Jeff Stone

Some of the most prominent athletes participating in the London 2012 Olympic Games are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, community.

When Brandi Chastain, a two-time Olympic gold medalist as a soccer player and the current color commentator on coverage of the U.S. women's soccer team, criticized player Rachel Buehler, there's no way she could have known she'd be entering a bit of a battle.

Socialite Paris Hilton apparently has her eye on hip-hop singer and abusive boyfriend Chris Brown, according to Radar Online. Even though Brown has a girlfriend, Hilton tweeted photos of the two partying together in France and has allegedly told a source that she is interested in the singer.

The first diving gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games went to China's Wu Minxia and He Zi: The duo scored 346.20 points in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard event Sunday.

The biggest surprise about the U.S. victory over France in Olympics men's basketball Sunday was that the winners were able to celebrate with Michelle Obama. The first lady had a front-row seat at the game, and she was able to see the team improve its play en route to a 98-71 victory.

Skeet Shooter Kim Rhode hit 99 of the 100 targets she faced Sunday en route to a gold medal in women's skeet, tying the world record for the event. She also became the first American to win medals for an individual event at five consecutive Olympic Games and the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in shooting. At only 33 and with five medals already under her belt, she appears poised to dominate the sport in the 2012 London Olympics and in Olympic Games to come.

A U.S. district judge in Colorado on Friday issued a three-month temporary injunction to prevent the Obama administration from enforcing its requirement that a small business in the state provide its workers with insurance coverage of contraceptives without co-payments.

Ryan Lochte was the big story at the Olympics Games on day one, but it also was a great day for the U.S. beach volleyball duos, the country's women's basketball squad, and the nation's men's gymnastics team as the Americans look impressive after a successful first day in London.

Brad Pitt dead? No, the actor was not killed in a snowboarding accident -- he's just the latest victim of a celebrity death hoax.

A police officer in Massachusetts was fired Thursday for using a racial slur against Carl Crawford of the Boston Red Sox. Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella terminated officer John Perrault after Police Chief Robert Healey recommended the action during a disciplinary hearing Wednesday.

Before the days of LeBron James and Michael Phelps athletes could sign up to compete in hot air ballooning, live pigeon shooting and a variety of other crazy events.

For better or for worse, Leryn Franco may be the best-known athlete to ever come from Paraguay. The 30-year-old is an accomplished javelin thrower who is competing in the 2012 London Olympics, but she's probably better known for her appearances atop so many "Hottest Athlete" lists.

Robert Pattinson wants to meet with Rupert Sanders, the man who was the object of affection for Pattinson's erstwhile girlfriend Kristen Stewart.

The U.S. women's basketball squad was able to overcome the Croatia team in its London Olympics opener Saturday by a score of 81-56. The U.S. women played a mostly dull game, despite winning by almost 30 points. Just a week ago, the Americans beat the Croatians by a 54-point margin.

Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have demonstrated appeal across party lines, and, with the end of their respective terms in office approaching, they both could be moving up the political food chain.

One day before the London Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday, the 2012 USA Swimming national team posted a video of themselves lip-synching the hit "Call Me Maybe."

When it was announced Friday that Pamela Anderson would again appear on the hit ABC show "Dancing with the Stars," many fans were probably wondering what the actress has been up to since the last time.

Just when it appeared as it the Boston Red Sox season couldn't get any worse, it seems the costume of Fenway Park's beloved mascot "Wally the Green Monster" has been stolen. CBS Boston reported the theft occurred Friday between 2 and 3 p.m. EDT, and police think the suspect is wearing the costume.

Although most fans will probably focus on how Olympians perform during the events, many of the athletes themselves look forward to the Olympic Games as much for the "social" activities as for the competition.

Through his manager, actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron denied a request from a formerly bullied gay teenager who wanted to discuss the homophobic things Cameron has said in the past and the actions he's taken to prevent the legalization of gay marriage.

The presumptive Republican nominee was grilled by the press because of comments he made to NBC's Brian Williams that questioned whether London was ready for the Olympic Games. Romney also committed a faux pas by mentioning his meeting with the MI6 chief agency and broke the longstanding rule of U.S. politicians not criticizing the president while overseas.

Lady Gaga will appear in Robert Rodriguez's "Machete Kills" as La Chameleon. She joins a cast that already includes Mel Gibson, Charlie sheen, Jessica Alba and Alexa Vega.

After throwing a photographer's iPhone through a window British comedian Russell Brand was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and given a $500 fine by a New Orleans judge.

"The Daily Show" host criticized Romney and the GOP on his show Wednesday night for misrepresenting a quote from Obama that made it seem like the president was saying "If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

A "dad of the year" took his son to the park dressed as Spider-Man because the boy was well-behaved. The dad was inspired by Adam Sandler's "Scuba Steve" in "Big Daddy."

The left-winger has been criticized in the past for his work ethic but the Hurricanes hope he can fit right into their roster and contribute along with the Staal brothers.

The famous actor who played George Jefferson has been lauded for his comedic presence onscreen and when he died earlier this week multiple sites speculated he was gay. Hemsley did not leave behind a wife or family.

Holmes has hosted the comedy podcast "You Made It Weird" and released his first comedy album last year to rave reviews.

The conservative talk radio host agreed with Ice-T's stance on gun control but after complementing the rapper on knowing what "tyranny" means Ice-T took to Twitter to call Limbaugh a racist.