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.
Beyond the historic performances of Phelps and Bolt, we'll remember two exceptional sportsmen who represented America well in China.
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.
Julien Absalon of France has won his second straight Olympic gold medal in men's mountain biking, easily holding off countryman Jean-Christophe Peraud for the title.
Germany's Sabine Spitz has won the gold medal in the Olympic women's mountain bike race, adding it to the bronze she won at the Athens Games four years ago.
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.
