Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs didn't need to win the FIVB event in Moscow to clinch an Olympic spot, and they didn't. But they took second, which secured the No. 2 U.S. women's berth for Beijing.
How many events will Michael Phelps qualify for? Will Wallace Spearmon take home the top spot in the 200m? NBCOlympics.com will stream the Olympic Trials for swimming and track and field through July 6. Click here to watch LIVE.
BEIJING(AP) - The gold, silver and bronze medals that will hang around the necks of athletes at next month's Olympics were formally handed over Thursday to the organizers of the Beijing Games.
BMX makes its debut, "The Cricket" looks to defend road race gold, likely European domination on the mountain, and Sarah Hammer's comeback comes full circle. Here are some storylines to follow in Beijing.
LAS VEGAS(AP) - Welcome to inside the mind of a 2008 Olympian, Dwyane Wade. I'm speaking of myself in third person, but I want to give you guys the inside track about what's coming up for the team and how we spent our first weekend together in Vegas.
The suspense and speculation is over, as the 12 players expected to return the U.S. men to international basketball glory are known. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant highlight a stacked Olympic squad.
With gold as its mission, the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team began its first practices in preparation for the Beijing Games. Though a few players have lingering injuries, the loaded U.S. team is the favorite.
EUGENE, Ore.(AP) - The song has driven Lopez Lomong for eight years, from a life ravaged by war and fear to one where hope and triumph are only a mile away.
BEIJING(AP) - Lavish fireworks, colorful dancing by ethnic groups and performances portraying 5,000 years of Chinese history are among the highlights of the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony, state media reported Wednesday.
MILAN, Italy(AP) - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius knows he's a long shot for the Beijing Olympic Games - but that won't stop him from giving his all when he competes in Milan on Wednesday in a bid to qualify.
Beach volleyball is among the many sports in which China has made great leaps forward leading up to the Beijing Games. Both the men and women are rising powers boasting teams with legitimate medal chances.
Sam Sacksen has been awarded the final American spot in modern pentathlon for the Beijing Olympics after an appeal by Dennis Bowsher was denied.
SUNDAY: U.S. Olympic Trials conclude Sunday with combined track and swimming coverage starting at 7p ET.