Nastia Liukin to Get Book Deal
No word on whether Shawn Johnson will do a more endearing, but slightly less polished, follow-up.
Posted 08/20/08 in The Cut
Dress Code
Women’s Table-Tennis Players Urged to Wear Short Skirts, Tighter Shirts
The International Table Tennis Association thinks it will drum up interest in the sport.
Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Michael Phelps’s Estranged Dad Won’t Try to Cash In on Son’s Spotlight
In the aftermath of his record-breaking Olympic gold streak, everyone, including his own distant father, is treating Michael Phelps with kid gloves. America, we've gone soft — and we love it!
Posted 08/19/08 in The Cut
Run Through
Charles Nolan Wants to Make Dara Torres a Runway Model?
That's what he hinted to 'WWD.' Gosh, we hope he follows through!
Posted 08/19/08 in The Cut
Run Through
Olympian Kim Glass Really Wants to Be on ‘ANTM’
The U.S. volleyball player tried out five times and she's going to go back again!
Posted 08/18/08 in The Cut
Run Through
Is Michael Phelps Dating Lily Donaldson?!
Rumor has it he's either dating the model or fellow Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard.
Posted 08/18/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Where Were You When Michael Phelps Won His Eighth Gold Medal?
We know you were drunk. But please tell us you still managed to find the remote.
Posted 08/16/08 in Daily Intel
It Happened This Week
Falling Dollars
Everything that happened last week, in case you weren't paying attention.
Posted 08/14/08 in The Cut
Fashion Yearbook
It’s Time to Ogle the Hot Bodies of Our Olympic Athletes
Just like fashion changes over time so does physical beauty. So let's see what's in style at the Olympics!
Posted 08/14/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
In Which We Appreciate Michael Phelps’s Chest
And shoulders. And abdominals. And biceps. And triceps. And calf muscles. And gluteus maximus. And navel. And whatever that muscle is there…
Posted 08/14/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
The Olympics: Does Johan Santana Not Love His Country?
Not all of the world’s top athletes share this deep sense of nationalism.
Posted 08/13/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Why the Olympics Are the Reality TV of Sports
There's a difference between sports and athletics. The Olympics are on the wrong side of it.
Did the Beijing Opening Ceremony Finally Make Opening Ceremonies Cool Again?
The ball's in your court, London.
Posted 08/06/08 in The Cut
First Looks
Stella McCartney’s New Workout Duds Will Motivate You to Hit the Gym
Being sweaty and stylish is possible. Stella McCartney's new Adidas collection is one way to do it.
Posted 08/06/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Ivy Leaguers Rule Olympics, Life
But what if an athlete has you beat at the game of life? What if you’re inferior to an athelete intellectually, too?
Calvinball, Quidditch, and Other Fictional Sports We Wish the Olympics Would Adopt
Forget team handball, modern pentathlon, and the 400-meter individual medley — how about skeet surfing?
Posted 08/04/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
USA Basketball Team in Possible Massage-Related Scandal
A Chinese paper is accusing stars LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwyane Wade of soliciting prostitutes — or actually, "female technicians."
Posted 07/28/08 in The Cut
Fashion Album
First Look: Ralph Lauren’s Prep-tastic Olympics Uniforms
The outfits athletes will wear for the opening and closing ceremonies are classic prep, perfect to represent a country besotted with 'Gossip Girl.'
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