BBC: Securing the OlympicsJuly 24, 2012 3:00 PMBBC's security correspondent takes a look at the work behind the security operations of the 2012 Olympics in London. The cost of the security is estimated at one billion pounds.
Secret's out: Olympic opener will be spectacularJuly 24, 2012 8:20 AMThe London Olympics opening ceremony will be a grand spectacle -- but will it be a surprise? In a word, no. The production's details are being leaked left, right and center.
Britain deploys 1,200 more troops for OlympicsJuly 24, 2012 7:23 AMThe fresh troops come only three days before Friday's opening ceremony and mean that some 18,200 U.K. military personnel are now involved in some capacity in securing the London games -- dwarfing the 9,500 British troops now in Afghanistan.
U, Tubby Smith sign contract extensionJuly 23, 2012 4:29 PMMinnesota coach Tubby Smith has agreed to terms on a contract extension with the university through the 2016-17 season.
NCAA punishes Penn State: Paterno wins tossed out, football program fined $60MJuly 23, 2012 8:23 AMOther sanctions include a four-year ban on bowl games, and the loss of 20 scholarships per year over four years.
Play41min 58secNCAA lays out Penn State punishmentJuly 22, 2012 3:00 PMThe NCAA announced its punishment for Penn State this morning following a child sex-abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State faces a $60 million fine, as well as four-year postseason ban.
Ernie Els wins stunning Open when Scott collapsesJuly 22, 2012 1:17 PMErnie Els kept feeling that something special could happen at the British Open, and it did. But only after a collapse by Adam Scott that no one imagined.
Statue of famed Penn State coach Paterno taken downJuly 22, 2012 10:58 AMThe famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday as the NCAA announced it would be issuing sanctions against the university whose top officials were accused in a scathing report of burying child sex abuse allegations against a now-convicted retired assistant.
Olympians complain of gender discriminationJuly 22, 2012 6:00 AMSports governing bodies from Japan and Australia are being skewered following complaints that male Olympic athletes flew business class to the London Games, while the women sat in the cheap seats.
Former Vikings GM Mike Lynn diesJuly 21, 2012 6:25 PMMike Lynn, the longtime Minnesota Vikings executive who made the ill-fated trade with Dallas for Herschel Walker, has died. He was 76. The team confirmed Lynn's death Saturday with a statement on the Vikings website.