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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.
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.
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.
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.
Delegates misunderstood kiteboard votePosted: May 11, 11:30a ET | Updated: May 11, 11:37a ET
The International Sailing Federation's (ISAF) decision to drop windsurfing from the Olympics in favor of kiteboarding likely came about because some delegates didn't realize what they were voting for, Israel's sailing chief said on Friday.
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.
U.S. sailors meet SEALs on road to OlympicsPosted: May 8, 10:15a ET | Updated: May 8, 1:23p ET
This was not a typical day on the water for the U.S. Olympic sailing team, preparing for the London Games just two months away.
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.
Kiteboarding takes wind out of surfers' sailsPosted: May 7, 12:23p ET | Updated: May 8, 3:07p ET
The surprise decision to chop windsurfing from the Olympic programme has prompted jeers from leading athletes, but is being hailed by kiteboarders whose discipline will be showcased for the first time at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
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:
London stages final test events before OlympicsPosted: May 7, 12:05p ET | Updated: May 7, 12:05p ET
About 75,000 fans withstood rain and cold at Olympic Park on Saturday in the final test events before the Summer Games.
Kitesurfing replaces windsurfing at 2016 OlympicsPosted: May 7, 12:04p ET | Updated: May 7, 12:04p ET
Australian sailing officials are surprised by a decision to replace windsurfing with kitesurfing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
No shortage of gymnastics stories at London GamesPosted: May 4, 3:59p ET | Updated: May 23, 11:28a 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 North Greenwich Arena.
Tired of Tebowing? Strike Usain Bolt's 'To Di World' posePosted: May 4, 1:30p ET | Updated: May 6, 9:15p ET
The IAAF is looking for the best impression of Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt's "To Di World" pose, in which he leans back, his right arm cocked and the left extended skyward.
What to watch for pre-Games calendarPosted: May 2, 2:33p ET | Updated: May 24, 5:35p ET
With events happening across the country in the lead up to the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Americans will have a chance to cheer on their Olympians before they head across seas. Check out a month-by-month calendar of what to look for.
Ali Krieger jogs for first time since knee injuryPosted: May 1, 4:53p ET | Updated: May 1, 4:53p ET
Injured American defender Ali Krieger made it one step closer to returning to the pitch on Monday, jogging for the first time since tearing her right ACL and MCL during Olympic qualifying in January.
Looking at Britain's real austerity Olympics: 1948 Posted: May 1, 8:27a ET | Updated: May 1, 3:03p ET
When London hosted the Olympics in 1948, organizers did it on the cheap — and they made no apologies about it.