Olympic Games

Why Mexico Stinks at the Olympics

Take A Long Walk Off A Short Roof at the Intercontinental Today, For A Good Cause

Photos by Patrick MichelsDave Dunlap becomes one of the first to take the plunge Tuesday afternoon, helped along by Brian with Over the Edge USA. Dallas Police officers don't often find themselves coaxing people off a rooftop ledge, but Tuesday afternoon at the InterContinental Hotel, a few of the ... More >>

My 2010 Winter Olympics Preview

​Look, I took time Friday afternoon to build a snowman and go sled-bounding down a hill. Done with winter. <Checks watch.> How long 'til Spring Break? I actually turned on the TV Sunday afternoon to see which was more boring: The Winter Olympics or Daytona 500. Auto racing was on h ... More >>

Flips and Flops

​Look, I took time Friday afternoon to build a snowman and go sled-bounding down a hill. Done with winter. <Checks watch.> How long 'til Spring Break? I actually turned on the TV Sunday afternoon to see which was more boring: The Winter Olympics or Daytona 500. Auto racing was on h ... More >>

Blades Of Glory

​Look, I took time Friday afternoon to build a snowman and go sled-bounding down a hill. Done with winter. <Checks watch.> How long 'til Spring Break? I actually turned on the TV Sunday afternoon to see which was more boring: The Winter Olympics or Daytona 500. Auto racing was on h ... More >>

"Hey, Good Liukin" and Other Clever Signs Greet Gold Medalist Nastia

​Look, I took time Friday afternoon to build a snowman and go sled-bounding down a hill. Done with winter. <Checks watch.> How long 'til Spring Break? I actually turned on the TV Sunday afternoon to see which was more boring: The Winter Olympics or Daytona 500. Auto racing was on h ... More >>

Fight Club: Who's to Blame for Luis Yanez Getting Knocked Out of Beijing?

​Look, I took time Friday afternoon to build a snowman and go sled-bounding down a hill. Done with winter. <Checks watch.> How long 'til Spring Break? I actually turned on the TV Sunday afternoon to see which was more boring: The Winter Olympics or Daytona 500. Auto racing was on h ... More >>

Collin County Confirmed as the Women’s Gymnastics Hub of the World

​Look, I took time Friday afternoon to build a snowman and go sled-bounding down a hill. Done with winter. <Checks watch.> How long 'til Spring Break? I actually turned on the TV Sunday afternoon to see which was more boring: The Winter Olympics or Daytona 500. Auto racing was on h ... More >>

The Olympics: Patriotism vs. Commercialism

​Look, I took time Friday afternoon to build a snowman and go sled-bounding down a hill. Done with winter. <Checks watch.> How long 'til Spring Break? I actually turned on the TV Sunday afternoon to see which was more boring: The Winter Olympics or Daytona 500. Auto racing was on h ... More >>

All He Can Be

After a bitter separation from Special Olympics, a Lewisville father keeps pushing his Unique Athletes

Dirk Tapped as Germany's Flag-Bearer For Friday's Olympics Opener

After a bitter separation from Special Olympics, a Lewisville father keeps pushing his Unique Athletes

Cards to Keep Cowboys Fans Out, While FC Dallas Gets an Olympian

After a bitter separation from Special Olympics, a Lewisville father keeps pushing his Unique Athletes

When Of Rome

Maraniss discusses a special Olympics

Dousing the Olympic Flame

Maraniss discusses a special Olympics

Mark Cuban, Jason Kidd and the Olympics' Gold Double-Standard

Maraniss discusses a special Olympics

Your Last Chance to Spar With Dallas' Boxing Olympic Hopeful

Maraniss discusses a special Olympics

Winter Funland

It's all about the games

Special Olympics' "Renegade" Coach

It's all about the games

Off the Short Bus

Steve Fleming fought to make his Special Olympians equal, and that got him torched

Dallas Court Records Reveal That Marion Jones is Broke

Steve Fleming fought to make his Special Olympians equal, and that got him torched

Fightin' For a Spot

Steve Fleming fought to make his Special Olympians equal, and that got him torched

Camel Toe Champions

"Olympians" take Frisco

For the Love of the Ice

"Olympians" take Frisco

Torino It Off

This horrible Winter Olympics game doesn't even medal.

Fellowship of The Ringer

Johnny Knoxville's still an ass, but his co-stars are something special

Femme Form

Johnny Knoxville's still an ass, but his co-stars are something special

Use Some "Imagination"

Smucker's Stars on Ice skates into town

The Shootist

Terry Anderson thought he'd be in Athens right now, chasing his lifelong dream of Olympic gold. Instead, he's in prison, his life plugged full of holes.

Slide It In

For Kevin Ellis and crew, getting noticed is an uphill battle

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

For Kevin Ellis and crew, getting noticed is an uphill battle

Best Reason to Go to Plano

The World Olympics Gymnastics Academy

Down Under

Buckner Barbecue tries to resuscitate drive-in dining

Native Son

The children of an American Indian hero fight for his body's return home

Unlocking the Gong

A group of Falun Gong, the outlawed Chinese spiritual movement, travel from Dallas to D.C. on an urgent rescue mission, sending out righteous thoughts and cultivating Xing Xing along the way

Hand in Hand

Never mind lethal injection, there's lots of Olympic spirit here

Wang Time

Why are the Mavs still going cuckoo for Zhi Zhi? Because it's all about the upside.

Searching for Gold

Like other past Olympic stars, local gold medal winners often have trouble keeping track of them

She's Better Than You

Chicks dig the roundball, but for some reason fans don't care

Lightweight

Southpaw's look at a poor Irish scrapper highlights a worthy subject but lacks technique and punch

Gold gamble

Voters would decide if Olympic efforts get up to $100 million in state subsidies

Buzz

Voters would decide if Olympic efforts get up to $100 million in state subsidies

No means yes

City council speaks with forked tongue on tax funding for the Olympic bid

Pickin' Cotton

While Dallas fools around with the Olympics, the Cotton Bowl crumbles

Master stroke

Olympic gold medalist Jerry Heidenreich has become what he swore he never would -- one hell of a swimming coach

Truth hurts

Think Dallas' Olympic bid won't cost taxpayers anything? Take a look at Plan B.

Letters

Think Dallas' Olympic bid won't cost taxpayers anything? Take a look at Plan B.

Buzz

Think Dallas' Olympic bid won't cost taxpayers anything? Take a look at Plan B.

Give her what she wants

Olympics committee finds Dallas boosters' attitudes toward our city council a little scary

Going for the gold

If Dallas taxpayers think they will get a free ride as the city pursues the Olympics, they might want to think again

Leader of the band

Olympic music director Mark Watters steers the sound of the games