2012 olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics came to a close in London on Sunday with the United States adding two more gold medals to bring its Olympic-high total to 46. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

The United States won nine medals, including five golds, to take a commanding lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Thursday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

Led by seven medals from its track athletes, the United States ran past China into the lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

There was a big fuss about Olympic athletes wearing Beats By Dre head phones.  There are a lot of rules and regulations about what athletes can wear and endorse during the Olympic games. Rueters  has the whole story on how Dr. Dre beat the rules to get a free endorsement deal...

It was a scrappy first half in the Team USA/Argentina Men’s Basketball game yesterday. Argentina must have fallen asleep at half time as the game finished 126-97 with Lebron James and company coming out on top. The big story, however, was Carmelo Anthony being on the business end of a junk punch.

Though it was a light day for medals, there was still plenty of drama at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Monday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action:

The spotlight turned to the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action:

Fab Five member Gabby Douglas won the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around competition. While the Russian competitors were the front-runners, Douglas scored the win and nabbed one of the most sought-after prizes in the gymnastics rounds! Congrats, Gabby!

The United States won six gold medals on Thursday to jump ahead of China in the overall medal count. Here’s Thursday’s Olympic Games’ recap:

The 2012 Summer Olympics showcase 16 days of competition. Unfortunately, the Olympic experience only lasted 1 minute and 44 seconds for Clifton Park native, Kyle Vashkulat.

The US women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay team won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday, but China claimed the lead in the overall medal count. Here’s Wednesday’s Olympic Games’ recap:

American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated athlete in Olympic history Tuesday, while the United States and China remained tied atop the overall medal count of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s Olympic action:

Olympic athletes often train for years in the hopes of someday getting a medal. But while the 4,700 medals currently being doled out in London are priceless to the athletes who win them, the actual value of the raw materials may be less than you think.

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:

Congrats to the Capital Region’s Nick Delpopolo, who finished in seventh place in judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Nick is a 23 year old Burnt Hills grad who lives in Amsterdam.

Upsets and world records ruled the day on Day 2 of competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a brief recap of Sunday’s action:

Candace Parker is the star of WNBA franchise, the Los Angeles Sparks. She started making waves in the sport of basketball as a member of Pat Summitt’s Tennessee Lady Vols. She was drafted by the Sparks in 2008 and will be representing team USA as a member of the Olympic Women’s basketball team at this year’s games.