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Bob Ballard of the BBC is covering the diving competition in Beijing. He wrote for Outsports about the first day of competition for openly gay diver Matthew Mitcham: By Bob BallardBBC for Outsports I hadn't even considered the possibility and I doubt if he had either, but Matthew Mitcham came mighty close to not making […]

Out Aussie diver Matthew Mitcham has qualified for the semifinal round with his six dives in today’s 3m springboard prelims. Mitcham qualified 15th; eighteen divers qualified. Predictably, Chinese men sit first and second. Both American divers, Chris Colwill and Troy Dumais, also qualified. The semis will be held Monday night at 10pm EST and can […]

Soccer stud David Beckham, not content to cede the media spotlight to Michael Phelps, will appear at the Olympics next week as part of the official handover ceremony from Beijing to London on Aug. 24. Becks will arrive at the Bird’s Nest atop a double-decker bus and kick a soccer ball into the crowd. Phelps, […]

Another batch courtesy of Finneye, including gymnastics, rowing, canoeing, track and field and more. Right, is a happy silver medal gymnast from France. Links after the jump. Another batch courtesy of Finneye, including gymnastics, rowing, canoeing, track and field and more. Right, is a happy silver medal gymnast from France. Links after the jump.

And you thought swimming had finished. Wrong again! NBC is touting this on their prime time schedule Sunday: And you thought swimming had finished. Wrong again! NBC is touting this on their prime time schedule Sunday:

Australian diver Matthew Mitcham, the only publicly gay male at the Games, dives for the first time on Monday. He has a website that allows you to send a “shout out.” Click on the front of his site and the “Shout Box” is on the left. It would be cool if Outsports readers let him […]

Just watched Denmark lightweight fours win the gold medal in rowing and seeing the four celebrate after was like watching a photo shoot for A&F. Among them is Joergensen, 23, a single student majoring in finance. More great shots of the four Danes after the jump. Just watched Denmark lightweight fours win the gold medal […]

I always love seeing the variety of vehemence in that eternal argument about which Olympic sports should be axed — and whether the Games themselves should be axed, and why. I tip my hat to Ryan Quinn for leading off the current round of screaming and yelling about this. But in my opinion it's an […]

The 2008 Olympics’ only openly gay male athlete will make his Olympic debut Monday in diving’s 3m springboard preliminaries. Matthew Mitcham, of Australia, is expected to advance beyond the prelims, though his better event is the 10m platform which will take place later this week. You can follow results live at 7am Eastern / 4am […]

Watching Usain Bolt win the 100m sprint in 9.69 was nothing less than breathtaking. The pure speed and acceleration that this guy has – at 6-foot-5 – is like nothing we’ve ever seen. He doesn’t get a great start, which is typical of taller sprinters. But when he starts turning his feet over, his long […]

For the last couple of Olympics, it has started to bug me that so many medals are handed out in swimming. People are falling over themselves to declare Michael Phelps the greatest Olympian ever, greatest athlete in the world, etc…. I just don’t buy it. Swimming medals are the most watered-down handed out at the […]

In all the deserved hoopla over Michael Phelps, another Olympic swimmer made some history in Beijing. American Natalie Coughlin won six medals this week to set a record for a woman. She also has won 11 medals in 11 career Olympic medals. I have always rooted for Coughlin since meeting her while covering a pre-Olympic […]

China’s Liu Xiang, the defending gold medalist in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and perhaps the most popular athlete in the country, is out of the Olympics after being sidelined by an Achilles injury. In terms of the impact this news will have in China, it’s roughly as if Michael Phelps pulled out before his first […]

Today’s offerings, courtesy of Finneye, include Canadian rowers tossing their cox into the water after winning gold. Also, more great shots of rowing, gymnastics, swimming and cycling. Links after the jump. Related: Complete Olympic photo archive Today’s offerings, courtesy of Finneye, include Canadian rowers tossing their cox into the water after winning gold. Also, more […]

Bailly plays for the Belgium soccer team in the Olympics. The Belgium radio and TV magazine Humo picked him as the Golden Stud this year, emblematic of the hottest Belgium soccer player. He told the magazine he was honored to win the award given the stiff competition. Click here for a full shot of Bailly […]

From Variety comes news that NBC is getting higher ratings in those parts of the U.S. where the Olympics are shown on a tape delay vs. the Central and Eastern zones that saw many swimming and gymnastics events live. From Variety comes news that NBC is getting higher ratings in those parts of the U.S. […]

After Michael Phelps took his seventh medal last night, Bob Costas mediated an interview between Phelps and Mark Spitz. The 14-minute video shows the race in which Phelps took No. 7, then moves into the interview where Spitz says Phelps’ accomplishments are “epic” and called him “the best Olympian of all time.” Spitz was gracious […]

Wondering how Michael Phelps does what he does so well? Bob Costas narrates an interesting look into the physiology of the most decorated Olympian ever in this video. As you ponder how he might capture his eighth medal of this Olympics tonight, the piece provides a few answers (and some nice shots of Phelps). Costas' […]

Hilariously, an air pistol shooter has been stripped of his two medals for doping. I never gave shooting enough credit as a sport to imagine that performance-enhancing drugs could be a factor. According to the IOC, the shooter [Kim Jong Su of Korea] tested positive for propranolol, a banned substance used to prevent trembling. The […]

While most everybody was watching Phelps collect another gold medal, some of us were watching the U.S. softball team collect Chinese Taipei 7-0. Two out women are playing on the U.S. team, contributing to their huge winning streak. In fact, Vicki Galindo (who is bi) is becoming a valued player. Listed as 2nd and 3rd […]