http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines RSS Feed for KHOU - Sports - Summer Olympics - London 2012 - Olympics Headlines en-us Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:19:12 GMT http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/Fierce-five-gymnasts-laugh-it-up-with-Letterman-166251236.html Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, and the rest of Team USA’s fierce five gymnasts laughed it up with CBS Late Show host David Letterman on Tuesday night. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/165965526.html The most medals, and the most gold medals. That's what the U.S. Olympic Team wanted, and it's what they delivered. As for the home team? Riding the wave of home-field advantage, the British put together their best Olympic showing in over a century. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/Mexicans-celebrate-Olympic-soccer-gold-medal-165866876.html Jubilant Mexicans celebrated their 2-1 Olympic gold medal soccer win over powerhouse Brazil Saturday, waving flags and chanting in plazas and streets across the country. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/US-gymnast-spawns-McKayla-is-Not-Impressed-blog-165777576.html Even though U.S. gymnast McKayla Maroney didn’t get the gold in the Olympic women’s vault competition, she will be forever immortalized via Internet meme—or at least her scowl will. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/Olympic-Spoiler-Alert-Local-Lopez-siblings-taekwondo-results-165737516.html Don't click unless you want to know the results of Diana and Steven Lopez's taekwondo matches. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/Enrollment-leaps-at-Woodlands-gymnastics-center-following-Olympics-165982796.html It’s a touching moment. As the American flag is raised, the National Anthem blares in the arena. An Olympian stands proudly atop the podium with a gold medal around his or her neck. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/Letting-loose-in-London-Olympic-athletes-party-165723756.html The London Olympic Games will soon be history. And as the games start to wind down, the athletes, many of whom have lived disciplined lives of denial for four years, are intensifying their efforts - to party. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/US-tops-Japan-to-take-Olympic-womens-soccer-gold-165652456.html Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/OLYMPICS-SPOILER-ALERT-Sugar-Lands-Diana-Lopez-competes-in-taekwondo-165647386.html When the pairings for women’s under-57-kilogram taekwondo at the London Olympics were released, Diana Lopez figured her path through the bracket would be difficult. http://www.khou.com/sports/summer-olympics-london-2012/olympics-headlines/Pasadenas-Esparza-out-US-Claressa-Shields-advances-to-gold-medal-bout-165574976.html Claressa Shields is about to fight for a gold medal. Shields is the last American boxer left in London after flyweight Marlen Esparza lost 10-8 to Chinese world champion Ren Cancan.