Well, another Olympiad has come and gone, and for the XXXth consecutive quadrennium, Canada somehow failed to top the medal count. But cheer up! Not only did we take home the most bronze per-capita (just in time for the coming penny shortage!), but the nation's editorial pages are practically brimming with encouraging sentiment about national pride and junk.

LONDON - Not so fast, Usain. You're not a "living legend" yet.That's the verdict of IOC President Jacques Rogge, who said Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt...

The Olympics should feature unsuspecting citizens plucked from their normal jobs and forced to compete against similarly amateur athletes from around the world. It's simple to implement, and the benefits are practical for countries and entertaining for viewers.

LONDON - Usain Bolt won the 200 metres in 19.32 seconds Thursday night to become the first man with two Olympic titles at that distance.Bolt beat coun...

In two days, three Jamaicans won medals in sprinting. These victories mean a lot more to the country than deciding who can run fastest while stripped down to underwear. There's a marvelous symbolism involved. Even, perhaps, revenge. For almost three hundred years Jamaica was more or less owned by the British and ruled from London.

LONDON - Being the fastest man on Earth doesn't get you through security any quicker at the Olympics.There's no cutting the line for Usain Bolt or get...

LONDON - Canada's Justyn Warner wasn't content to simply be a part of track and field's marquee event at the London Olympics.And the 24-year-old from ...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt was one of the most exciting athletes at the 2008 Beijing Games. And in the last four years bolt has managed to fend off his riva...

It must be agonizing to be disqualified from a race before it begins because of a false start. Maybe at that level you should know better... but then again, maybe the rules should be designed to encourage true competition.