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Putin claimed that gay people are welcome to attend all the events, but he quickly added that there will really be no point to them coming to Russia, since "our Olympic spectacle will be entirely heterosexual" in orientation.

Named "Vladi," the mascot is only 75 percent complete, though officials hope that they can finish making the mascot's costume before Friday's opening ceremonies.

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"Gee, that's a tough one," Thibs said. "I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV, but I would think that four years would be more than sufficient time for a knee injury to heal."

Tim Tebow has just been cut from the Jets and his agent's phone has been ringing off the hook ever since. But it is not NFL teams that are calling to recruit the controversial quarterback. It is reality television producers calling to pitch show ideas to the failed football star. Some ideas coming from some not so regular reality outlets.

Move over, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt – you've got company on the medals podium. Welcome the newest Olympic gold medalist, and it's none other than surprise upstart Ryan Seacrest, whose coverage of the games for NBC earned him a first place finish in the lesser-known media category of “Shark Jumping.”

Who makes the cut on your Olympic zombie-fighting team?