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  • Pia Sundhage names 18 women to U.S. women's 2012 Olympic soccer rosterPosted: May 27, 4:06p ET | Updated: May 27, 4:27p ET

    United States women’s soccer coach Pia Sundhage announced her final 18-player roster for the 2012 Olympic Games on Sunday, selecting a roster that includes 11 Beijing Olympians and 17 women who appeared at the 2011 Women’s World Cup.

  • Nichols and Hedstrom row to LondonPosted: May 27, 10:31a ET | Updated: May 27, 12:39p ET

    Lightweight women's double sculls crew Julie Nichols and Kristin Hedstrom qualified for the U.S. Olympic team with a fourth place finish in the final round of the Samsung World Rowing Cup on Sunday.

  • Soni beats Hardy in Olympic tune-up meetPosted: May 26, 11:57a ET | Updated: May 26, 12:00p ET

    Rebecca Soni beat Jessica Hardy to win the 100-meter breaststroke at the Speedo Grand Challenge on Friday while Hardy returned to win the 50 freestyle, and 40-year-old Janet Evans finished fourth in a consolation final of the 400 freestyle.

  • Women's eight set new record, LW2X can still qualify for LondonPosted: May 25, 2:20p ET | Updated: May 26, 2:25p ET

    The U.S. women's eight broke a record Friday at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II. Ken Jurkowski missed his chance to qualify for London, but the lightweight women's pair has a chance on Sunday.

  • Ipsen wants to serve up a diving medalPosted: May 25, 11:29a ET | Updated: May 26, 12:08p ET

    Kristian Ipsen has no fear when it comes to heights, which is a good thing because he’s a diver. But when it comes to serving people, things become a bit gray.

  • Hungary claims four gold medals at Swimming EurosPosted: May 24, 3:43p ET | Updated: May 24, 3:43p ET

    Led by recent university graduate Katinka Hosszu, host Hungary cleaned up with four golds and eight medals overall at the European swimming championships on Thursday.

  • Water polo player Tony Azevedo is the top dog, except at homePosted: May 23, 11:21a ET | Updated: May 23, 12:48p ET

    At 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, U.S. water polo player Tony Azevedo is no small guy. He’s got legs like tree trunks, a core as strong as iron and a chiseled chest. And then there’s his dog.

  • Trio named to USA Badminton Team for LondonPosted: May 21, 5:29p ET | Updated: May 21, 5:40p ET

    USA Badminton has received the official invitations from the Badminton World Federation for Howard Bach, Tony Gunawan and Rena Wang to participate in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

  • Olympic torch goes out briefly, quickly rekindledPosted: May 21, 2:58p ET | Updated: May 21, 2:58p ET

    The Olympic torch was briefly snuffed out Monday during the relay leading up to the London 2012 Games.

  • Hope Solo welcoming love interests?Posted: May 21, 12:29p ET | Updated: May 21, 9:53p ET

    Hope Solo is one of the faces of America these Olympics, and with that honor comes a pretty busy lifestyle. But Solo says she hopes to balance her life with some good old fashion dating and some new love interests. Line starts back here, guys.

  • Men's eight will leave it all on the water to qualify for LondonPosted: May 18, 6:00p ET | Updated: May 21, 9:26a ET

    In unfamiliar territory, the U.S. men’s eight rowers must win the upcoming Final Olympic Qualification Regatta to send a crew to the 2012 Olympics.

  • Five for Friday: Best Tweeting AthletesPosted: May 18, 4:51p ET | Updated: May 19, 12:00p ET

    It used to be that the closest you got to your favorite athletes was catching their highlights or buying their trading cards. Possibly stalking. But now Twitter has connected us Olympians and fans in incredible ways.

  • U.S. women's water polo, Bin Laden appear on Jay LenoPosted: May 18, 11:13a ET | Updated: May 21, 12:12p ET

    What does the U.S. women’s water polo team have to do with Osama Bin Laden? Let’s ask Jay Leno.

  • London flame Britain boundPosted: May 18, 11:11a ET | Updated: May 18, 1:01p ET

    The Olympic flame heads to Britain to light a 70-day torch relay leading to the opening of the 2012 London Games.

  • Armstrong, Villa headline U.S. women's water polo team for LondonPosted: May 17, 2:08p ET | Updated: May 18, 11:31a ET

    The 13-member U.S. women’s water polo team was announced on Thursday. Headlining the list is veteran goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong and now four-time Olympian Brenda Villa. The Americans earned a spot in the Games by winning the 2011 Pan-American Games.

  • U.S. stars set to light it up at OxyPosted: May 17, 9:35a ET | Updated: May 18, 1:59p ET

    For fans of middle distance and distance running, tomorrow night’s USATF High Performance meet at Occidental College offers a look at the runners chasing qualifying standards and those tuning up for the Olympic Trials.

  • Predicting the U.S. women's Olympic roster: ForwardsPosted: May 17, 2:34a ET | Updated: May 17, 2:34a ET

    We’ve sorted through the position battles among the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders over the past two days. Now, finally, we dig into the women seeking to occupy the American frontline, starting with two of the most prominent faces of U.S. soccer.

  • Six U.S. boats to compete in World Cup II, beginning FridayPosted: May 16, 7:09p ET | Updated: May 24, 2:24p ET

    The Olympic rowing season will continue to heat up at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II, held May 25-27 in Lucerne, Switzerland, where the U.S. will have the chance to send three more athletes to London.

  • Alex Morgan: Scorer, model, soccer starPosted: May 16, 5:32p ET | Updated: May 16, 5:32p ET

    More than a glamour girl, Alex Morgan is quickly making an impact both on and off the pitch for the U.S. women's national soccer team.

  • U.S. women eyeing revenge on JapanPosted: May 16, 11:37a ET | Updated: May 16, 11:37a ET

    After an agonizing loss to Japan in last year's World Cup final, the U.S. women's soccer team is determined to rebound by winning a third consecutive Olympic title in London this year.

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