October 11th, 2011
The London Olympics had learned lessons from Beijing in how to handle cyber security, the games’ CIO said Monday at the unveiling of the games’ technology center. (more)
May 19th, 2010
In America, there’s supposed to be a stark separation between sports and real life. Sporting events are designed to be forms of escapist entertainment, much-needed opportunities for Americans to forget about things like budget deficits and political candidates and focus instead on their hometown team. (more)
April 28th, 2010
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ten years after its gymnastics team won an Olympic bronze medal in Sydney, China was ordered to give it back for using an underage girl, allowing the United States to claim it instead. (more)
March 13th, 2010
If the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is seriously thinking about running for the post of UN Secretary General, he probably can count on the support of the International Olympic Committee. (more)
March 5th, 2010
In the Olympic medal count, Sweden does OK for a country of its small size. But in the days of old, it consistently ranked at the top. What accounts for the downtrend? A big factor must be taxes. (more)
February 26th, 2010
Talking to Alan Wurtzel, President of Research, NBC Universal from his Vancouver based “The Billion Dollar Lab Initiative” is very interesting. Wurtzel and his crew of world class numbers crunchers are tracking our Olympic viewing habits the same way The Elias Sports Bureau breaks down baseball stats. (more)
February 20th, 2010
It has become a biennial ritual for the typical jaded American sports fan: settle into the sofa for a fortnight of NBC’s Olympics coverage, and brace oneself for the inevitable blitz of saccharine sob stories — the “up close and personal” athlete profiles that tell tales of triumph over adversity through super close-ups, teary interviews, glossy scenic shots and mournful music in the key of major tragedy. (more)
February 17th, 2010
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ilya Shapiro is currently on the ground in Vancouver and will be sending dispatches throughout the Olympic Games, posted here at The Daily Caller. (more)
February 14th, 2010
OK, we had lots of emails, comments and tweets, so lets get to my latest blog with some answers to your questions and keep them coming all Olympics long and I will get the answers…. (more)
January 29th, 2010
Russia urged China to dump its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds in 2008 in a bid to force a bailout of the largest U.S. mortgage-finance companies, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said. (more)
