Oprah Winfrey's's PR folks have released the full list of Olympians who will gather in Millennium Park on Wednesday for a special edition of her talk show. The  tickets that were available to the public have already been snapped up (as this Tribune story notes). There will also be some lawn sea...

Posted by ScuttleMonkey (38% noise) View Skip Hugh Pickens writes “When American Swimmer Margaret Hoelzer goes for the gold tonight in the 200-meter backstroke, part of her success will be due to a new system developed by Tim Wei, a mechanical and aerospace engineer at Rensselaer Polytechnic I...

Suddenly Tuesday evening, Bob Costas' 'do looks like real hair!  Did he get a new 'piece? I must have forgotten this, they must show it in EVERY Olympics, but seriously, how many times do we need to see the swimmers spit into the pool?  Before the race, after the race...  That's not m...

Things I am unlikely to forget, so far (and I'm a couple days behind): Michael Phelps' primal screams of glory (awesome photos there) when the US pulled off the last second upset of the French in the men's relay. Alexander Artemov "practically breakdancing"* on the pommel horse.  Holy...

RPI professor's studies help U.S. Olympians excel TROY -- We watch Olympic swimming and see Michael Phelps rocket across the pool at impossible speeds. Professor Timothy Wei watches Olympic swimmers and sees engineering questions. Wouldn't it be cool if the water flow around swimmers could be measur...

More about Coughlin Natalie Coughlin has a really good swimming profile. However when I think about Coughlin something better comes to my mind. It’s a story my coach told me in high school. Let me tell you a short story that will make you want to watch Coughlin on TV. Coughlin was probably the...

By David And so the race has been run. In Omaha, Sydney, Berlin, Auckland and Christiansted, the trials have been held, the cast has been settled. But who will win in Beijing? No one from Auckland or Christiansted, but Omaha, Sydney and Berlin could have a few. I’m not allowed to bet on swimming b...