As expected, the American men’s basketball team cruised past Australia into the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics. After Australia cut the lead to just two possessions midway through the third quarter, Kobe Bryant hit six three-pointers to spark a huge run that the Australians were unable to recover from. …

Oklahoma is ranked 5th in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. After coming off a disappointing season, the Sooners will look to improve on pass defense and pass offense. Quarterback Landry Jones has a brand new receiving core, which will help to provide much needed targets down field. The big …

Oregon is ranked 3rd in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. The Ducks return with speed on both sides of the ball. The big question is who will step into the quarterback position. Brian Bennett and Marcus Mariota both have the potential to be the go-to signal caller for the …

Alabama is ranked 2nd in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. After solid recruiting at the end of last season, the Crimson Tide has replaced most of their lost talent. Adrian Hubbard will lead the line backing squad coming into the new season. Alabama will look to have another successful …

USC is ranked 4th in SB Nation’s College Football Countdown. USC has picked up Penn. State running back Silas Redd to help their ground game. Matt Barkley returns as an elite signal caller for the Trojans. If they can protect the ball on offense and create turnovers on defense, they …

LSU is ranked 1st in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. LSU Tigers will be going into this season with a chip on their shoulders, due to their loss against Alabama in the National Championship Game. They have most of their talent returning after last year and will be competitive …

Allyson Felix, Brittney Reese and Aries Merritt each won gold on Wednesday, leading the way during a big day at the track for the Americans. In addition to the gold medals, Team USA took home two silver and two bronze for a total of seven medals. Merritt and Jason Richardson …

Fun fact: in an effort to stay three steps ahead of the curve, we filmed an episode of 90 Seconds on The Verge in 96 frames per second. Symptoms of watching the rough cut included nausea, headaches, temporary loss of vision and / or hearing, obsessive twitching, more nausea, and …

The United States took back the lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Olympics on Wednesday’s Day 12. Seven medals from four events on the track, including gold medals by Allyson Felix, Aries Merritt and Brittney Reese, helped propel Team USA past China. Felix broke through for her …

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh proved why they’re the greatest beach volleyball duo of all time by defeating fellow Americans April Ross and Jennifer Kessy to earn gold for the third consecutive Olympic Games. medal. Misty and Kerri made quick and easy work of the younger, less experienced American team, …