Category: 2012 Olympics Coverage

Forward Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 points as the U.S. men’s basketball team won its second straight Olympic gold medal, beating Spain, 107-100 on Aug. 12 during the 2012 Summer Games in London. The U.S. had to fight hard for the gold as Spain challenged them through the first three quarters. Spain had […]

African-American basketball referee Felicia Grinter won’t win an Olympic gold medal, but her officiating skills have helped her claim a place in history. Grinter, who has been officiating basketball games for more than 20 years, was chosen as a referee for this summer’s Olympic basketball games in London, where she served as the only referee […]

Usain Bolt renewed his claim as the world’s fastest man, powering Jamaica to yet another track and field gold medal by anchoring his country’s 4×100-meter relay team in its victory on Aug. 11 during the Summer Olympic Games in London. Bolt now owns six career Olympic gold medals, with three won in 2008 and three […]

Five different U.S. players scored double-digit points as USA overwhelmed Argentina, 109-83, on Aug. 10 in the men’s basketball semifinals of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Forward Kevin Durant led all U.S. scorers with 19 points and made 5-of-10 three-pointers. He was followed by forwards Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, who scored 18 […]

The U.S. National women’s basketball team advanced to their fifth straight Olympic gold medal finals game after defeating Australia, 86-73, in a semifinal game Aug. 9 during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. The U.S. survived a scare as Australia fought the Americans hard throughout the first three quarters. Australia led 47-43 at halftime, […]

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won gold in the 200-meter dash on Aug. 9, becoming the first man to ever win back-to-back Olympic Gold medals in both the 100- and 200-meter races. Bolt’s time of 19.32 seconds beat out Jamaican teammate Yohan Blake, who finished just .012 seconds behind for silver. Warren Weir, also of the […]

American long-jumper Brittney Reese, the four-time reigning world champion in her event, just added a gold medal to her list of accomplishments by winning the long jump in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Reese, a 25-year-old native of Inglewood, Calif., is now only the second U.S. woman to win a gold medal in […]

All Alyson Felix could think about four years ago was today. The Los Angeles, Calif. native was favored to win the women’s 200-meter race during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing but instead finished in second for silver. Now Felix can finally celebrate as four years of patience and hard work paid off as she […]

Guard Kobe Bryant led the way with 20 points in 20 minutes played as the U.S. national men’s basketball team ripped Australia, 119-86, to reach the semifinals of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. It wasn’t very difficult for USA to jump out to a comfortable lead as they led, 56-42 at halftime. Forward […]

Gabrielle Douglas, a16-year-old Black gymnast with a dazzling smile and pixie-like moves, is vaulting from the 2012 Olympic Games into the high stakes world of product endorsements with the same grace and apparent effortlessness that led to historic gold medal performances in the summer games in London. Within hours of becoming the first African American […]