The world's fastest man has adopted the world's fastest animal. As part of an effort to help protect Kenya's endangered species, Usain Bolt formally adopted a three-month old cheetah cub today in Nairobi. (What? You thought the worl...

The medals that will be awarded at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics were unveiled today, with organizers touting the awards' connections to Canada, utter uniqueness and hefty weight. What they didn't mention is that they look like microwaved frisb...

After Chicago's Olympic bid debacle, leaders of the various Olympic sports organizations were given a questionnaire in which they were asked whether acting CEO Stephanie Streeter "had the ability to be an effective leader of the Olympic move...

Rio de Janeiro was just named host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, so you know what that means: Time to start speculating about which city is the favorite to host the Games of 2020! Fourth-Place Medal ranks the five most likely host cities for the nex...

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was such a resounding success that it's hard to imagine that anyone didn't love the Zhang Yimou-directed spectacle except, perhaps, for the people in London charged with following it up in 2012. Af...