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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

African-American hurdler Dawn Harper won silver in the women’s 100-meter hurdles race on Aug. 7 during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. She finished just ahead of Kellie Wells, […]

Miami Heat star forward LeBron James scored 30 points, 14 of them in the fourth quarter alone, as the U.S. national men’s basketball team beat Brazil, 80-69, in an international […]