The U.S. women's eight broke a record Friday at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II. Ken Jurkowski missed his chance to qualify for London, but the lightweight women's pair has a chance on Sunday.

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

For fans of middle distance and distance running, tomorrow night’s USATF High Performance meet at Occidental College offers a look at the runners chasing qualifying standards and those tuning up for the Olympic Trials.

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.

It was a whirlwind few days for Geno Auriemma and the U.S. women's Olympic basketball team.

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.

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

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.

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: