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  • Will Groulx
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  • Kari Miller
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  • Becca Murray
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Move over, Olympics

The ultimate guide to Paralympics: Where to watch, who to cheer for and how farthe games have come

  • Bye, Britain! We already miss you.
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  • The American swimmers represent the best (Phelps, l) and worst (Lochte, secondto r) of what America had to offer at these games.
  • "Her Majesty thanks you for attending the 2012 Olympics and requests you pleaseexit the country in a swift fashion so that we may go back to business asusual."

One last hurrah

Breaking up is hard to do: Wacky closing ceremony marks end of bittersweetOlympic romance

  • Usain Bolt left no doubt in the last leg of the 4x100 meter.
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  • No matter how much they were promoted, U.S. stars like Hope Solo, Ryan Lochteand Serena Williams could not live up to Usain Bolt's greatness.
    Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Vogue
  • Michael Phelps
  • Usain Bolt managed to blow away the other fastest man in the world — again. Evenin the shortest race, Bolt leaves no doubt.
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Beyond the Boxscore

Usain Bolt blows away U.S. bores: Bests smug Phelps, diva Hope Solo & Old ManCostas in Olympic run

  • Ryan Lochte is probably thinking of disgusting candy when he bites down on thatgold medal. No?
    Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Sport
  • Harry Potter Cockroach Clusters

Trick or treat?

The real reason Olympic athletes bite their medals: It's a disgusting, crazycandy thing

  • Hotel Granduca's tea service and delightful finger foods
  • Hotel Granduca treating guests to afternoon tea
  • The "Texas Tea" option at the Four Seasons: Lobster salad slider, roast beefwith pickled onion slivers, quail egg toast with truffle and herbed goat cheesestuffed finger sandwiches
    Photo by Emile C. Browne
  • Ladies enjoying the afternoon tea at the Four Seasons
    Photo by Emile C. Browne
  • The tea room at St. Regis
  • Kiran's mixed berry tarts
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  • Afternoon tea at Kiran's
    Photo by Debora Smail/RealityPhotography.net
  • An intimate setting for afternoon tea at St. Regis
  • The extensive tea selection at the Four Seasons
    Photo by Emile C. Browne

A special brew

Why travel to London? The best spots for afternoon tea in Houston are "veddyBritish"

  • Opening ceremonies at 1896 Athens games
  • Team parallel bar event 1896
  • 1896rope climb
  • Tug of war 1904
  • An Olympian demonstrating the proper plunge for distance position

what the what?

Sports from the past we wish we could see in the Olympics

  • Douglas's journey to the Olympics, epitomizes hard work, persistence andsacrifice.
    Photo by Al Tielemans /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
  • Following in a long list of Olympic winners, Gabby Douglas now graces the box ofKellogg's Corn Flakes.
    Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images for Kelloggs

Chalk Talk

Lesson from London: Gabby Douglas's journey means more than her gold medaloutcome

  • On Saturday, Ryan Lochte posed his new gold medal donning a grill designed byPaul Wall specifically for the Olympics.
    Photo by Fabrice Cofferini/AFP/Getty Images
  • For the last 15 years, Wall has worked with Houston jeweler TV Johnny to createa line of custom grills.
  • A sampling of custom grills offered through Grills by Paul Wall . . . get yourstoday!
    Grills by Paul Wall

Extra Incentive?

Ryan Lochte's Houston grill maker offers free mouth bling to any U.S. Olympicgold medal winner

  • Varvara Lepchenko
    Photo by Keith Allison/Wiki
  • Varvara Lepchenko reunited with her mother, Larisa Lepchenko for the first timein four years in Austria in 2005.
    Courtesy Photo
  • Lepchenko has risen to No. 41 in the women's professional tennis rankings.
    Courtesy Photo

Wimbledon déjà vu

From Uzbekistan to the USA: Olympic competition is special for tennis playerVarvara Lepchenko

  • Pole dancers from across the world gathered in London last week for thefirst World Pole Sport Championship.
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  • Organizers of the event hope to earn the sport of pole dancing a place among theOlympic's recognized events by 2016.
    International Pole Sports Federation/Facebook
  • Pole vaulting . . . the first legitimate pole sport?
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"Incredible Athletes"

The sexy Olympics? Pole dancing campaigns for a spot alongside gymnastics innext Summer Games

  • Marlen Esparza
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  • Jonathan Horton
  • Steven Lopez
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  • Diana Lopez
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  • Christina Loukas
    Xinhua
  • Jason Richardson
    Photo by Erik van Leeuwen/Wiki

Hometime Pride

Six Houston Olympians to keep an eye on in London

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  • Allyson Felix
    Photo by Erik van Leeuwen/Wiki
  • Michael Phelps
    Photo by Kerim Okten
  • Ryan Lochte
  • Bryshon Nellum
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Let the Games begin

Five top reasons to tune into the London Olympics

  • Stella McCartney' uniforms for the team from Great Britain has also drawn somebars
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  • Ralph Lauren designs for Team USA's opening ceremony attire have drawn flack forlooking too French and being made in China.
    Photo by Ralph Lauren
  • The outfits for the Italian team by Giorgio Armani are a bit austere.
    DesignScene.net
  • Jamaican sprinter (and world's fastest man) Usain Bolt and hurdler ShevonStoddard in Jamaican Olympics team gear by Cedella Marley and Puma
    Photo by Mark Zilbert
  • Saul Craviotto of Spain tweeted this pic.
    Photo via Saul Craviotto/Twitter

High Profile

Style Olympics: Top designers take spotlight with team outfits at openingceremonies

  • Hope Solo, from left, Ryan Lochte and Serena Williams
    Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Vogue
  • Jonathan Horton
    Photo by Annie Leibovitz/Vogue

Pix of the day

London Olympics opens up a world of opportunity for "old man" gymnast JonathanHorton