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  • 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.

  • 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.
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Nike sees basketball as bright spot at Olympics Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:41 PM ET By Associated Press

    After some disappointments among Nike's prospects, the company is looking to men's basketball for one of those big medal moments companies crave from the Olympics.

  • Water, air quality at Olympic venues good Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:33 AM ET By The Associated Press

    BEIJING (AP) - Beijing's air quality in recent days has not been a cause for concern for athletes, and neither is its the water.

  • Phelps is Grrrreat! says Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:28 AM ET By The Associated Press

    BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) - Move over Tony the Tiger, here comes Olympic champion Michael Phelps.

  • Day 12: Highs and lows Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:23 AM ET As was expected, Dalhausser and Rogers advanced to the gold medal match after today's victory against Georgia. The U.S. softball team went scoreless through eight, but came back in the ninth to defeat Japan 4-1. Open water swimming and BMX cycling each made their Olympic debut, and taekwondo competition began.
  • Du Toit doesn't win, but inspires in Olympic debut Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:58 PM ET By The Associated Press

    Natalie du Toit pulled herself onto the dock and waited for someone to bring her prosthetic leg. She stretched out the other leg - the one she didn't lose in that horrendous motorcycle accident - and chatted with her coach about the first open water race in Olympic history.

  • Gold not in question, but legacy of US team is Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:51 PM ET By By the Associated Press

    The gold isn't in question anymore. It never really was, unless Kobe Bryant ate some bad Beijing duck or Dwyane Wade got lost at the Great Wall.

  • A look at Michael Phelps' sponsors Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:28 AM ET By The Associated Press

    Here's a look at the sponsors of American swimmer Michael Phelps, according to his agents. They declined to specify the value of the deals.

  • Beach volleyball, BMX, Bolt get center stage Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:16 AM ET By the Associated Press

    Kerri Walsh and Misty May try for a gold medal live, and BMX premiers on primetime NBC.

  • Day 11: Through the lens Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:53 AM ET Walsh and May-Treanor beat the No. 6 ranked Brazilian team in straight sets, Jan Frodeno of Germany won the men's triathlon, the U.S. baseball team faced Chinese Taipei and two American women advanced to the long jump finals and others refashioned history.
  • Liu Xiang pullout a blow to advertisers Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 11:41 PM ET By Associated Press

    Hurdler Liu Xiang's surprise departure from the Olympics was a blow to advertisers including Coca Cola and Nike that made the 25-year-old hurdler a star of campaigns aimed at Chinese consumers.

  • How a tie becomes 2 different medals Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 9:34 PM ET By Associated Press

    Here is how He Kexin of China and Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin finished with the same score on the uneven bars but different medals:

  • Phelps' mom savors his winning smiles Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 8:04 AM ET By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - For proud mom Debbie Phelps, the best moments at these Olympics weren't about the eight gold medals.

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