Lightweight women's double sculls crew Julie Nichols and Kristin Hedstrom qualified for the U.S. Olympic team with a fourth place finish in the final round of the Samsung World Rowing Cup on Sunday.

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.

The Olympic torch was briefly snuffed out Monday during the relay leading up to the London 2012 Games.

Corey Cogdell and Vincent Hancocks are headed back to the Olympics after winning at Shotgun Trials in Tuscon, Ariz. on Sunday. Frank Thompson will join them, along with three previously qualified shooters.

Glenn Eller qualified for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday by winning the Team USA men's double trap berth at Trials on Saturday in Tuscon. He is the 2008 Olympic gold medalist.

Sonja Pfeilschifter of Germany continued her battle with Katerina Emmons at the World Cup in Milan by winning Friday's women's 50m rifle 3 position event.

The Olympic rowing season will continue to heat up at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II, held May 25-27 in Lucerne, Switzerland, where the U.S. will have the chance to send three more athletes to London.

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.

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo considers about 10 men's Olympic team spots set "on paper," with the rest to be determined over two days of practice before the squad is announced July 7.