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Are the 2012 London Olympics the Gayest Ever?
Are the 2012 London Olympics the Gayest Ever?
Are the 2012 London Olympics the Gayest Ever?
We’ve always thought the Olympics were immune to political or social leanings. But when Cyd Zeigler and Jim Buzinski, the founders of Outsports.com, argue that the 2012 London Olympics are “the gayest ever,” they don’t mean there’s a record number of homosexual athletes participating.
Pregnant Maylasian Olympian Finishes 34th in Air Rifle Competition
Pregnant Maylasian Olympian Finishes 34th in Air Rifle Competition
Pregnant Maylasian Olympian Finishes 34th in Air Rifle Competition
Despite being eight months pregnant, Nur Suryani Mohammed Taibi of Maylasia finished 34th among the competitors in the women’s 10-meter air rifle event at the Summer Olympics in London on Saturday. Taibi, 29, entered the London Games ranked 47th in the world in the 10-meter air rifle.
Paul McCartney Mocks Plug-Pulling Incident During Olympic Rehearsal Video
Paul McCartney Mocks Plug-Pulling Incident During Olympic Rehearsal Video
Paul McCartney Mocks Plug-Pulling Incident During Olympic Rehearsal Video
Bruce Springsteen had his opportunity to poke fun at last weekend’s plug-pulling incident with his very next gig in Dublin. However, Paul McCartney, who is not on tour at the moment, had to wait a bit to make his public jab at the headline-making move by officials during his curfew-breaking guest appearance with Springsteen.
10 Ridiculous Former Olympic Sports
10 Ridiculous Former Olympic Sports
10 Ridiculous Former Olympic Sports
With the Olympics only 2 weeks away, I thought it would be appropriate to pay homage to those "sports" of yesteryear with a look back at the top 10 craziest, most ridiculous discontinued Olympic sports.   #10 Roller Hockey - Ice hockey's slow cousin, roller hockey was only an Olympic sport for 1 year before the powers that be decided it was just too painfully boring to watch.  1... Read
Rolling Stones Join the List of Bands Who Won’t Play the Olympics
Rolling Stones Join the List of Bands Who Won’t Play the Olympics
Rolling Stones Join the List of Bands Who Won’t Play the Olympics
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has put another nail in the coffin of plans for the legendary band to play the London Olympics this summer. The 70-year-old tells the London Telegraph that he was never a fan of that idea. Pink Floyd and the surviving members of the Beatles have also shot down rumors of their potential reunions at the worldwide sporting competition over the past months. Read Mo
Petition Started to Make Pole Dancing an Olympic Sport
Petition Started to Make Pole Dancing an Olympic Sport
Petition Started to Make Pole Dancing an Olympic Sport
Vertical Dance, a British pole-dancing company, is petitioning the International Olympic Committee to get their sport recognized as a test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. According to the petition, which has so far garnered about 6,000 signatures, "Over 50 countries worldwide take part in lessons, workshops, conventions, expose, competitions and teacher training." Read Mor