Matthew Syed calls us out for being the Phelps-philes we are and talks about getting laid in the Olympic Village.

Going into these Olympics, Michael Phelps was the name out of everybody's mouths, and he lived up to expectations in a big way.  Eight gold medals, seven world records, two touch-outs, and a few complete blow-aways later, Phelps is the winningest Olympian of all time and of

The Chinese government claims that the passports of their gold medal-winning gymnasts are legit, but if they embellished part of the fireworks show, can they really be trusted?

Drew Curtis' FARK.com is a hot news source for college students, and we here at OTR visit the site religiously. Here are five of today's best "not news" stories.

 

Is nothing sacred? A statement was released by the Chinese media admitting that the cute pig-tailed girl who sang "Ode to the Motherland" during the opening ceremony was in fact lip-synching, because the face of the actual singer was "not suitable". Talk about being unnecessarily honest, a sim

India is currently in a state of wild, ecstatic celebration for their first gold medalist for an individual event since they first began to participate in the Olympic games in 1900! Abhinav Bindra, after a nerve-wracking struggle against China's past gold-medalist from Athens, clinched the title as the champion shooter at the games for the 10-meter air rifle event .

The Olympics aren't all about sports and athleticism. It's also about showing off your country's culture in as flashy a manner as possible. Check out the countries that did it best after the jump.

Howard University alumnus David Oliver earned a place in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games after winning the 100m hurdles in the US Olympic Trials. Hailing from Denver, Colorado, the former Bison received the best mark of the quarterfinals at 13.07 seconds.

While at HU, Oliver won four MEAC championships in 11