Olympics
Phelps Wins Eighth Gold
In Michael Phelps’ mind, the unimaginable was imagined. But was it possible? Only he knew the answer. And now the world knows. Phelps had the Olympics of a lifetime, winning eight gold medals in Beijing thus breaking Mark Spitz’s record. The deal is done. Phelps is the absolute best.
U.S. Men Destroy Spain By 37
The U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team has clinched first place in its group and remained unbeaten in the Beijing Games with a 119-82 victory against Spain.
Usain Bolt Easily Breaks World Record And Wins 100-M Gold
Usain Bolt of Jamaica easily broke his own world record in the 100 meters to win the Olympic gold medal Saturday night, slowing up to celebrate and still finishing in 9.69 seconds.
Bolt stretched his arms out wide and put his palms out, then slapped his chest just before crossing the line. He came in well [...]
Tyson Gay Fails To Make 100-M Finals
For Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, it will still be a dream matchup. For Tyson Gay, a bitter disappointment.
The American record-holder and defending world champion failed to make the finals of the Olympic 100-meter dash Saturday, finishing .02 second out of fourth place in his semifinal heat and making an early exit from one of [...]
Swedish Wrestler Stripped Of Bronze Medal
A Swedish wrestler was disqualified and stripped of his bronze medal Saturday for dropping the prize in protest after a disputed loss at the Beijing Olympics.
Ara Abrahamian was punished by the International Olympic Committee for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony, becoming the fourth athlete kicked out of the games and [...]
Phelps’ Wins Seventh Gold In Amazing Finish
Michael Phelps swam into history with a magnificent finish Saturday, tying Mark Spitz with his seventh gold medal by the narrowest of margins in the 100-meter butterfly.
His arms soaring across the water one last time, Phelps got his hand on the wall a hundredth of a second ahead of Serbia’s Milorad Cavic. Phelps’ time was [...]
Liukin And Johnson Finish 1-2 In Women’s Gymnastics All-Around
After arriving at the athlete’s village in Beijing, Nastia Liukin realized she needed some cash. So after settling into the room she would share with teammate Shawn Johnson for the next 10 days, Liukin walked to the village ATM. But before she had a chance to fill her wallet with yuan, she was halted by [...]
Two To Go, Phelps Wins Gold And Sets World Record Again
Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Friday in record time, defeating rivals Laszlo Cseh and teammate Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley.
Report States Chinese Gymnast Is Thirteen
Just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government’s news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13, which would have made her ineligible to be on the team that won a gold medal this week.
U.S. Men Get Revenge On Greece
It’s official now. This is NOT Japan and the 2006 World Championships, not to mention Athens and the 2004 Olympics.
This is Beijing and the 2008 Olympics, and the U.S. is back in men’s basketball.
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