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. (Our money’s on Rio.) 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, which will be announced Friday. So, we present to you The 7 Sexiest Reasons Chicago Needs to Win The 2016 Olympic Bid.

Update: The 2016 Summer Olympics were awarded to Rio de Janeiro.  So here are 7 sexiest things Chicago will miss in 2106. (more…)

“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, which we’ll put together, once we’re done drinking….

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 the past six years. But come August 8, two Iraqi athletes may be just what the country needs to find a release from the hardships it faces.

Iraq is lucky to have any athletes competing in these summer games at all; in June the country’s national Olympic committee was suspended by the International Olympic Committee for what it called “political interference” by the Iraqi government. And with deadlines for the submission of athlete names for competition looming it seemed likely that no Iraqi athletes would be able to beat it. (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 beach volleyball teams going to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics into one ass-tastic round-up that’s sure to place this sport at the top of your must-see list. And not just because of the hot bikini bods–but mostly…

Check out The Girls of 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball after the flip! (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 the Olympic Committee before today’s announcement.

Not only has Jones lost her medals and records, but she’s facing the very real possibility of being banned from all future Olympic games.

Jones’ irresponsibility may have also jeopardized the gold medals of her relay teammates. She will be sentenced on January 11, and could face between three to six months in jail.

With several athletes this year being dragged through the mud for drug use, one must wonder: does the use of performance-enhancing drugs ruin the reputation of popular sports exclusively? Do we as a society frown upon athletes that use steroids while some musicians take “art-enhancing” drugs on the regular just to attend rehab and be awarded with a big thumbs-up from the public? (more…)