Judging by the reports about the Olympic Committee’s decision for which city will win the bid to host the 2016 summer games, we have a sneaking suspicion that it’s not going to be Chicago. But with all the potential sexiness that comes with the Olympics, we have to do our part to help garner support for Chi-town landing the bid. So, we present to you The 7 Sexiest Reasons Chicago Needs to Win The 2016 Olympic Bid.

“Mao Tse Tongue”
After a week of the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, we dragged ourselves out of our celebratory drunken stupor to pick a winner for our Olympic Edition Caption Contest! “Roqdog” submitted the winning one-liner, and will be receiving a $15 iTunes gift card! Check back for your chance to win in the next competition… Click to read more

The Olympic Games are just that, games–they can’t stop world hunger, find a cure for AIDS or put an end to war. But for a couple weeks they can make things seem a little brighter. This isn’t a new idea, it’s been reported on in the past and I’m sure it’ll be reported on in the future, but that doesn’t make it a tired topic.
Iraq has seen war, and little else, for t… Click to read more

Recently, we put together The Ass-Entials of Beach Volleyball, which covered the sport from a, uh, lower-angled perspective. But since then, we’ve actually watched the sport and realized it’s one of the greatest gifts to man this side of micro-brews and all-you-can eat BBQ.
So this time, we’ve gathered together all the women’s… Click to read more

The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports is a slippery slope indeed.
Olympic athlete Marion Jones was stripped of her medals and wiped off the record books today due to her use of steroids during the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She admitted in October to using steroids in 2000 prior to the Olympics, and had returned her medals to th… Click to read more