Well, the word is in for the 2016 Olympics, and it’s bad news for my hometown, Chicago. The International Olympic Committee announced that Rio de Janeiro will host the games--but the voting pattern mirrors somewhat the dynamic that handed Barack Obama the Iowa caucuses held in January 2008.

The disgraced Olympian is back on the public speaking circuit. But what she’s asking forgiveness for now has nothing to do with her prison stint.

A BMX cyclist from Britain, a tae kwon do champ from Mali, fencing brothers from France and other Olympic stars.

With the Olympics underway, Americans are devoting countless hours to Googling their favorite athletes and using the Web to find out all they can about China. But how free are people in China to interact online with fellow citizens and the world? The Root Explainer to the rescue...