Hope Solo (soccer), Ryan Lochte (swimming), and Serena Williams (tennis) cover this month’s Vogue magazine. The magazine also features Bob and Mike Bryan (doubles tennis).
Wenlock & Mandeville, this year’s mascots
(Source: london2o12)
There's room at inn for Olympics - but it'll cost
There are other ways to stay in London this summer — and do it on the cheap! I’ll be writing up a post with some advice shortly, so be on the look out.
LONDON (AP) — It’s months before athletes hit the Olympic track, but time is running out for those in another fierce competition: The scramble for a place to stay in London.
Some innkeepers will be charging Ritz rates for Fawlty Towers rooms - and they will get away with it.
Josh Dixon comes out as gay, aims for spot on Olympic gymnastics team
“The United States has never had a publicly out male gymnast participate in the Olympics outside of equestrian events. Josh Dixon hopes to be the first.”
Pacers: Hibbert wants to play for Team USA
With no Dwight, and Bynum’s lack of interest, I think this could possibly be great for Team USA:
With a shortage of big men available, Pacers center Roy Hibbert wants the opportunity to play for Team USA in the Olympics this summer in London.
“It would be nice to be able to do something like that,” Hibbert said. “I always said I wanted to play in the Olympics for the US. I played with Team Jamaica last year. Hopefully I can get a quick release. It would mean the world to me to be able to participate for Team USA.”
The list big men for Team USA has gotten smaller because Orlando’s Dwight Howard is out all summer after recently having back surgery. The Lakers’ Andrew Bynum said he has no interest in participating and Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge isn’t playing because of hip surgery.
Duran Duran to headline outdoor Olympic concert
LONDON (AP) — There will be a retro feel at a concert to mark the start of the 2012 London Olympics, with 1980s heartthrobs Duran Duran among the headliners.
Organizers said Tuesday that the band, which had hits three decades ago with songs including “Rio” and “The Reflex,” will represent England at the July 27 concert in London’s Hyde Park, which features acts from each of the four parts of the United Kingdom.
Lead singer Simon Le Bon said the show would be “one of the highlights of the last decade for us.”
The other headliners are Snow Patrol from Northern Ireland, Stereophonics from Wales and Scotland’s Paolo Nutini.
The games’ opening ceremony, taking place across town at the Olympic Stadium, will be broadcast on giant screens at the gig.
London Aquatics Centre: Site of the 2012 Summer Olympics
by Neil Smith
