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  • 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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Coming up tonight Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 2:29 PM ET By Chris Nicolini NBC's primetime coverage resumes tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT featuring marquee track & field gold medal finals and LIVE coverage of men's platform diving.
  • U.S. basketball beats Argentina Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 10:57 AM ET The climb back to the top is nearly complete. One more win and U.S. basketball is golden again. With a victory over Argentina, the Redeem Team moves on to the gold medal game where they will face Spain.
  • U.S. Baseball falls to Cuba Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:52 AM ET By The Associated Press The U.S. baseball team will find no gold in Beijing. And Cuba is back in a place it knows so well -- playing for another Olympic title.
  • It's all about teamwork at the Beijing Olympics Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:35 AM ET By the Associated Press

    BEIJING (AP) - Don't fumble the remote Saturday like the U.S. men's and women's relay teams. Doing so might cost you a day watching team competition at the Beijing Olympics.

  • Day 14: True triumphants Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:11 AM ET

    With a victory over Brazil, Dalhausser and Rogers completed a U.S. beach volleyball sweep. Earning three medals, BMXers added another succesful performance for Team USA.

  • Fry-day in Beijing Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:01 AM ET By Douglas Allen Myers Hot and humid for the fans, but a golden day for the US of A at the beach and ever so sunny at BMX, where Americans got bronzed and silvered. Dude, it was just like being in California.  Only different. 
  • Brazil not happy with beach volleyball results Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 2:53 AM ET By the Associated Press

    Even with the gold medal around his neck, Phil Dalhausser felt like the odd man out.

  • Sand-tastic: U.S. men win beach gold Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:05 PM ET By the Associated Press

    Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers added to the United States' gold-medal haul when they topped Brazil's Marcio and Fabio on Friday, a day after Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the women's crown.

  • Robles wins 110m hurdles gold Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:59 AM ET By The Associated Press

    Dayron Robles of Cuba won the 110m hurdles, claiming a gold medal that Chinese organizers had long hoped would belong to Liu Xiang.

  • U.S. softball denied gold Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:39 AM ET By The Associated Press The U.S. Olympic Softball Team couldn't win a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, losing to Japan.
  • Merritt leads U.S. sweep in men's 400m Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:27 AM ET By Alan Abrahamson, NBCOlympics.com

    American LaShawn Merritt dethroned teammate, rival and defending Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner on Thursday in the men's 400m. David Neville of the U.S. dove across the finish line to complete a sweep.

  • Day 13: The final stretch for gold Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:44 AM ET On Day 13 of the Beijing Olympic Games, powerhouse duo Mist May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won gold in the women's beach volleyball event -- radiating joy and happiness through the dark, rainy skies. The Japanese softball team upset the U.S. and in-doors the Lopez siblings performed strong on the mat.
  • Kobe at 30 hasn't lost a step Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:08 AM ET By By the Associated Press

    BEIJING (AP) - Kobe Bryant is about to become an old man by basketball standards.

  • FIFA sticks to age restrictions Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:27 AM ET By By the Associated Press

    BEIJING (AP) - FIFA has no plans to strengthen Olympic soccer with full national teams, preferring to stick with its age restrictions despite the sport's low profile compared with track and field, swimming and gymnastics.

  • A pair of Yankees work to boost baseball in Europe Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:07 PM ET By Associated Press

    Jack Hubbard is getting a big break from the daily pressures of wearing Yankee pinstripes: He's been busy representing all of Europe as an Olympic coach for the Dutch baseball team.

  • Nike sees basketball as bright spot at Olympics Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:41 PM ET By Associated Press

    After some disappointments among Nike's prospects, the company is looking to men's basketball for one of those big medal moments companies crave from the Olympics.

  • Bryant leads U.S. past Australia Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:15 AM ET By The Associated Press Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team -- and sure don't challenge them, either.

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