OLYMPICS RUMORS & GOSSIP

During stage 10 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia bike race, a spectator fell backwards down a steep hill after losing his balance as he stepped off to the side of the road to avoid a pack of bicycles led by Cadel Evans. Unfortunately, due to the steepness of the hill and the camera angle in the video, we have no way of knowing what happened after he fell. However, we hope he has stopped...

U.S. Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin celebrated her 18th birthday by attending a cocktail reception at Sanctuary Golf Course in Colorado on Friday, joining other sports stars and dignitaries in welcoming Britain's Prince Harry. Prince Harry had a nice chat with Franklin about her Olympic medals, then helped lead the singing of "Happy Birthday" in her honor....

A high school water polo player from Belen Jesuit in Florida took a cheap shot at an opposing St. Thomas Aquinas player by pushing him into the pool during the postgame handshake line after Belen lost the state final match. The act of poor sportsmanship nearly caused a fight between the two teams, but the players were separated quickly and no punches were thrown. According to...

Long before Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke shimmied her way into our hearts and minds with her sexy pre-race dance routine, there was Leryn Franco, the absolutely stunning javelin-throwing goddess from Paraguay. An Athena armed with a javelin instead of a spear, if you will. In fact, her reign as the exotic female athlete that rules the interwebs dates all the way back to 2009...

As the leg-less Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius appeared in court Friday, he held his head in his hands weeping. The truth about Pistorius is starting to emerge. South African police are starting to reveal that they have been to the house belonging to Pistorius before. He has had a history of domestic violence against women. It appears that he and a former girlfriend had problems...

Who does Oscar Pistorius think he is kidding with I thought she was an intruder? The man shot Reeva Steenkamp 4 times. They have been involved with each other for some time. How long would it take for someone to  identify the person they supposedly loved? I think the average person would be able to recognize their  girlfriend in a matter of seconds. Why would he shot her 4 times...

Retired Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is set to tee off at the Phoenix Open Pro-Am this week after reportedly spending a romantic vacation in the Bahamas with stunning 22-year-old waitress and aspiring model Sarah Herndon. Phelps, 27, is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals — 18 of them gold. But it looks like Herndon was the prize. RadarOnline.com reports�...

The adorable banner at the beginning of this video reads FLY UP HIGHER OUR JUMPERS. Little did they know they’d be witnessing a Daiki Ito fly lower than any man in history.The YouTube description doesn’t do it justice:The japanese ski jumper Daiki Ito slips on the jump from the beam and head down the ramp track. Fortunately, he is stopped just before takeoff.Firstly, it doesn’t...

Disney has canceled an upcoming scheduled appearance at Disneyland by Suzy Favor Hamilton in light of the former Olympian being outed as a high-priced escort.

Suzy Favor Hamilton, a U.S. distance runner in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics, has been working as an escort in Las Vegas under the alias “Kelly Lundy."

Paralympian Josh Sundquist wins the best Halloween costume for 2012 and also, forever. Game over everyone. Thanks for playing.

McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman were both hurt during the second night of the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions. The gold medal winners were performing along with the rest of the “Fierce Five” in Ontario, Ca., when they hurt themselves on the uneven bars Sunday night. At around the 1:25 mark in the video above, you can see Maroney hurt herself on her dismount from the...

The gym in Virginia where Gabby Douglas used to train responded to her bullying claims.

If the International Olympic Committee is out for blood, Michael Phelps could be a sitting duck. We've already seen Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake come under the gun for wearing a $500,000 watch that wasn't sponsored by Omega during a race, which is a big no-no according to the IOC's rules and regulations. Now, Phelps is the one who could be in some hot water after photos...

Missy Franklin said before the Games that she was planning to get an Olympics tattoo, and she went through with her plans. The 17-year-old swimmer got a small tattoo of the Olympic rings around her right hip and shared a picture of it on her Twitter account Thursday. Franklin had the approval of her parents and says this will be her only tattoo. We’ll see — lots of people...

1. NBC’s tape-delaying, video-stream buffering coverage NBC could not get it right at the 2012 London Olympics. Their tape-delayed coverage...

Kobe Bryant was forced to submit to an Olympic drug test following his 20-point scoring outburst in the second-half of USA's game against Australia.