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CBS Sports' Sean McManus: How My Dad Covered the Munich Massacre

Legendary sportscaster Jim McKay spent 16 continuous hours broadcasting the breaking story during the summer 1972 Olympic Games.

7/27/2012 by As told to Marisa Guthrie

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Bob Costas: The Conscience of NBC Sports on Sandusky, Olympics Scandal and, Yep, Being Short

Mired in the ratings cellar, the network has pinned its gold medal hopes on the charming, challenging sportscaster.

7/17/2012 by Marisa Guthrie

Blog Post
Ryan Lochte: America's Next 'Bachelor'? (Video)

In an interview with "Today," the Olympian mentions interest in starring on ABC's reality dating show or "Dancing With the Stars."

8/10/2012 by Rebecca Ford

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Olympics 2012: Bob Costas Casts the Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Movie

The NBC host says the crew "reached a consensus" about who should play the three-time gold medal winners in the movie of their lives. Do you agree?

8/9/2012 by Seth Abramovitch

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The Superficial Person's Guide to the Olympics

Athletic accomplishment? Heartwarming stories? Blah blah blah. THR's senior writer Merle Ginsberg assesses the eye candy, style assaults and all that's important at the 2012 London Games.

8/7/2012 by THR Staff

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Olympics 2012: European Broadcasting Union Calls Games “Most Watched" Ever

Europe's public broadcasters enjoyed a ratings bonanza with the London 2012 Summer Games.

8/15/2012 by Scott Roxborough

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Olympics 2012: British Team Surpasses Beijing Medal Count With 20th Gold

The British media sets itself to go into overdrive as the team surpasses Beijing 2008's medal tally.

8/7/2012 by Stuart Kemp

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London 2012: Learning the Ropes at the Olympics

Future network execs Dick Ebersol and Jeff Zucker got their starts working as researchers for the Games - the pivotal glamor-meets-grunt-work job is to broadcast TV what starting in the mailroom is to Hollywood.

8/1/2012 by Marisa Guthrie

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U.K.'s BBC Wins With Sports Weekend, Hands ITV Big Ratings Defeat

The Euro 2012 soccer tournament and Wimbledon on the public broadcaster left ITV with its weakest performance of at least the modern ratings age.

7/2/2012 by Georg Szalai

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Olympics 2012: What the Pundits Got Wrong

The "experts" who predicted London 2012 would be a "gigantic, soggy mess" are eating their words.

8/10/2012 by Scott Roxborough