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TAKE A LOOK-Three days to go to the London Olympics Reuters For complete coverage on the Web, please go to wwww.reuters.com/london-olympics-2012/ LATEST STORIES > London ready to fight off Olympic hack attacks > Cardiff gearing up for first Olympic event > Basketball-Nostalgic Dream Teamers fancy U.S. ... See all stories on this topic »

Wanna Bet? Gambling on the London Olympics ABC News Other longshots get slightly better odds, like 250-to-1 that every team in the 4x400-meter relay final drops the baton, or 33-to-1 that flamboyant London Mayor Boris Johnson accidentally lights his hair on fire with the Olympic torch. And this being famously ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Olympic Eats Daily Beast The mayor of London Boris Johnson poses for the media with a plate of food in the athletes' dining hall during a media opportunity at the Olympic and Paralympic athlete's village in London, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The London Olympics begin on July 27. See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

UK to Deploy 1200 More Olympics Troops Wall Street Journal LONDON—The U.K. government said Tuesday it must deploy 1200 extra military personnel to guard venues at the Olympic Games—with the opening ceremony set for Friday in London—following the failure of private contractor G4S PLC to provide enough ... See all stories on this topic »

Tim Layden: Men's Olympic track preview SI.com The men's 100 meters is arguably the seminal event of any Olympics. The presence of Usain Bolt, in his Olympic encore to 2008, guaranteed that would be the case in London, but now there is an added level of intrigue with Bolt's current state of vulnerability. See all stories on this topic »

2012 London Olympics on TV Los Angeles Times The opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held on Friday in London (though you'll have to wait until Friday prime time to see them on tape delay). Meanwhile, preliminary programs and early competitions are on offer. Here is this week's ... See all stories on this topic »

Bells will be ringing to welcome the London Olympics USA TODAY A London resident has enlisted neighbors to ring their doorbells at 8:12 a.m., which is 12 hours before 20:12, the time on a 24-hour clock that coincides with London's Olympic year. Creed has also recorded a free ringtone that can be downloaded onto mobile ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

London Olympics 2012: There will be rain, cold, newts ... and great drama and ... SportingNews.com There are two Summer Olympics every four years. The one you see at home and the one that promotes newt preservation. If you're planning to experience NBC's version, it's all systems go. If you're planning to be in London, there are enough worries to sink ... See all stories on this topic »

London Olympics: Are organizers not willing to pay for play? Los Angeles Times Music fans may want to pay close attention to the London 2012 Olympics, especially since the Games' organizing committee more than hinted at its intentions four years ago during the closing ceremony for the Beijing Games. There, Led Zeppelin guitarist ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

London Olympics Mascots: Menacing or Magic? - ABC News Sinister. Disturbing. Creepy. Frightening. The official mascots of London's Olympic and Paralympic Games — Wenlock and Mandeville — have been called all of ... abcnews.go.com/.../london-olympics-mascots-menacing-magi...