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Vancouver Olympics Medal Count for Day 5

Day 5 of the Vancouver Olympics proved to be successful for Germany, who takes the lead in gold for the day. Here are the results of the latest medal count: Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. Germany 3 4 2 9 2. U.S. 2 2 4 8 3. France 2 1 4 7...

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21st Winter Olympics Open in Vancouver, BC Friday, Feb. 12

The 21st Winter Olympics open Friday, February 12, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 5,000 athletes from 80 countries will compete over the 17 day competition. China will be sending the largest team of over 91 athletes to seek gold. There will be over 80 medals available for the...

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Andrew Koenig Found Dead

Police in Vancouver confirmed that actor Andrew Koenig was found dead on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. CNN reported that Koenig, age 41, went missing on Feb. 14. Koenig's body was found in Stanley Park a heavily wooded, 1,000 acre forest. Tim Fanning of the Vancouver Police Constable, reported to the...

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Olympic Condom Shortage

As the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver draw to a close, the revelers face a huge problem: a condom shortage. An emergency shipment of condoms is traveling west through Canada to Vancouver where the crowd waits for the truck. On Wednesday, Vancouver health officials had already dispensed a...

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Ufc 115's Best Fight Between Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin

UFC 115's best fight between Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin on Saturday, June 12, 2010.  The Pay Per View broadcasting live from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada fight drew a huge crowd from ring side to armchair compliments of television.  All eyes were on Liddell's return to the...

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Shaun White's Double McTwist and Olympic Gold

The Vancouver Olympics snowboarding competition broke records and made history. Snowboarder Shaun White succeeded in defying gravity, amazing spectators, and securing the U.S. 5th Gold medal. The event occurred yesterday at Cypress Mountain, British Columbia. White secured the title of "one of...

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Apollo Ohno Disqualified, Wins 8 Medals

Apollo Ohno was disqualified from the 500 meter speed skating race but earned 8 medals overall. The year old Seattle native was disqualified from the 500 meter competition Friday night for bumping into Canadian Francois-Louis Tremblay. This bump sent Tremblay skidding and Ohno was disqualified...

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Jillian Harris Picks Ed Swiderski as the Winner on the Season Finale of 'The Bachelorette'

Ed Swiderski proposed marriage to Jillian Harris and she accepted during last night's The Bachelorette fifth-season finale on ABC. Jillian chose Ed, a 29-year-old interior designer from Vancouver, BC, over Kiptyn Locke, a 31-year-old business developer from Encinitas, CA, during the finale, which...

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Hallucinogenics to Remedy Depression: Trippin'

Hallucinogenics to remedy depression is a little "trippin'." But retired clinical psychologist Clark Martin of Vancouver, Washington, has turned to psychedelics to remedy depression after traditional treatments brought him no relief. Martin suffers from kidney cancer and a resulting depression...

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart "On Break"

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart "On Break"

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, famed Twilight stars, are reportedly "on break." The headline generating, on-and-off camera romance between the Twilight saga stars has crashed to a halt. Rumors abound the relationship between Pattinson and Stewart showed the first cracks during February of...