Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.

"When asked to play for your country, you just don't think twice about it."

Dave Zirin discusses the Brazilian people's protests against huge sporting events that catch the world's eye but deepen inequality and divert resources from where they're needed most.

In this excerpt from The John Carlos Story, the bronze-medal winner recounts what went through his mind before his racial protest at the 1968 Olympic Games.

The Olympics are just one example of how hosting sports events and building stadiums can actually be a losing proposition.

The prize for the furthest stretch combining politics and the Olympics jointly goes to conservative activist Grover Norquist and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.

With millions of Americans tuning into the London games, the candidates have latched on, hoping some of that Olympic gold will rub off.

What do you get when you combine Mitt Romney, expensive horseflesh, fancy dinners and a financial scandal in the City of London?