Former U.S. Olympic Track Star Outed as High-End Escort WILD: The Smoking Gun revealed that three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton has worked for the past year as an escort in Las Vegas and elsewhere. Read more More
America’s Fastest 8-Year-Old Would Have Won Bronze in 1896 Olympics The New York Times put together this series of infographics to show just how fast we’ve gotten — and how Usain Bolt would stack up against legendary Olympians. Read more More
Usain Bolt Halts Interview to Pay Respect to USA National Anthem Let this be the start of a Good Guy Bolt meme. Read more More
Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius Advances to 400m Semifinals The South African runner finished second in his 400-meter heat, advancing the ‘fastest man on no legs’ to the semifinals. UPDATE: He lost in the semis. Read more More
1.3 Billion People and THIS is One of China’s Best Hurdlers? China’s been trying to prove for years that it’s a globally competitive athletic superpower (see: 2008 Olympics). Now one brave Chinese track & field athlete’s pioneered an innovative approach to hurdles: just ignore them completely. Read more More