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The saying goes "The only guarantees in life are death and taxes." This holds true for even the greatest athletes in the world! Even though the actual Olympic medal is not worth much money, the U.S. Olympic Committee gives a money reward for each medal.

Given that his city is currently hosting the Olympics, London mayor Boris Johnson is riding high … literally. On Wednesday, the eccentric public official rode a zip line in Victoria Park to promote the summer games. There’s just one problem — he got stuck. No, this isn’t an episode of ‘The Benny Hill Show.’ This is for real.

My family was watching the swimmers in the Olympics last night, and Titus was amazed at how much they looked like dolphins when they push off the wall. While this is true, I wonder how the world's best would fare in a friendly competition against the animal kingdom's best. Turns out smarter people than myself have wondered this same thing.

Tonight's the night! The Olympic games are a demonstration of the best athletes in the world doing their best at the sports they are the best at. The Olympics are not a bunch of amateurs doing amateur things. So why do we have "fake" sports included in the games? While I don't watch synchronized swimming, I would argue that it is an Olympic sport - it requires technical skill and swimmin

In addition to Keith Moon, the Rolling Stones are another high-profile act forced to turn down a chance to play the 2012 Olympics in London. The games begin next weekend, with ceremonies to include Paul McCartney and Blur. Mick Jagger says his band wasn’t stage ready.

What ever happened to a nice suit and a tie? Well, I guess if our Olympic team walked into the opening ceremony in all black suits they would probably look like the mafia, so maybe a little diversity is good...but the outfits this year go a bit too far!

It’s been rumored for some time that Paul McCartney might have some involvement with the London Summer 2012 Olympics. Now the onetime Beatle is coming clean on the matter.

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