This touching video from AllOut.org holds the International Olympic Committee to their purported values of excellence, friendship, and respect in light of Russia's legal position on homosexuality. » 11/05/13 2:40pm 11/05/13 2:40pm

Forty years and untold laundry loads of filthy sports bras after Title IX became law in the US, American women have something shiny to show for it: 2/3 of America's medals in the 2012 Olympics. If US women were their own country, they'd have placed fifth in the medal count standings. Thanks, Richard Nixon! » 8/13/12 1:30pm 8/13/12 1:30pm

The 2012 London Olympics have been good for womankind: all 204 participating nations sent female athletes to compete in the Games for the first time (Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei were the last to come around) and the first ever women medals were awarded in sports like women's boxing. » 8/10/12 10:00am 8/10/12 10:00am

It's not secret that the Bacchanalian fuckfest that is the Olympic Village operates under a loose moral code. But that freedom to screw whomever is matched by very, very tight branding restrictions imposed by the IOC. How strict? This week, Olympic "brand police" launched exhaustive hunt for "rogue condoms" after one… » 8/08/12 6:15pm 8/08/12 6:15pm

An international sporting body has issued new guidelines concerning hormone levels and who can compete as a woman. The new rules could resolve some of the questions raised in the wake of the Caster Semenya scandal, but they may also create problems of their own. » 4/15/11 12:14pm 4/15/11 12:14pm

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