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With Nike and adidas grabbing all the attention they can get, rivals Puma have been relatively quiet on the whole Olympics front. But they have just stepped up their game and put themselves in the mix with the release of these collectible vinyl toys. They might not have a sneaker in every medal color, but these vinyl toys are a cool attempt to do ...

The Olympics isn't just about the spirit of competition, but about nations and athletes coming together. To be an Olympian... Image via LATimes

With the Olympics getting set to kick off in Beijing, you just know that the city is about to be a non stop party. After seeing images of the smog level and bugs that have invaded, it might not be a bad idea to get acquainted with some indoor activity. If you are going to be in Beijing and are looking for a place to hang with some gorgeous people while ...

Are you ready for this year's Olympics to kick off? HKLUG is...They've created their own reprdocution of some of Beijing as they get set to host the Olympics. This little mini version contains over 300,000 Lego bricks and 4,500 mini figures. I can't even imagine how long it took to put this together. Let's hope Lego kicked them down to help them ...

The US Women have landed in Beijing (without our girl Leslie Osborne, Cat Whitehill and Abby Wambach who will all miss the Olympics due to injury) to prepare for their 2008 Olympic grouping in Qinhuangdao, the venue for the first two matches. Now it's training, passport, paperwork, drug testing and everything else that happens behind the scenes ...

The names are set (for the most part) as Piotr Nowak has released his Beijing Roster and yes, there are a few surprises. 2008 U.S. MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (5): Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Michael Parkhurst (New ...

New Nike commercial Let the marketing wars begin! * BTW, watch the guy running at the end.  It took me a couple times to notice how he was running.  Takes the ad to a whole new level. 

DOUBLE UPDATE - Ronaldinho's been given the all-clear by Milan to join up with Dunga's Beijing bound Olympic Team. "We'll respect the agreement that was made before his transfer to Milan," Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said Wednesday. UPDATE - Barcelona director of football, Txiki Begiristain has dropped an interesting tidbit regarding ...