The family's arriving. And not just any family.
Outspoken U.S. goaltender Hope Solo isn't happy about former player Brandi Chastain's commentary on NBC, and she's tweeting about it.
This from AP Television Writer David Bauder just now:
Even the Vatican is getting into the Olympic spirit.
Jorgen Persson hopes the seventh time is lucky.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended the Russian women's volleyball match against Britain at Earls Court on Saturday afternoon.
AP's Jenna Fryer reports from the streets of London:
There were some pretty sad-looking people cycling out of central London after Mark Cavendish failed in his bid to win the men's road race.
Paul McCartney made a cameo at Horse Guards Parade, where he watched two matches of Saturday's opening day.
Twitter says there was a worldwide total of 9.66 million mentions of the Opening Ceremony from the start of proceedings until the end of its broadc
Brazilian rower Kissya da Costa has put her modeling career on hold to pursue her dream of Olympic gold at the London Games.
From the Ludacris and Ice Cube blaring on the speakers to the cheerleaders and hype man who fills the breaks in the action, the presentation of
Gary Connery has completed more than 880 sky dives in his career as a stuntman — but never dressed as a woman.
There's intrigue at the men's gymnastics.
After a sprint finish, Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan wins the Olympic gold medal in the men's cycling road race.
"This is only my second one since 1972, so I am a rookie to opening ceremony, but one word: Proud!" — "Captain Canada" Ian Millar, 10-time
Greg Munford, 31, applied for "loads" of tickets but didn't get a single one. "I was gutted," he says.