Olympic Games

US Women's Soccer Team in Town to Face China Wednesday Night

Fresh off their gold medal winning performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the US Women's National Soccer is making a pit stop in Houston on Wednesday night. They'll face an old adversary in the Chinese National Team at BBVA Compass Stadium. It's been eight years since the ladies last p ... More >>

Dear Olympics: More Nudity And/Or Violence, Please

"We live in a cynical world, a cynical, cynical world..." said a very smart man once. Maybe it was Nietzsche, or Elmer Fudd. Artifacts like the Olympics -- both the summer and winter variety -- have grown boring and stale. TV giant NBC is getting torn to shreds for including haircut Ryan Seacrest ... More >>

Michael Phelps: What the Heck Is He Listening To?

When he competes, U.S. Olympian Michael Phelps is usually seen walking into the arena with headphones on, blasting music in order to get him pumped up for the upcoming race. But what the hell is he listening to? It's rumored that Phelps is a huge rap and hip-hop fan, but there's no telling what is ... More >>

2012 Summer Olympics: 10 Badass Houston Athletes to Watch in London

Check out our slideshow of the Texas Olympians competing in the 2012 Summer Games. ERMAHGERD, are you squee-ing with as much excitement for the Summer Olympic Games as I am? Seriously. I am counting down the minutes until I can leave work and check out the Danny Boyle-directed Opening Ceremonies th ... More >>

Eight Awesome Events That Should Be Added to the Olympic Games

Every couple of years, the world turns its eyes to a country to watch the pomp and circumstance, the agony and the defeat (as the brilliant Jim McKay put it), the drama and potential glory that is the Olympic games. This year's spectacle are the summer variety being hosted by London. It will be hard ... More >>

Olympic Logos: The Best and the Worst, Including Lisa Simpson's Sex Act

Heh. Lisa Simpson is giving Bart Simpson a hummer in the London 2012 Olympic logo. Uh, we mean aren't you stoked for the 17 days of glory that commences on July 27 in the United Kingdom, especially with a logo that cost £400,000 (approximately $621,000)? That's right. All of that freaking money f ... More >>

Brazilian Festival

Mexicans at the Olympics, and Self-Hate

Pop Rocks: What We Learned From The Olympics

Another edition of the Winter Games has come and gone, and while the last two weeks have been marked by triumph (the first American medals in Nordic Combined) as well as tragedy (Nickelback's closing ceremony performance), it's time to contemplate the important lessons we'll take away from Vancouve ... More >>

The Week In TV: Sharktopus!

The return of Rousseau Claire!​I'm not sure what the medal count is, I'm definitely ready for spring, and I look good in an elegant ladies' pantsuit. This was the week in TV Land: • In 2006, I watched the final four episodes of Arrested Development as they aired on Fox opposite the opening ... More >>

If You're Online, You Can Be In Vancouver, Too

​The unbridled passion. The raw emotion. The shattered dreams. The unlikely victory despite injury. The unexpected heroes. The unexplained delays in award ceremonies and ensuing bitchy commentary. The desperate tears shed after tragic, untimely crashes during downhill practice runs. The attempted ... More >>

Houston Stays Alive In Bid To Host Some World Cup Games

​A few years ago, Houston memorably (and hilariously) pushed hard to host a Summer Olympics. It had as much chance of landing one as it did a Winter Olympics, but the effort persevered nonetheless.We seem to have a better shot, however, at seeing some World Cup (that's soccer, you xenophobes) acti ... More >>

Top Ten Sports Moments of 2008

10. Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 to become the first woman to win a major (NASCAR, Indy, Formula One) auto race. 9. Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine won his 300th game, then retired at the end of the season, to just about cement his selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in five ye ... More >>

Top Ten Sports Moments of 2008

10. Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 to become the first woman to win a major (NASCAR, Indy, Formula One) auto race. 9. Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine won his 300th game, then retired at the end of the season, to just about cement his selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in five ye ... More >>

Final Thoughts on the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

Guess Who Jacques Rogge Cares About: Wu Dianyuan, Wang Xiuying or Usain Bolt

Miracle on the Diamond: Japan Beats the USA in Softball

Carl Lewis > Michael Phelps (At Least for Four More Years)

A Review of Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World

Beijing 2008: Local Swim Stud Lorin Koszegi Discusses Michael Phelps

Bela Karolyi and Ugly Seven Year Olds: More Notes from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

Fake Fireworks and Feminine Swimsuits: More Notes on the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

Teen Houston Rapper Headed for Beijing

Video Gaming at the Games? Not This Year, Pal

Olympic Scold

China Restricts Web Access for International Media, NBC Bows to Benevolent New Overlords

Homosexual Makes the Olympics

Jim McKay, R.I.P.

Stubby Clapp to Play in Olympics After All

Astros Farm Coach Stubby Clapp Denied Permission to Play in Olympics

Torino It Off

This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal

Off the Hookom

A local Olympic hopeful wants you to get on board

Passport to Nowhere

Benjamin Flores wants to box in the Olympics. But he isn't a U.S. citizen, and he can't risk returning to Mexico.

Year of the Yao Woo

The crazy times in 2002 — Kmart raids, Olympian losses, stadium mania and more —- now make sense. Houston was just mining Ming.

Trumped Out

Drug testing in world-class bridge bounces a medal-winner

Olympic Moments

A marathon through the downtown tunnel, a rowing venue in a flooded Katy Freeway, the javelina throw -- how splendid, how Houston!

Summer Games

Everyone's a front-runner in the race to land the Olympics

Olympic Dings

A Web site uses the Games for a bicycle revolt

Immodest Proposals

The solution to Houston's image problems? Spin them away.

Playing Games

The Olympic vote is hush-hush at the Chronicle

The Olympic Bid

Dan Morse is world-ranked. Ruthless. And 62 years old.

Best Friends

Kay Poe and Esther Kim

Best Bobsledder

Meg Henderson

Winner in OT

A Dying Race

Houston boasts some of the biggest track legends in the world. Who cares? They do.

Playing the Games

Grabbing for the (Public's) Gold

Voters would decide if Olympic efforts get up to $100 million in state subsidies

Let the Games Begin

A lack of lodging. Snarled transportation. Searing summer heat. No matter. Houston boosters say the Bayou City will be unbeatable in the bidding for the 2012 Olympics.

Going the Distance

Houston's John Kelley has pursued his dream of bringing the Olympics to Houston for years, despite all odds. Now he's official.

Browniad

Rabbit Was a Boxer

The education & travels of the natural-born fighter, fierce homeless poet, charming talker, convicted felon, begetter of children & receiver of messages from Heaven