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Jason Devaney, NBC Olympics LONDON – Ryan Lochte is a swimmer, but he’s shooting for a triple-double at the Olympics. Don’t worry though, he’s not switching sports midway through the… More

Jon Ackerman, NBC Olympics LONDON — Jake Gibb doesn’t like to keep track of point ratios or set ratios or any other type of tiebreaker used in beach volleyball to… More

Andy Thornton, Special to NBC Olympics Sometimes “salvaged” Olympic medals are all the more exhilarating. There was at least one gymnast on the podium of the men’s all-around final who… More

Jon Ackerman, NBC Olympics LONDON — Scheduled for 11 p.m. local time, the three pool matches for Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings were already late enough. But when the… More

There’s something amazing about holding an Olympic ticket in your hand. Even when you know someone has one for you … once you finally get it in your possession, once… More

By: Matthew Kitchen, NBC Olympics Aly and Gabby aim for gold in the women’s all-around, Phelps and Lochte go head-to-head in the 200m IM, and Mitt Romney’s horse, Rafalca, makes… More

Vicky Oddi, NBC Olympics When he thinks about the men’s 100m and running at his first Olympic Games, Yohan Blake says he is not focused solely on beating Usain Bolt…. More

Matthew Kitchen, NBC Olympics We woke this morning expecting to read about the greatness of Michael Phelps, the amazing exploits of McKayla Maroney, and the different ways NBC has reportedly… More

By: Aaron Stern, NBC Olympics Five takeaways from Day 3 of Olympic action in London: No. 1: 19. That’s how many Olympic medals that Michael Phelps has after winning silver… More

Jason Devaney, NBC Olympics LONDON – Michael Phelps won the 19th medal of his career Tuesday night. He’s now the most successful Olympian of all time. Now what? After accepting… More