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Before we get to the funny stuff from Adam Scott, Chandler Harnish and Gabby Douglas during this somber week, The Buzz That Was leads off with an emotional national anthem by the fans in Boston.

With Kyla Ross sidelined with an injury, the U.S. team's chances at the American Cup rest on the shoulders of 15-year-olds Katelyn Ohashi and Simone Biles.

Star athletes join First Lady Michelle Obama in high-powered workout session to raise awareness for her anti-obesity campaign.

Life has changed so much for 2008 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin. Wednesday, she got up early to work out in sweats. She then went to class at New York University, where she is a freshman studying sports management. She then...

Gabby Douglas thought about giving up her Olympic dream to work in fast food. Her mom talked her out of it.

In January 2012, nobody had Gabby Douglas on a list of athletes who would dominate the headlines. Who will be the top performer in sports this year?

From @TheRock via Twitter. Word of Christmas cheer continued to spread on Facebook and Twitter on Sunday as Dwayne "Rock" Johnson (@TheRock) demonstrated to his 3.78 million Twitter followers and the 7.8 million fans who "like" his Facebook page ...

With Christmas just a few days away, Playbook decided to ask several athletes about their favorite Christmas present as a child. (Well, Shaq is always childlike, so he answered differently.) Danica Patrick, NASCAR driver "I remember one year my m...

When Gabby Douglas allowed herself to dream of being the Olympic champion, she imagined having a nice little dinner with family and friends to celebrate. Maybe she'd make an appearance here and there.

Gabby Douglas, all 4 feet 11 of her, won two Olympic gold medals at the Summer Games in London. Lionel Messi, at 5-7, has scored 90 goals this year and is the best soccer player in the world. And Brad Keselowski, who is 5-10, won the NASCAR Sprint Cu...

When it comes to his senior prom date, Leon Purvis is going for the gold -- as in two-time Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast Gabrielle Douglas. Purvis, 17, posted a You Tube video last week asking Douglas to be his date for the May 31 Glassboro ...

What a concert. Football Outsiders' Brian Fremeau suggests that Cincinnati was among the nation's unluckiest teams this season. Despite struggles, UConn doesn't have to look too far back to see recent success, Chris Elsberry writes in the Conne...

In six months, 16-year-old Gabby Douglas has gone from Olympic gymnast to Olympic champion to world traveler to author. And now she has made Barbara Walters' list of "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2012." Douglas is joining actor/producer B...

When was the last time Chris Bosh missed a dunk? "Let's just say it was because I had a full diaper," Bosh offers in the Jan. 18 episode of Disney Channel's "Jessie." It'll be brick city for the Heat's big man when he visits the series' NYC e...

Gabby Douglas talks about family, gymnastics and what motivates her in her new book, "Grace, Gold and Glory: My Leap of Faith."

Claressa Shields' boxing gold medal hasn't brought endorsements or TV interviews, but the 17-year-old isn't giving up the fight.