He's on the U.S. Men's Volleyball team that's playing for a gold medal on Sunday... and he shoots up using needles at least four times a day! The shooting up part is a result of Stanford alum Kevin Hansen's being diagnosed with Type I diabetes at age 10. The playing for a gold medal part is the result of this morning's upset victory over Russia in the medal qualifying match. Kevin and his merry crew of handsome v-ballers have yet to lose a game in the Beijing olympics, and they'll try to complete the sweep Sunday against the also formidably handsome Brazilian team. more ›

The Sunset district's own Shannon Rowbury is officially kinda, sorta "the fastest woman alive"! The freckly, superadorable 23-year-old Sacred Heart alum recorded the fastest qualifying time of all runners in this year's 1,500-meter olympic qualifying trials. Take that, Kenya! She ran her first her first preliminary heats yesterday morning, and will run for the gold on Saturday. more ›