SkipNavigation

KARK 4's Olympic Zone > News & Features > Your Olympic Coverage from Arkansas

  • Phelps looking ahead to 2012 Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 1:32 PM ET By By The Associated Press

    LONDON - Look out London, Michael Phelps is coming to the 2012 Games and he's thinking about adding events to his repertoire.

  • A man with a plan helps a team win a gold Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:16 AM ET By The Associated Press

    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.

  • Day 16: A golden finish Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 7:46 AM ET

    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.

  • Speaking with Veronica Campbell-Brown Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 11:54 PM ET Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica cemented her status as one of the track's all-time greats by becoming just the second repeat gold medalist in the 200m. She spoke with NBC Olympics about her performance.
  • Where is Bolt getting his spark? Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 9:59 AM ET By Joe Battaglia, NBCOlympics.com Usain Bolt's performances at these Olympics have been legendary. Those of his Jamaican teammates have also been outstanding, which has skeptics wondering if they're doping. The team answer is no.
  • Day 15 recap: Sanya puts US back on track Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 7:06 AM ET After both the mens and womens team fumbled their way through the 4x100m relays Sanya Richards, who was last to take the baton, overcame Russian Anastasia Kapachinskaya to lead the 4x400m team to victory and the top step at the Olympic podium. Read about this and more from the events of Day 15.
  • 2016 Olympic bids count on heads of state Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:56 AM ET By By the Associated Press

    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.

  • NBA looks to expand further in China after games Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 9:03 PM ET By Associated Press

    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.

  • Coming up tonight Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 2:29 PM ET NBC's primetime coverage resumes tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT featuring marquee track & field gold medal finals and LIVE coverage of men's platform diving.
  • Hooker strong when it counts Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 10:14 AM ET By Joe Battaglia, NBCOlympics.com

    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.

  • It's all about teamwork at the Beijing Olympics Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:35 AM ET By the Associated Press

    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.

  • JAM: Women mishandle, men manhandle Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:34 AM ET By The Associated Press The women's 4x100m relay team from Jamaica failed to pass the baton Friday and did not finish the race. Shortly after, the Jamaican men's team crushed the field and won gold with a world record.
  • Brazil's Maggi wins women's long jump Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:27 AM ET By The Associated Press World indoor silver medalist Maurren Higa Maggi of Brazil won the women's Olympic long jump competition on Friday at the Bird's Nest.
  • Day 14: True triumphants Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:11 AM ET

    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.

  • Track leader not happy with U.S. relay debacle Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 4:36 AM ET By The Associated Press

     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.

  • Former Lady 'Back runner wins Beijing gold Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:14 AM ET Medal is fifth for Veronica Campbell-Brown in Olympic competition.
  • Merritt leads U.S. sweep in men's 400m Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:27 AM ET By Alan Abrahamson, NBCOlympics.com

    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.

  • Day 13: The final stretch for gold Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:44 AM ET On Day 13 of the Beijing Olympic Games, powerhouse duo Mist May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won gold in the women's beach volleyball event -- radiating joy and happiness through the dark, rainy skies. The Japanese softball team upset the U.S. and in-doors the Lopez siblings performed strong on the mat.
  • U.S. 4x100m teams both drop batons Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:30 AM ET By The Associated Press

    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.)

     


     

  • Kobe at 30 hasn't lost a step Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:08 AM ET By By the Associated Press

    BEIJING (AP) - Kobe Bryant is about to become an old man by basketball standards.

  • Campbell-Brown takes women's 200m Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:34 AM ET By The Associated Press Continuing Jamaica's sprint dominance in Beijing, Veronica Campbell-Brown took the women's 200m Thursday evening in a light drizzle. American Allyson Felix earned the silver medal.
  • FIFA sticks to age restrictions Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:27 AM ET By By the Associated Press

    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.

  • Williams, Gay to anchor U.S. 4x100m relays Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:20 AM ET By The Associated Press

    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.

  • A pair of Yankees work to boost baseball in Europe Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:07 PM ET By Associated Press

    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.

  • DQs elevate two to medal podium in 200m Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:07 PM ET By The Associated Press Wallace Spearmon celebrated and danced as he made his way around the track, the American flag draped around his shoulders after his apparent bronze medal finish in the 200m final.

Olympics On TV

Photos

Tonsall on Tuesday
1 of 10 Slideshows

Videos

1 of 10 Videos
©2008 NBC Universal. All rights reserved. Any use, reproduction, modification, distribution, display or performance of this material without NBC Universal's prior written consent is prohibited.