LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Officials with knowledge of the decision say NBC has retained the U.S. Olympic television rights in a four-games deal through 2020 worth more than $4 billion.
The two officials...
Giant inflatable moose will be an enduring image from the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympic games.
LONDON (AP) — There will be a retro feel at a concert to mark the start of the 2012 London Olympics, with 1980s heartthrobs Duran Duran among the headliners.
Organizers said Tuesday that the band, which had hit...
With 26 sports, 39 disciplines and 34 venues, the London Olympics are clearly one supersized event. For those of us who don't keep up year-round with, say, synchronized swimming or dressage, it's hard to know what (or...
After the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics on Friday (they'll be happening live at 1 p.m. PT but you can catch them taped on NBC from 7:30 p.m. to midnight), the games are afoot -- but which games do you...
With the Summer Games right around the corner, we all want to know what to expect beyond Michael Phelps sweeping up in swimming. While there aren't too many changes (only two sports -- softball and baseball -- were cu...
Danny Boyle looked like a man who had seen his life pass before his eyes at the end of the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony. The Oscar winner best known for "Trainspotting," "Slumdog Milli...
Not sure you want to watch all that the Summer Games has to offer? Here are the events most likely to generate some drama (Phelps vs. Lochte!) and some water cooler talk. If you want to watch them liv...
There's a new Bond Girl in town, and 007 may have finally met his match.
When Queen Elizabeth II decided to drop in on the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, she got her top agent to esc...
Presumably validating the network's decision not to broadcast live, Friday (July 27) night's coverage of the Opening Ceremony from the London Olympics drew a record-breaking audience to NBC.
Friday's NBC cove...
