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Photos: The Closing Ceremony

Artistic director Kim Gavin promised "the best after-show party that's ever been."

IOC defends NBC's tape-delayed Olympics coverage

The International Olympic Committee has defended NBC for not showing the men's 100-meter final live on its main network.

Avoiding Olympic spoilers is a sport of its own

Mandy Hauck turned 25 on Wednesday, but she avoided Facebook and her happy birthday messages to steer clear of Olympic spoilers about her favorite sport,

London mayor Boris gets stuck on zip wire

London's eccentric mayor has provided comic relief to Olympic audiences once again, this time by getting stuck midway on a zip wire.

Another day of record ratings for NBC

Look online, and it seems everyone has a complaint about NBC's Olympics coverage. Look at the ratings — the report card that really matters to NBC — and the

McCartney paid 1 pound ($1.57) for Olympics gig

London Olympic organizers say former Beatle Paul McCartney and other star performers who took part in Friday's opening ceremony essentially donated their time

Olympic viewing: NBC critics loud on social media

In the age of social media, NBC now has millions of television critics who make their opinions known about every aspect of Olympics coverage instantly.

Photos: The Opening Ceremony

London's seven-year countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games came to a crescendo with a stunning, imaginative, whimsical and dramatic celebration of the host

Britain stages a spectacular welcome for the world

The queen and James Bond gave the London Olympics a royal entrance like no other in an opening ceremony that rolled to the rock of the Beatles, the Stones and

Star-studded audience for Olympic opening ceremony

There will be monarchs, presidents, prime ministers — and David Beckham. Friday's opening ceremony for the London Olympics is an A-list affair.

Cool Britannia: London to wow with opening show

The world city that needs no introduction but could do with an Olympic-sized pick-me-up launches the 2012 Summer Games with a spectacular opening ceremony

Viewing guide for Olympics coverage

The Summer Olympics opening ceremony takes place Friday, but the first of 5,535 hours that NBC is showing of the games begins Wednesday with qualifying rounds

Britain's queen welcomes IOC to Buckingham Palace

The queen on Monday welcomed members of the International Olympic Ceremony at Buckingham Palace and was presented with a set of medals by the organization's

Olympic opener will be spectacular but not secret

The London Olympics opening ceremony will be a grand spectacle — but will it be a surprise? In a word, no.

The Who plan US Tour, talk Olympics performance

The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are taking "Quadrophenia" and other Who classics on the road for a U.S. tour this fall, but first plan what Daltrey

London Olympics opening ceremony gets a haircut

Lights, camera, action ... Cut! Not the words director Danny Boyle was hoping to shout just days before the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.

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