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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.

  • Alex Morgan leads U.S. past China in friendlyPosted: May 28, 2:46a ET | Updated: May 28, 2:46a ET

    Alex Morgan scored twice to bring her yearly total to a team-high 14 goals as the United States women's soccer team defeated China 4-1 on Sunday at PPL Park in Chester, Penn., in an Olympic tune-up match.

  • Five things learned: USA 4-1 ChinaPosted: May 27, 11:51p ET | Updated: May 28, 3:35a ET

    Sunday’s result between the United States women’s soccer team and China was irrelevant, but the match still had significant implications on the U.S. Olympic squad , which was announced hours before kickoff.

  • 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.

  • Are Ricardo/Pedro Olympic gold-medal contenders?Posted: May 27, 12:44p ET | Updated: May 27, 12:52p ET

    If you had choose right now, two months ahead of the London Olympics, who would you pick to win the men's beach volleyball gold medal?

  • Rogers/Dalhausser, Emanuel/Alison continue to avoid each otherPosted: May 26, 2:09p ET | Updated: May 26, 5:39p ET

    Five tournaments in, still no meeting between the world's two best men's teams.

  • Gibb/Rosenthal gain lead for final beach berthPosted: May 25, 1:23p ET | Updated: May 25, 2:02p ET

    Just when it looked like Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal could take a big jump ahead of compatriots Matt Fuerbringer and Nick Lucena in the race for the final U.S. Olympic beach volleyball berth, they lost twice on Friday.

  • We have a new leader for the final Olympic berthPosted: May 24, 1:01p ET | Updated: May 24, 2:01p ET

    With two wins Thursday at the FIVB World Tour Prague Open, the third-to-last Olympic qualifying tournament, Americans Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal are your new front-runners for the fourth and final U.S. Olympic beach volleyball berth.

  • Elizabeth Beisel loves the Boston CelticsPosted: May 24, 12:19p ET | Updated: May 24, 4:21p ET

    If you’re looking for U.S. swimmer Elizabeth Beisel on Saturday, she’ll be at one of two places: In the swimming pool or plopped in front of a TV.

  • Brendan Hansen: Not an IronmanPosted: May 24, 12:18p ET | Updated: May 24, 1:14p ET

    Brendan Hansen has an announcement to make: He’s not crazy.

  • Biedermann's German speed on display at Swim EurosPosted: May 23, 5:07p ET | Updated: May 24, 3:40p ET

    Even without his super suit, Paul Biedermann showed he's a threat again by winning the 200-meter freestyle at the European Championship by a large margin Wednesday, following up a gold in the 400 two days earlier.

  • 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.

  • Weekend Review: Shanghai sprinters and shotgun shootersPosted: May 21, 11:02a ET | Updated: May 21, 12:31p ET

    It seems like everyone was in or at a wedding this weekend. If so, you missed out on an interesting weekend in Olympics news as the hurdles race heated up and shooters sealed up spots in London.

  • Dara Torres wins in Texas; will she make London team?Posted: May 21, 10:42a ET | Updated: May 21, 10:51a ET

    Forty-five-year-old Dara Torres continues to dispel the notion that she is too old to swim at a competitive level.

  • Rogers, Dalhausser lose NVL final at PimlicoPosted: May 19, 7:20p ET | Updated: May 19, 10:02p ET

    Remember a couple weeks ago when we discussed two-time reigning Olympic gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings and their unexplainable loss to a team that probably won't even qualify for the Olympics?

  • Liu Xiang storms to 110m hurdles world lead in ShanghaiPosted: May 19, 11:54a ET | Updated: May 19, 12:22p ET

    China's Liu Xiang lit up a rain-soaked Shanghai Diamond League meeting with the quickest 110 meters hurdles time of the year on Saturday, sprinting to victory in 12.97 seconds to the delight of his home town crowd.

  • Liu Xiang turns back the clock with Shanghai victoryPosted: May 19, 10:57a ET | Updated: May 19, 2:32p ET

    For the first time since an Achilles injury knocked him out of the Beijing Olympics, China's Liu Xiang dominated a high-class 110m hurdles race, winning in a world-leading 12.97 at the Diamond League meet in rain-soaked Shanghai.

  • Show Ryan Lochte your abs! Now!Posted: May 18, 1:30p ET | Updated: May 19, 10:35a ET

    Ryan Lochte took to Facebook Thursday looking for ladies with strong, defined abs for his new workout video. He's also seen on TV, in magazines, and in your dreams. But is it too much before the Games?

  • NVL tour hopes to build on Olympics in U.S.Posted: May 18, 12:08p ET | Updated: May 18, 12:11p ET

    For a fledgling beach volleyball tour in need of attention, the National Volleyball League is content for now to tie its fortunes to bigger events.

  • 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.

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