 58-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, More...
Clueless fans inject fun into Olympic contests
DANICA KIRKA,Associated Press Felipe Perrone Rocha, right, of Spain takes a shot at goal as Pietro Figlioli, center, and Christian Presciutti of Italy defend during their men's water polo preliminary round match More...
Celebrities keeping a low profile at the Olympics
Musician Mick Jagger, left, and Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games attend an evening session of athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, More...
London games get an Olympian musical soundtrack
JILL LAWLESS,Associated Press A fan wearing a British Union flag jacket, cheers the band McFly as they perform on stage for BT London Live concert in Hyde Park, central London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel More...
China wins 2nd straight Olympic gold in gymnastics
NANCY ARMOUR,AP National Writer Chinese gymnast Chen Yibing celebrates his team winning the gold medal at the Artistic Gymnastic men's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. More...
Olympic opening ceremony reviewed
The opening ceremony, particularly the queen’s debut as a Bond Girl, earned several positive reviews. “I was worried that there was too much self-parody, that the world might be laughing at us,” More...
London Olympics opener will be spectacular but not secret
JILL LAWLESS,Associated Press The Olympic Stadium is visible beyond an installation of artificial wildflowers in the Olympic Park at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 22, 2012, in London. The opening More...
Boldly go: Patrick Stewart joins Olympic torch run
In this Saturday, July 21, 2012, photo provided by LOCOG, singer Paloma Faith carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through London. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games are scheduled for Friday, More...
Olympic stadium prepares for opening ceremonies
ROB HARRIS,AP Sports Writer The June 17, 2010 file photo shows Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director of "Slumdog Millionaire," as he speaks to the media in east London after being appointed to oversee More...
The Who plan US Tour, talk Olympics performance
NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Who‘s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are taking “Quadrophenia” and other Who classics on the road for a U.S. tour this fall, More...
Much work to do before London is Olympic ready
STEPHEN WILSON,AP Sports Writer Workers assemble Olympic rings outside the Aquatics venue at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, July 14, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) LONDON (AP) — With More...
Judge OKs rooftop missiles during London Olympics
JILL LAWLESS,Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It has been a tough few months at the pockmarked concrete high-rise known as Fred Wigg Tower. First there was the fire, which left dozens temporarily homeless. Then More...
