Tom Cruise Gives Shakespeare Show a Standing Ovation in London

“A Wanted Man” is Lee Child's 17th Jack Reacher novel and the last to be published before Reacher goes Hollywood with “Jack Reacher,” a big Christmas movie based on book No. 9, “One Shot,” and starring — can't say it ain't so, because it is — Tom

"All is well," came the tweet from Tom Brokaw at 10 a.m. Thursday. The veteran newsman felt lightheaded on the set of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and was taken to Carolinas Medical Center near the site of the Democratic National Convention. "After medical

(ETonline) Tom Cruise's lawyer is speaking out in response to a new Vanity Fair expose that claims a top-secret Scientology project was used to find a mate for the star, telling ET that the article is "long, boring and false." RELATED: Tom Cruise

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's divorce might have rocked Hollywood back in June, but it seems the scandal's leading lady has kept her head on straight! After

Lindsay Lohan swears to Tom Cruise on Twitter that she had nothing to do with Vanity Fair's Scientology exposé!

London 2012 Closing Ceremony: Rio de Janeiro Takes Torch as Britain Closes …

London 2012 chairman Lord [Sebastian] Coe has said tonight's Olympic closing ceremony will be a fun tribute to British music. Describing it as an "after show party" with lots of headline talent, Lord Coe said: "It's not anything desperately profound

London 2012 closing ceremony: Fashion superstars show why Britain is catwalk gold. There is a sure-fire way to ensure Team GB trumps London's record medal haul at Rio 2016: we must convince the IOC to enshrine fashion catwalking as an official Olympic

London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony has started with a performance charting a journey through a day in the life of the capital city.

LONDON — The closing ceremony was never going to be as exciting as the opening night, when the games were still ahead and medals still to be won. But producer Kim Gavin's "Symphony of British Music" seriously underachieved yesterday

London 2012 closing ceremony: Fashion superstars show why Britain is catwalk gold. There is a sure-fire way to ensure Team GB trumps London's record medal haul at Rio 2016: we must convince the IOC to enshrine fashion catwalking as an official Olympic

London Olympics: An emotional Kobe Bryant leads the Americans to basketball …

Dwight Howard didn't waste any time busting on his new teammates — and he started with the biggest one of 'em all Kobe Bryant.Just a few minutes…

LONDON — And so it came to pass that the last Dream Team nearly sleep-walked its way to a surprise encounter with a silver medal, before awakening and making Kobe Bryant blubber like … well, like a winning Olympian. When it was over, the coolest

Afterward, LeBron James reiterated what Kobe Bryant had said before the Olympics started: This team has an argument that it is the greatest of all time. "I'm happy I was able to represent my country the right way and do it with such a great team," said

LONDON — And so it came to pass that the last Dream Team nearly sleep-walked its way to a surprise encounter with a silver medal, before awakening and making Kobe Bryant blubber like … well, like a winning Olympian. When it was over, the coolest

This should alleviate some of the pressure on Kobe Bryant, as defenses won't be able to bunch up on him near the elbow or on the baseline. By giving Bryant more room to operate, the Lakers should consistently find their offensive mojo. At times, Mamba

Americans win London medal count

Canada has one gold and Azerbaijan have none, while they rack up mountains of bronzes. Are they tired of coming in third?

The top sports nations in the world have once again dominated the Olympics in these 2012 London Games. Usain Bolt and Team Jamaica, as well as an ever-so-solid United States, are two nations that have achieved outright greatness at these London

The 2012 London Olympics have come to a close, but there were definitely some performances that we will not be forgetting any time soon. The United States managed to pull ahead of China in the medal count and bring home a whopping 104 medals, 46 of

This summer's 2012 Olympic Games in London are coming to a close. That gives us an opportunity to reflect on the amazing performances we witnessed while also allowing us to look ahead to who's got the best chance of repeating in 2016. Four years from

When we as fans look at the Olympic medal count our eyes are always fixated at the top or possibly checking where our country of origin is sitting. Much of the talk involving the medal tallies at these Olympic Games has been revolving around

London 2012 rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins gold in four-peat

Google is going back to static for the London 2012 rhythmic gymnastics doodle.

London 2012 / Rhythmic gymnastics / No medals, but Israelis still find a way to shine. After being the first Israeli to reach a gymnastics final, Neta Rivkin is asked to carry the national flag at the closing ceremony. By Shaul Adar

Back to static for the London 2012 rhythmic gymnastics doodle.

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London 2012 rhythmic gymnastics is the third of its kind to make it to the list of Google doodles featured during the Olympics. The first rhythmic gymnastics related Google doodle was posted during the 2004 Olympics held at Athens. The doodle depicted

London 2012 Slalom Canoe: Google Doodle Lets You Navigate the Rapids

Some tips to help you paddle faster in the London 2012 slalom canoe Google doodle.

It was Australia's first team gold in canoe sprint — and took its overall tally in London to six after wins by cyclist Anna Meares, 100-meter hurdler Sally Pearson and sailors Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen in the past three days. Germany collected

London 2012 Slalom Canoe: Norway and Germany win Sprint golds London: Norway's Eirik Veras Larsen won gold on Wednesday in the men's Kayak Single (K1) 1000m, while in the Canoe Single (C1) 1000m, Germany's Sebastian Brendel took the title at

London 2012 Slalom Canoe: Australia wins gold in men's kayak four 1000m Dorney, England: Australia beat Hungary to win gold the men's K4 1000 meter final on Thursday in 2012 London Olympics at Dorney Lake. Hungary

Google does it again (kill our productivity, that is) with the London 2012 slalom canoe doodle game. Brace yourself (or your fingers!) for this wrist-bursting canoe game which takes the difficulty up a notch. Yes, it'll be a quite a bumpy ride ahead

Lloyd of London

The U.S. women's soccer team is getting some well-deserved attention at the Olympics, especially after their dramatic 4-3 victory over Canada that launched.

Behind all this attention is one key player— 23-year-old, scoring machine Alex Morgan. PREVIOUS: Henrik Rummel: Is That A Gun Or Are You Happy To See Me? Morgan is quickly becoming the new face of U.S. Women's Soccer and women's sports for that

Alex Morgan sealed the U.S. victory in the 123rd minute of the game sending the team to the gold medal match. They'll play Japan in the finals, a rematch of the 2011 World Cup. Here's the goal broken down by photos:

LONDON — Abby Wambach pulled Alex Morgan aside the other day to reveal a secret. "I haven't felt this good since 2004," she told Morgan, a 2010 Cal graduate. "I haven't had a partner in crime since Mia Hamm." Wambach, the country's No. 2 all-time

LONDON — Abby Wambach pulled Alex Morgan aside the other day to reveal a secret. "I haven't felt this good since 2004," she told Morgan, a 2010 Cal graduate. "I haven't had a partner in crime since Mia Hamm." Wambach, the country's No. 2 all-time

London 2012 Slalom Canoe: Google Doodle Lets You Navigate the Rapids

Some tips to help you paddle faster in the London 2012 slalom canoe Google doodle.

It was Australia's first team gold in canoe sprint — and took its overall tally in London to six after wins by cyclist Anna Meares, 100-meter hurdler Sally Pearson and sailors Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen in the past three days. Germany collected

London 2012 Slalom Canoe: Norway and Germany win Sprint golds London: Norway's Eirik Veras Larsen won gold on Wednesday in the men's Kayak Single (K1) 1000m, while in the Canoe Single (C1) 1000m, Germany's Sebastian Brendel took the title at

London 2012 Slalom Canoe: Australia wins gold in men's kayak four 1000m Dorney, England: Australia beat Hungary to win gold the men's K4 1000 meter final on Thursday in 2012 London Olympics at Dorney Lake. Hungary

Google does it again (kill our productivity, that is) with the London 2012 slalom canoe doodle game. Brace yourself (or your fingers!) for this wrist-bursting canoe game which takes the difficulty up a notch. Yes, it'll be a quite a bumpy ride ahead

Russia cruising to another gold in synchronized swimming: London 2012 Olympics

Olympic Athletes competed in synchronized swimming at the Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympics in London, England on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Olympics – Synchronized Swimming – Qualification. 1 of 16. USA's Mariya Koroleva, right, and USA's

Today, August 5th 2012 (Sunday) Google Doodle featuring London 2012 Synchronized Swimming Event.Synchronized Swimming Google Doodle is the 10th Google Doodle Pr.

London 2012 synchronised swimming is the second of its kind to make it to the list of Google doodles featured during the Olympics. The first synchronized swimming related Google doodle was posted during the 2004 Olympics held at Athens. The doodle

London 2012 synchronized swimming: Russia leads duet at London Games. London: As the world's top Synchronised Swimming athletes take to the pool in the Duets today, and there are hopes that the sport will see a surge in popularity as it

London2012 synchronized swimming, Lapi-Perrupato in final. Share: Share Tweet. 20:11 06 AGO 2012 (AGI) London- Italy's Lapi-Perrupato duo qualified seventh with 181400 points in the free routines. The synchronized swimming final will take place at

The Meaning of Jessica Ennis, the Face of the London Games

Fresh from her amazing Olympics gold victory in the heptathlon, Jessica Ennis took to the stage at BT London Live in Hyde Park yesterday. On Saturday night, Jessica finished first in her heat of the 800 metres, the final event

Jessica Ennis says that she has been 'blown away' by the level of support that she has received during her heptathlon competition and since she has won gold.

Jessica Ennis's home city is to consult with her before deciding the best way to permanently mark her Olympic gold medal-winning efforts. Sheffield council leader Julie Dore said the city could not wait to welcome back the heptathlon winner Saturday.

After securing a fancy piece of gold jewelry in the heptathlon Friday night and breaking her personal best in the hurdles with a time of 12.54 seconds, popular British heptathlete Jessica Ennis has decided not to compete in

Jessica Ennis's home city is to consult with her before deciding the best way to permanently mark her Olympic gold medal-winning efforts. Sheffield council leader Julie Dore said the city could not wait to welcome back the heptathlon winner Saturday.

Usain Bolt Wins 100-Meter But Has Plenty Left to Accomplish in London

Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 100-meter final during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark

The biggest race in track and field just went down at the Olympics. Click here to find out who won.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt interacts with the crowd after winning gold in the men's 100-meter final during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in London. LONDON — Being the fastest man on Earth

LONDON — When he won the 100-meter dash in the second-fastest time in history Sunday night, Usain Bolt sent the 80000 who witnessed his feat in person and the millions more who watched it on television into a state of delirium. Bolt's feat raised the

LONDON — The Electric Brixton might have been a colonial outpost. At this cavernous nightclub nine or so miles southwest of Olympic Stadium, there were no Union Jacks, no cries for Team GB, but the closest thing to a hometown crowd a man can get 4700

Aly Raisman: US Team Captain Will Leave London with Solo Floor Routine Gold

U.S. gymnasts, left to right, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Alexandra Raisman, Gabrielle Douglas and Jordyn Wieber celebrate during the medal ceremony of the Artistic Gymnastics women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012,

VIDEO: Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman vied Thursday for medals in the all-around women's gymnastics competition at the Olympics. Click to find out who won gold.

American gymnast Gabby Douglas took first place in today's women's all-around gymnastics final, while her teammate Aly Raisman finished fourth. Or was it third? At the end of the competition, Raisman was tied with Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina for

Raisman lost the tie-breaker because she did better on the beam.

Martinez/Getty Images Aly Raisman's miscues on the beam cost her a bronze medal. "But we knew Komova was in a position to medal,'' conceded national team coordinator Martha Karolyi. Once Komova performed her floor exercise and propelled herself into

London 2012 shot put: Average day leaves Dylan Armstrong empty handed at …

Today is the start of the athletics at the London 2012 Olympics, and Google is getting in on the action as its homepage today features a Doodle that celebrates the track and field game of shot put.

London: India's athletics campaign in the Olympic Games was off to a poor start with Om Prakash Singh failing to make the shot put finals, finishing a disappointing 19th in the qualification round with a below-par performance here on Friday. Singh

London: India's athletics campaign in the Olympic Games was off to a poor start with Om Prakash Singh failing to make the shot put finals, finishing a disappointing 19th in the qualification round with a below-par performance

Shot put is one of 47 different events that make up the “Athletics” portion of the Olympic Games (commonly referred to as “track & field events”). Its name comes, quite literally from “putting” the “shot,” or in other words chucking that heavy metal

Ten must-know facts approximately the London 2012 shot put Google doodle & the sport. The shot put is a track & field event involving "putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible.

London 2012 Table Tennis final ends in tears as umpire 'ruins Olympic dream'

Chuang Chih-yuan of Taipei celebrates after defeating Adrian Crisan of Romania in the men's singles quarter-final match at the London 2012 Olympic Games table tennis competition on Tuesday. Photo: EPA. Taiwanese table tennis player Chuang Chih-yuan

Taiwan's Chuang Chih-Yuan serves to China's Wang Hao in their table tennis men's singles semi-final match at the Excel Centre in London yesterday during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP. Taiwan's Chuang Chih-yuan (???) was defeated

London: Zhang Jike won gold, beating Wang Hao 4-1 in an all-Chinese men's singles table tennis final at 2012 London Olympics. Zhang, 24, won 18-16 11-5 11-6 10-12 13-11. This was Wang's third successive defeat in an

Here are the top 10 interesting facts about the table tennis Google doodle and London 2012 table tennis events that you should know.

Chuang Chih-yuan of Taipei celebrates after defeating Adrian Crisan of Romania in the men's singles quarter-final match at the London 2012 Olympic Games table tennis competition on Tuesday. Photo: EPA. Taiwanese table tennis player Chuang Chih-yuan

London 2012 field hockey: The underdog and the beauty queens

As U.S. women's field hockey team members gear up for their next Summer Olympics match, they've got momentum (and a Google Doodle) on their side. Ranked No. 10, the U.S. team was seen as an underdog, but it also appears capable of competing with

LONDON: Pakistan face a potentially huge game against hosts Britain in the London Olympics 2012 Men's Field Hockey Tournament at Riverbank Arena, Olympic Park here on Friday (today). Both sides are currently tied on four points in the Pool A after two

Last match of the day will be played between the Black Sticks (New Zealand #6 in world) and Las Leonas (Argentina #2 in world) at 21:15BST. New Zealand are the.

London 2012 field hockey: Britain now medal contender as U.S. lands upset. National Post Wire Services Aug 1, 2012 – 11:17 AM ET | Last Updated: Aug 1, 2012 2:24 PM ET. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images. Victory: Georgie Twigg (L) of Great Britain

As U.S. women's field hockey team members gear up for their next Summer Olympics match, they've got momentum (and a Google Doodle) on their side. Ranked.

London 2012 field hockey: The underdog and the beauty queens

"Coach [Lee] Bodimeade said in a press conference following the match that Argentina drives us to our best performances," said Ashley Meunier, communications manager for USA Field Hockey, after the team's defeat of Argentina at the London Games.

The girls on the Dutch Field Hockey Team are working hard to win a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, but they've already achieved an unofficial,

US' Michelle Kasold dribbles past Argentina's Silvina D'elia during the preliminary round women's field hockey match between Argentina and USA at the Riverbank Arena in London on July 31, 2012 during the London 2012 Olympic Games. (INDRANIL

Michelle Vittese of the United States gestures during the Women's Hockey Match between Argentina and the United States on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Riverbank Arena on July 31, 2012 in London,

Hockey, one of the oldest-known ball-and-stick games, is the theme of today's Google Doodle, as the search giant continues its trend of revering Olympic sports on its homepage during London 2012. It's Google's sixth Doodle during the Olympics

Missy Franklin finishes fourth in 200 free in London

Like the rest of America — okay, the world — country's own Scotty McCreery is currently entranced by the 2012 Olympic Games. And it seems he's got his eye.

The parents of newly-minted gold medalist Missy Franklin had such bad seats last night, they nearly had to watch her record-breaking swim through…

Already toting gold and bronze medals, Franklin goes by the nickname Missy the Missile. But before she hits the pool again Tuesday for the 200 M freestyle final (and another shot at striking gold), here's five things to know about America's Olympian

Consider the almost 19th century amateurism of 17-year-old swimmer Missy Franklin, who won gold in the 100-meter backstroke Monday. She triumphed less than 15 minutes after swimming in another event. To stay with her high school team and longtime

Missy Franklin celebrates winning the women's 100 meter. OK, fess up time. I finally took my first Olympic break, and spent it attending a Kelly Clarkson concert at the Hollywood Bowl. But I promise, I thought about nothing but

Missy Franklin finishes fourth in 200 free in London

Like the rest of America — okay, the world — country's own Scotty McCreery is currently entranced by the 2012 Olympic Games. And it seems he's got his eye.

The parents of newly-minted gold medalist Missy Franklin had such bad seats last night, they nearly had to watch her record-breaking swim through…

Already toting gold and bronze medals, Franklin goes by the nickname Missy the Missile. But before she hits the pool again Tuesday for the 200 M freestyle final (and another shot at striking gold), here's five things to know about America's Olympian

Consider the almost 19th century amateurism of 17-year-old swimmer Missy Franklin, who won gold in the 100-meter backstroke Monday. She triumphed less than 15 minutes after swimming in another event. To stay with her high school team and longtime

Missy Franklin celebrates winning the women's 100 meter. OK, fess up time. I finally took my first Olympic break, and spent it attending a Kelly Clarkson concert at the Hollywood Bowl. But I promise, I thought about nothing but

London 2012 fencing: Tearful appeal by South Korean delays finals

SHERRAINE SCHALM. Mike Ridewood/THE CANADIAN PRESS Sherraine Schalm, left, was defeated by A Lam Shin of Korea in the first round of women's epee fencing action at the 2012 London Olympics, on Monday, July

SHERRAINE SCHALM. Mike Ridewood/THE CANADIAN PRESS Sherraine Schalm, left, was defeated by A Lam Shin of Korea in the first round of women's epee fencing action at the 2012 London Olympics, on Monday, July

London 2012 fencing: China's Sun Yujie reacts after defeating Switzerland's Tiffany Geroudet during their women's epee individual round of 16 fencing competition July 30, at the London Games. Sun, who is ranked No. 1, is in the running for the women's

We always like to keep our eyes open for the occasional Google Doodle that appears on the Google home page, usually to mark an occasion or to commemorate a person. Today's Google Doodle is in celebration of fencing at

LONDON — It proved a triumphant time for the underdog in the men's individual sabre on Sunday as Hungary's Aron Szilagyi won gold after his path to the podium cleared with the early exit of the German and Russian top seeds. Fifth seeded Szilagyi beat

US women rout Angola in basketball at London Games

One problem with 2012 Olympics coverage is that there's so much of it. If you're in the U.S., you can turn to NBCOlympics.com for full video coverage of the Summer Games, including clips, highlights, and full-length video of

One problem with 2012 Olympics coverage is that there's so much of it. If you're in the U.S., you can turn to NBCOlympics.com for full video coverage of the Summer Games, including clips, highlights, and full-length video of

LONDON — Nike raised eyebrows last week when it commenced a not-so-subtle guerrilla marketing campaign that poked fun not just at the Olympics, where it is not advertising, but also Adidas, its rival that paid tens of millions of dollars to be an

Vishnu Vardhan arrived at the London 2012 Olympics Tennis Event thinking he was going to compete with his childhood hero in the doubles competition at the All England Club, Wimbledon.

That stands for the International Olympic Committee, which awarded its every-four-year revenue bonanza to a five-letter corporation, LOCOG, which stands for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games. The big ruckus around here Monday