Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin inspires tragedy-hit Colorado

The story of U.S. Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin is heartwarming. As a father, it's the one I would want for my kid. The story of Chinese diver Wu Minxia is heartwrenching. As a father who writes about sports, it's the one that gets me up on the

LONDON — The world finally discovered something Missy Franklin doesn't do well. Wednesday night, as another huge evening of Olympic swimming ended for the United States, the 17-year-old from Centennial took a little Team USA hacky sack and threw it

NBC has been taking heat for its time-delayed Olympic coverage (there's even a parody Twitter). But never did viewers think that in addition to avoiding the Internet, they would need to avoid NBC's own coverage of the games.

LONDON — The world finally discovered something Missy Franklin doesn't do well. Wednesday night, as another huge evening of Olympic swimming ended for the United States, the 17-year-old from Centennial took a little Team USA hacky sack and threw it

Like the rest of America — okay, the world — country's own Scotty McCreery is currently entranced by the 2012 Olympic Games. And it seems he's got his eye.