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  • Olympic champion wrestler from Colorado appears on Leno Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:53 PM ET By Dan Boniface The youngest gold-medal-winning wrestler in American history, Coloradan Henry Cejudo, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday night.
  • Johnson leads pledge at DNC Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:39 PM ET Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.
  • 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.

  • Long-term commitment key to maintaining basketball's success Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 10:00 AM ET By the Associated Press But if the United States wants to stay on top after fighting so hard to get back there, Jerry Colangelo - or whomever replaces him - better hope some players are serious about playing again and willing to make another long-term commitment. The Americans can no longer afford to send anyone but their best and expect to win.
  • 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.

  • Kleiza, Lithuania baffled in bronze game Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 5:44 AM ET Denver Nuggets forward Linas Kleiza could only muster five points as he and his Lithuanian teammates fell just short of an Olympic medal.
  • Redemption for ‘Melo, USA Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 5:28 AM ET Arm-in-arm, they climbed onto the middle of the medals platform, the spot that for so long was U.S. private property.
  • The 'take home' of the 2008 Games Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:17 AM ET By Douglas Allen Myers

    Beyond the historic performances of Phelps and Bolt, we'll remember two exceptional sportsmen who represented America well in China.

  • Redemption achieved: U.S. men win gold Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 1:54 AM ET By The Associated Press Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore.
  • Kenya's Wanjiru wins men's marathon Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:31 PM ET By The Associated Press Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya won the men's marathon Sunday morning in an Olympic-record time of 2:06.32. Americans Dathan Ritzenhein and Ryan Hall finished ninth and 10th, respectively.
  • U.S. takes 5th in synchronized swimming Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:14 PM ET Russia completed its third consecutive gold medal sweep in synchronized swimming on Saturday, winning a team event marked by a Japanese competitor passing out on the pool deck.
  • Gould records top-10 finish Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:47 AM ET Fort Collins' Georgia Gould recorded an eighth place finish in the women's Olympic cross-country cycling event on Saturday.
  • Wells fails to finish in Beijing Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:25 AM ET American Todd Wells failed to finish the 33.4-km course in Olympic cross-country cycling on Saturday.
  • CSU’s Hammon helps Russia to bronze Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:02 AM ET Former Colorado State University standout Becky Hammon scored 22 points to help Russia beat host China 94-81 Saturday night for the Olympic bronze medal.
  • 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.
  • Nix returns in bronze medal game Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 7:00 AM ET Shortstop Jason Donald half-considered staying in China had the U.S. baseball team gone home without an Olympic medal in hand, fearful of facing the scrutiny and embarrassment.
  • 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.

  • Absalon defends his gold in men's mountain biking Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:19 AM ET

    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.

  • End of Games means beginning of bargains Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 Now that the 2008 Games are winding down, the sales on Olympic merchandise are winding up.
  • Spitz easily wins Olympic mountain bike gold medal Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 9:11 PM ET

    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.

  • 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.

  • American misconceptions: The Kung Fu factor Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 7:29 PM ET By Jeffrey Wolf Not everyone in China knows King Fu. The Chinese say that is a big misconception about their country.
  • Olympic wrestler shares his medal, story with local students Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 5:01 PM ET By Heidi McGuire One week after winning a spot on this year's Olympic medal stand, 27-year-old Adam Wheeler returned home to Colorado. He visited students at a local school to show off his bronze medal and share his experiences.
  • Wilder happy with bronze, hopes to be in London Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 4:13 PM ET By Jeffrey Wolf Colorado boxer Deontay Wilder was the lone member of the U.S. team to medal in the sport during these Olympic Games, getting the bronze after he lost in the semifinals on Friday.

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