LONDON - Look out London, Michael Phelps is coming to the 2012 Games and he's thinking about adding events to his repertoire.
BEIJING (AP) - There was always going to be one game where character counted. There had to be, because the rest of the world had simply gotten that much better.
After 16 days, competition came to a close in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Team USA finished up top the medal count with 110 total medals, including 36 gold, 38 silver and 36 bronze. Two golds came on the last night, with wins in both men's basketball and men's volleyball.
BEIJING (AP) - With the Beijing Olympics nearly wrapped up, the sprint to land the 2016 Olympics began on Saturday with all four bidding cities coming together for a rare meeting that showed that who you know could be the most important factor in the race.
Players were just part of the NBA experience at the Beijing Games. The NBA ran game operations at the venue, overseeing everything from the acoustics to the dance team to the concessions. And the Olympics were just the beginning.
Steve Hooker of Australia found himself down to his final jump on four separate occasion. And four times, he cleared the bar to win gold. His final height of 5.96m/19-6 1/2 set a new Olympic record.
BEIJING (AP) - Don't fumble the remote Saturday like the U.S. men's and women's relay teams. Doing so might cost you a day watching team competition at the Beijing Olympics.
With a victory over Brazil, Dalhausser and Rogers completed a U.S. beach volleyball sweep. Earning three medals, BMXers added another succesful performance for Team USA.
The leader of USA Track and Field said the federation will conduct a "comprehensive review" of the way it trains and coaches its relay teams after the men's and women's 4x100m teams each blew medal chances by dropping the baton in Olympic qualifying.
American LaShawn Merritt dethroned teammate, rival and defending Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner on Thursday in the men's 400m. David Neville of the U.S. dove across the finish line to complete a sweep.
The men's and women's 4x100m relay teams both dropped batons between the third and fourth legs Thursday evening and neither advanced to the Friday finals. (Jamaica had no such trouble.)
BEIJING (AP) - Kobe Bryant is about to become an old man by basketball standards.
BEIJING (AP) - FIFA has no plans to strengthen Olympic soccer with full national teams, preferring to stick with its age restrictions despite the sport's low profile compared with track and field, swimming and gymnastics.
Lauryn Williams and Tyson Gay will anchor the U.S. teams in Thursday night's preliminary round of the 4x100m relays, while Usain Bolt of Jamaica will take the night off to rest for Friday's final.
Jack Hubbard is getting a big break from the daily pressures of wearing Yankee pinstripes: He's been busy representing all of Europe as an Olympic coach for the Dutch baseball team.
