Obama poses for 'not impressed' pic
theGRIO REPORT - An image of Maroney twisting her mouth upwards in a kind of irritated pout after she came in second in the vault competition became one of the most memorably pictures of the London Games...
Gabby Douglas wins Sportswoman of Year award
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas has won Sportswoman of the Year honors from the Women's Sports Foundation...
Gabby Douglas' secret to success: 'Always stick to your sport'
theGRIO REPORT - On a trip back to her mother’s hometown, Gary, Ind., Gabby Douglas told theGrio.com about her triumph and how she kept focused after comments on Twitter sparked a bizarre controversy about her hair...
Gabby Douglas to write ‘inspirational memoir’
Teen Olympics sensation Gabby Douglas isn't just a gold medal winning gymnast -- she is also about to become an author....
Gabby Douglas to launch gymnastics tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gabby Douglas has barely had time to enjoy her Olympic all-around gymnastics success and now it's time to get back to work...
Gold medalist returns to Flint, Michigan a hero
theGRIO REPORT - For the last 10 days, whenever Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields enters a room, she’s greeted like a conquering hero all the while insisting on being treated just like everyone else...
Somali Olympic runner drowns off Libya coast
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - An official says one of Somalia's best female athletes drowned after the small boat she was riding in capsized off the Libyan coast during an attempted crossing to Italy for training a month ago...
Gabby Douglas enjoys celeb spotlight
NEW YORK (AP) - She's been on a whirlwind tour since the Olympics — from 'Late Night With David Letterman'" to the Empire State Building and the New York Stock Exchange...
Ugandans celebrate first medal in 40 years
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's only medal winner at the London Olympics cried tears of joy as he was welcomed home by hundreds of people delighted by the African country's first gold since the 1972 games in Munich...
Black American 2012 Olympic winners
SLIDESHOW - theGrio congratulates African-Americans who have competed in the London Games, and recognizes black Americans who have earned medals...
