As you all know, gay diver Matthew Mitcham won a gold medal in Beijing this weekend.

While it's customary to cheer for your home (nation) team, many of you may have found yourselves cheering for Mitcham simply because he's of the homo persuasion.

This leads us to two questions: One, did you cheer for Mitcham simply because he's gay? Two, is it fair to prefer someone simply because they're gay?

Michael Phelps done did it. The American Olympics swimmer cinched his eighth gold medal in Beijing yesterday, giving him a grand total of eleven such wins, which beats out Marc Spitz's previous record of ten.

Having completed his mission, the ever humble Phelps said, "I wanted to do something nobody ever did." He also said he wanted to hug his mom. Awww.

Meanwhile, did anyone see the American basketball team whoop Spain 119-82 yesterday? Could they be better than the Dream Team?

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There are many ways to say “Boycott the Beijing Olympics,” but which is the most effective?

Perhaps it’s all those clever plays on the Olympics logo – HANDCUFFS! SKULLS! – that tickle our fancy and, based on our television viewing experience, get the most attention during local TV spots coverage protests at various Olympics ceremonies and torch runnings.

So what do all these Olympics boycott images look like?

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