1. Mediaite
  2. Gossip Cop
  3. Geekosystem
  4. Styleite
  5. SportsGrid
  6. The Mary Sue
  7. The Jane Dough
  8. The Braiser

London 2012 Olympics

2012 Summer OlympicsMedia MonsterTabloid FodderWeird But True

11 Olympic Doppelgängers

Looking for doppelgängers is an American pastime. You watch Chris Bosh, you think Velociraptor. You see Stephen Colbert, you think Bob Saget. The feeling of a successful “call” is the best feeling us non-athletes will ever experience. It’s true glory. This is our Olympics. Our Miracle On Ice.


2012 Summer OlympicsMedia MonsterSprintingTabloid FodderWeird But True

Usain Bolt Can Run The 100m Faster By Making Smarter Choices At McDonald’s

Usain Bolt set the Olympic record in the 100 meters, but he thinks he can run it faster. Michael Johnson says he can improve his technique. But more importantly, Bolt ate a McDonald’s chicken wrap before the race. That’s not proper nutrition. Our resident fast-food-sprinting-nutritionist is appalled, and thinks Bolt can break 9.4, if he takes some friendly suggestions. See those after the jump.


2012 Summer OlympicsMedia MonsterSports & PoliticsTabloid FodderVideo

Barack Obama Doesn’t Understand Gymnastics

Watch the Leader of the Free World express his confusion over women’s gymnastics, after the jump.


2012 Summer OlympicsMedia MonsterSports & Politics

This Is How You Shut Up Twitter Trolls When You’re A Female Olympic Weightlifter

Zoe Smith is a female weightlifter. This fact apparently makes some feel morally obligated to express to her that there’s “something wrong with her body.” Recently, Smith went off on such people on her blog… and it was terrific.


2012 Summer OlympicsMedia Monster

Olympic TV Guide: 5 Events You Should Watch Today

Don’t know what to watch at the London 2012 Olympics? Well, since there are dozens of events per day and NBC complicates things with its tape-delays, things can get really confusing. Fortunately, we’re here to help, weed out the crap (*cough, equestrian*) and highlight the few events you should focus on (from a jingoistic American’s point of view, obviously). And we’ll tell you how/when you can watch them, because, again, NBC sucks.


2012 Summer OlympicsMedia MonsterWeird But True

A South-Korean Fencer Got Screwed By A Clock That Got “Stuck,” And We’re Here To Explain

A South Korean fencer got royally screwed by a clock “getting stuck.” It’s a confusing situation, but we’re here to explain. CONTROVERSY, after the jump.


2012 Summer OlympicsMedia MonsterSports & PoliticsTabloid Fodder

Swiss Footballer Breaks Olympic Record For Most-Bigoted Tweet Ever, Is Sent Home

Move over, dumb Greek Olympian. This Swiss soccer player is on your level of bigotry. We didn’t think it was possible to make the same degree of mistake after Voula Papachristou’s unforgivable blunder became international news, but this poorly-styled man has indeed taken it to the house. The racist house.


2012 Summer OlympicsMedia MonsterTabloid FodderWeird But True

Photos Of Olympic Divers In Midair Are Pretty Much The Greatest Things We’ve Ever Seen

Have you watched any diving at the 2012 London Olympics? If you have, I’m sure your first thoughts were regarding its obvious aesthetic beauty and fluidity. The entire point of the event is to be the most graceful, and the body control shown is truly majestic.

But what you don’t see on TV is their faces in midair. And they are greater than Frosted Flakes.


Media MonsterNBA

Power Ranking The Olympic Sports, From Most Olympic To Least

There are 35 Olympic events in total, but which of them is the most Olympic? From an American perspective, there are a few factors that determine Olympic-ness. How does it reflect the Olympic spirit of excellence? How is its profile raised by the Olympics? How Olympic does it feel?


© 2013 SportsGrid, LLC | About Us | Advertise | Newsletter | Jobs | Privacy | User Agreement | Disclaimer | Power Grid FAQ | Contact | Archives | RSS RSS
Dan Abrams, Founder | Power Grid by Sound Strategies | Hosting by Datagram | Sports Statistics Provided By Rotowire

X