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- Heather Mitts will call it quits after LondonPosted: May 28, 10:06a ET | Updated: May 28, 10:09a ET
London will be the end of the road for Heather Mitts. The U.S. defender said she is ready to move on to different things in her life and her goal was always to come back for one last Olympics.
- Pia Sundhage names 18 women to U.S. women's 2012 Olympic soccer rosterPosted: May 27, 4:06p ET | Updated: May 27, 11:56p 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.
- Speaking with Tamika CatchingsPosted: May 22, 2:08a ET | Updated: May 22, 2:19a ET
Tamika Catchings spoke with us about her Olympic experiences, why she stopped her volleyball career, and what she plans to do after basketball.
- 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.
- 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.
- Asafa Powell: 'If I'm at my best, I will win in London'Posted: May 18, 8:11a ET | Updated: May 18, 8:17a ET
- 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.
- 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.
- Predicting the U.S. women's Olympic roster: MidfieldersPosted: May 16, 2:30a ET | Updated: May 16, 2:40a ET
After sorting through the goalkeepers and defenders battling for Olympic spots on Tuesday, it’s time to dig into the position where U.S. women’s soccer coach Pia Sundhage may have to make her most difficult cuts -- the midfield.
- Predicting the U.S. women's Olympic roster: Goalkeepers and defendersPosted: May 15, 2:00a ET | Updated: May 16, 8:45a ET
As the U.S. women embark on this final stage of their Olympic preparation, it feels like a good time to take an assessment of where the roster stands, and who seems most likely to break into Sundhage’s final 18. First up, the goalkeepers and defenders.
- U.S. women close training camp with scrimmage vs. JapanPosted: May 13, 10:17p ET | Updated: May 13, 10:22p ET
It was a whirlwind few days for Geno Auriemma and the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team.
- U.S. women rout China 100-62 in exhibitionPosted: May 13, 12:52a ET | Updated: May 13, 2:25a ET
Tamika Catchings scored 19 points and Maya Moore added 15 to help the United States rout China 100-62 on Saturday night in a women's basketball exhibition game.
- Tamika Catchings glad to be back on courtPosted: May 12, 12:37p ET | Updated: May 12, 12:38p ET
While most of her teammates on the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team spent the winter playing overseas, she was rehabbing an injury to her right foot. Now healthy, Tamika Catchings is raring to go.
- Olympic training set to start for U.S womenPosted: May 11, 6:00p ET | Updated: May 11, 6:04p ET
Geno Auriemma couldn't be happier. His U.S. women's basketball team is about to start training for the London Olympics.
- Heather Mitts tweets hints at retirementPosted: May 11, 4:21p ET | Updated: May 11, 5:36p ET
Heather Mitts dropped a couple strong hints on Twitter Friday that the 2012 Olympic Games will mark her last go-around with the U.S. women’s national team
- Justin Gatlin, Allyson Felix shine at Diamond League DohaPosted: May 11, 2:29p ET | Updated: May 11, 4:02p ET
Justin Gatlin nipped Jamaica's Asafa Powell at the line to win the men's 100m, while Allyson Felix surprised the four leading Jamaicans in the women's 100m, highlighting a strong showing by Americans at the Diamond League opener in Doha.
- Sundhage names 28 women to U.S. camp rosterPosted: May 9, 5:05p ET | Updated: May 9, 5:23p ET
U.S. women’s soccer coach Pia Sundhage named 28 players to her roster for the team’s May 10-25 training camp in Princeton, N.J., on Wednesday, ahead of the team’s upcoming May 27 friendly against China at PPL Park in Chester, Penn.
- There's room at inn for Olympics...but it'll cost Posted: May 8, 9:14a ET | Updated: May 8, 9:55a ET
It's months before athletes hit the Olympic track, but time is running out for those in another fierce competition: The scramble for a place to stay in London.
- Tube officials publish London Olympic travel mapPosted: May 7, 12:10p ET | Updated: May 7, 12:10p ET
Don't say we didn't tell you.
- No shortage of gymnastics stories at London GamesPosted: May 7, 12:05p ET | Updated: May 7, 12:05p ET
China may not give an encore performance of its heavy metal show from Beijing at this summer's London Olympics, but there will be no shortage of stories as gymnastics prepares to take center stage at The O2 Arena. Aside from American medal contender Danell Leyva, here are a few of the athletes and angles worth watching this summer:
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