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  • Coming up tonight Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:48 AM ET By Chris Nicolini

    NBC's primetime coverage resumes tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT gold medal finals in Beach Volleyball, Track & Field, Diving and other marquee events.

  • 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.

  • Water, air quality at Olympic venues good Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:33 AM ET By The Associated Press

    BEIJING (AP) - Beijing's air quality in recent days has not been a cause for concern for athletes, and neither is its the water.

  • Phelps is Grrrreat! says Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:28 AM ET By The Associated Press

    BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) - Move over Tony the Tiger, here comes Olympic champion Michael Phelps.

  • Day 12: Highs and lows Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:23 AM ET As was expected, Dalhausser and Rogers advanced to the gold medal match after today's victory against Georgia. The U.S. softball team went scoreless through eight, but came back in the ninth to defeat Japan 4-1. Open water swimming and BMX cycling each made their Olympic debut, and taekwondo competition began.
  • Du Toit doesn't win, but inspires in Olympic debut Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:58 PM ET By The Associated Press

    Natalie du Toit pulled herself onto the dock and waited for someone to bring her prosthetic leg. She stretched out the other leg - the one she didn't lose in that horrendous motorcycle accident - and chatted with her coach about the first open water race in Olympic history.

  • Gold not in question, but legacy of US team is Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:51 PM ET By By the Associated Press

    The gold isn't in question anymore. It never really was, unless Kobe Bryant ate some bad Beijing duck or Dwyane Wade got lost at the Great Wall.

  • A look at Michael Phelps' sponsors Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:28 AM ET By The Associated Press

    Here's a look at the sponsors of American swimmer Michael Phelps, according to his agents. They declined to specify the value of the deals.

  • Beach volleyball, BMX, Bolt get center stage Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:16 AM ET By the Associated Press

    Kerri Walsh and Misty May try for a gold medal live, and BMX premiers on primetime NBC.

  • Day 11: Through the lens Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:53 AM ET Walsh and May-Treanor beat the No. 6 ranked Brazilian team in straight sets, Jan Frodeno of Germany won the men's triathlon, the U.S. baseball team faced Chinese Taipei and two American women advanced to the long jump finals and others refashioned history.
  • Germany's Frodeno wins triathlon at the wire Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:06 AM ET

    Jan Frodeno of Germany has won the men's triathlon, edging Simon Whitfield of Canada in an exciting four-man sprint finish. New Zealand's Bevan Docherty took the bronze.

  • Liu Xiang pullout a blow to advertisers Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 11:41 PM ET By Associated Press

    Hurdler Liu Xiang's surprise departure from the Olympics was a blow to advertisers including Coca Cola and Nike that made the 25-year-old hurdler a star of campaigns aimed at Chinese consumers.

  • How a tie becomes 2 different medals Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 9:34 PM ET By Associated Press

    Here is how He Kexin of China and Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin finished with the same score on the uneven bars but different medals:

  • Can Phelps make it big outside of the pool? Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 4:26 PM ET By Associated Press

    Visa Inc. popped out ads almost as quickly as he swam his laps. Pizza Hut is giving Michael Phelps and his teammates free pizza and pasta for a year for him beating Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in one Olympics.

  • Phelps' mom savors his winning smiles Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 8:04 AM ET By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - For proud mom Debbie Phelps, the best moments at these Olympics weren't about the eight gold medals.
  • Chinese lament Liu Xiang's departure from Olympics Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 5:34 AM ET By Associated Press

    Hurdler Liu Xiang's withdrawal from the Olympics hit China on an emotional level, underscoring the personal connection many Chinese feel to an athlete who embodied their nation's desire for international recognition and respect.

  • Day 10 in review Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 5:32 AM ET The fierce competition has yet to wane at the onset of week two of the Olympics. Jamaica's lightning speed male and female runners dominated the track with their fancy footsteps while Romanian gymnast tossed and turned, wooing judges and placing Americans Johnson and Liukin second and third in the floor excerise.
  • Quirky weather at Qingdao sailing venue Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:39 AM ET

    QINGDAO, China (AP) - One day, boats were bobbing around on the water like corks, with no wind to move them at the Olympic sailing venue. The next day, some were cart-wheeling in the gale force winds and heavy waves, or seeming almost to fly over the water with their spinnakers bulging.

  • Day 9: One for the record books Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:46 AM ET Micheal Phelps set his place in history with a record eight gold medals in a single Olympics. Elewhere in the Games, women's rowing wins gold and Nastia and Shawn took the floor again.
  • Phelps wins 8th Olympic gold medal in Beijing Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:35 PM ET Michael Phelps rewrites history as he wins his eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics after the U.S. won the 4x100m medley relay.  He now owns the record for most gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
  • BEIJING BEAT: Phelps Phenomenon goes global Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 7:24 AM ET By The Associated Press

    BEIJING (AP) - Quick quiz: What has 13 letters and means global phenomenon?

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