On Planet J. Lo, good-natured guys from Baltimore win eight Olympic gold medals every day. And that’s exactly why Bronx-born Boriqua Jennifer Lopez can’t understand what all the Michael Phelps fuss is about. Read the rest of this entry »

Confirming chatter from earlier this year, Olympic officials have announced that soccer ace David Beckham will be representing his native England at Beijing’s closing ceremonies. The L.A Galaxy star will have the honor of picking up the Summer Olympics and bringing them over to London, who will host the sporting event in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

For those of us who aren’t following the Summer Olympics like clockwork, champion swimmer Michael Phelps became the athlete with the most wins in the in the history of the Olympic Games after capturing his 5th gold medal in Beijing on Tuesday. Phelps, who turned in a six-gold performance at the 2004 Games in Athens, now has a collection of eleven gold medals total. Read the rest of this entry »

The Chinese government doesn’t like little girls with “crooked teeth.” Little Yang Peiyi got a rude welcome to showbusiness last Friday when Beijing officials deemed the 7-year-old’s face “not suitable” enough to perform China’s National Anthem at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony last week. Read the rest of this entry »

Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard poses with her PETA Anti-Fur campaign ad.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and U.S Swim Team Captain Amanda Beard unveiled her nude poster for People For the Ethical Treatment of Aminals (PETA) at the Olympic Village in Beijing on Wednesday. (See Amanda Nude For PETA Here) Read the rest of this entry »