The United States typically owns the track and field events at the Olympics. From Carl Lewis to Michael Johnson, someone from the U.S. side is sure to make a name for themselves on the track. Typically this dominance is limited to the sprint events and not any of the distance events. Galen Rupp is out to change that at the London games. Galen is one of the U.S. best chances to medal in a long…

Maurice Mitchell is very clear about his love of three things: running, his wife and God. He will soon be able to add a fourth item to his list, that being his first child due later this year. The last 11 months have been quite busy for Mitchell. Late last year (November or December) Maurice Mitchell married long time girlfriend Tiara Swanagan. The couple is now expecting their first child at some point in 2012….

I will say one thing about Jonathan, the kid has some marbles. Most athletes who just qualified for their first Olympics in gymnastics would bededicated to their trade 24/7. For all you know this could be your one chance at Olympic gold. Jonathan however had something else on his mind, mainly popping the question to his long time girlfriend, Haley DeProspero. Between the U.S. Championship and the 2008 Olympics Jonathan proposed to his girlfriend Haley…

To make any Olympic team it takes 100% commitment day in and day out. Your sole focus has to be on the event or events you are training for and there can’t be any distractions,… like say a crying baby for instance.

This is one of those posts that makes you realize that how old you are getting. As I was looking for athletes to cover for the Summer Olympics I stumbled across Brittany Viola. At first I said to myself, ‘there is no way she is who I think she might be.’ However, after some quick research I can confirm that Brittany is infact the daughter of former MLB baseball pitcher “Sweet Music” Frank Viola. Frank…

In order to defeat your opponent, you must first learn about them. So while we are decidedly pro-America, we figure you also want a glimpse at the competition. Never say we aren’t looking out for you. On that note, we present to you Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice. For those readers not familiar with their Australian swimmers let me get you caught up. Rice is another in a long line of talented Australian swimmers competing in…

Andre Agassi and Stefi Graf. Candace Parker and Shelden Williams. Rebecca Soni and Ricky Berens? We could be seeing the next big same sport power couple during this year’s Olympics. Both Soni and Berens will attend London as one of the favorites to win their respective races. This is unlike some of other couples we have looked at, as they are both highly regarded swimmers. It’s unclear how long Soni and Berens have been together,…