A blog tells the story behind all the athletes who placed last in various events at the Olympics.

The Best Links:

1. Afghan Female Athlete Finished in Last Place
2. From the Idea Factory: a Book about Last Place Losers from the Olympics
3. DFL - A Blog Celebrating Last-place Finishes at the Olympics. Because They’re There, and You’re Not.

The gold medalist has delivered NBC with some huge ratings, but he’s yet to trump The Golden Girls , which continues to hold the record for Saturday night numbers.

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1. NBC = MPBC?
2. Bigger Wingspan: Bea Arthur or Michael Phelps?

Young wrestler Henry Cejudo, the son of unauthorized migrants, has just won the gold for the U.S.

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1. “Don’t Let Michelle Malkin and Her Horde of Flying Wingnut Monkeys Hear About Henry Cejudo”
2. Get His Profile and Stats Here
3. Video - Henry Cejudo talks about his difficulties and motivation that will help him in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
4. Nativists Want Him Deported
5. Henry Cejudo Epitomizes American Dream
6. What’s an Anchor Baby?
7. Heartwarming Story about Henry’s Family

The fashion model who is reportedly dating Michael Phelps, despite being linked to Amanda Beard , an Olympic swimmer who posed nude in Playboy .

The Best Links:

1. Michael Phelps’ girlfriend: Amanda Beard or Lily Donaldson?
2. Amanda Beard - Featured on BuzzFeed
3. But What About Amanda Beard?
4. Lily Donaldson - Unofficial Fansite
5. High-Fashion Lily Donaldson Photos on Style.com
6. She’s Ranked as One of the Top 8 Models
7. Michael Phelps + Lily Donaldson = Power Couple

Disgusted with losing on points in the semi-finals against the later gold medalist Andrea Minguzzi, Abrahamian tossed his bronze medal onto the wrestling mat after receiving it and left.

The Best Links:

1. Matt Drudge’s Wrestler Fetish
2. Ara Abrahamian’s Stats on ESPN.com
3. Ara Abrahamian on Wikipedia
4. Watch a Video of the Ceremony
5. Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian Threatens to Quit During Presentation Ceremony

She’s the voice behind the patriotic anthem sung at the Opening Ceremony, performed by a cuter, more TV-friendly lip-syncer named Lin Miaoke.

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1. Hey, Pavarotti Lip-Synced…But Then Again, He Was Dying of Cancer
2. NPR Listeners Asked to Weigh In
3. Yang Peiyi and Hundreds of Little Girls’ Self-Esteem at Stake
4. The Milli-Vanilli Truth Behind the Song
5. Video: More Attractive Girl Mimes Song at Opening Ceremonies

The Chinese are suspected of fielding underage gymnasts, who are typically lighter and more audacious, to compete in the Olympics.

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1. IOC Launchs Investigation Into Ages Of Chinese Gymnasts, Could Strip Medals
2. Online Records Say Chinese Gymnasts May Be Under Age
3. Chinese Will Do Anything to Win
4. Dicussion: “A couple of those kids didn’t even look like they were ten yet.”
5. Overworked Underage Gymnasts Breaking My Heart
6. Bela Karolyi Rails about Underage Chinese Gymnasts

The olympic gold medalist and world record-holder has positioned himself as an advocate and ambassador of swimming for reluctant black children.

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1. It’s Just a Fact: African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans Are Far Less Likely to Be Swimmers
2. YouTube - Cullen Jones on BET Show “Ballers”
3. He’s Like the Tiger Woods of Swimming
4. Rare for African-Americans to Major Contenders in Swimming
5. Cullen Jones Teaches Black Kids How to Swim
6. Black Swimmer Cullen Jones Rocks Gold in Beijing