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Top 10 moments of the Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Following is a selection of the top 10 moments from the Beijing Olympics: 1) Usain Bolt breaks the 100 metres world record. Bolt already owned the record and in front of a packed Bird’s Nest stadium he ran 9.69 seconds. He thumped his chest in triumph over the last few metres before his ‘marksman’ celebration which became one of the lasting images of the Games. 2) Michael Phelps roars in triumph and relief after American team mate Jason Lezak overtook France’s Alain Bernard on the final leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay to keep alive Phelps’s dream of beating Mark Spitz’s record from 1972 of seven golds in a Games - a dream he was to realise. 3) Liu Xiang dejectedly walks away from the track as he realises he has to withdraw from the defence of his 110 metres hurdles title because of a leg injury. Liu was the most popular sportsman in China and his grimacing departure clouded the Games for millions of home fans. 4) Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva turns the Bird’s Nest into her private theatre with a gold medal and world record-breaking pole vault performance that captivated the 91,000 crowd. After she spent most of the competition lying under a towel, she broke her own world mark with a leap of 5.05 metres. 5) The Opening Ceremony. It emerged that some of the performance seen on television had been enhanced by computers, a child singer was replaced by a supposedly prettier face to mime to her voice and representatives of China’s ethnic minorities were no such thing. But it was a jaw-dropping beginning to the Games, culminating in former gymnast Li Ning being swung up the roof of the stadium and ‘running’ around the top level before lighting the cauldron. 6) German weightlifter Matthias Steiner kisses a picture of his late wife Susann on the gold medal podium, choking back tears over the promise he made to her that he would keep their Olympic dream. The super-heavyweight made the pledge to Susann at her bedside in hospital as she lay dying after a car crash in 2007. 7) American Matt Emmons blows a 3.3-point lead on the very last shot of a 120-shot competition to throw away the gold medal in the “marathon” event of shooting. Four years ago in Athens he had fired at the wrong target and squandered a 3-point lead. 8) Usain Bolt breaks Michael Johnson’s 200 metres record. Charging towards the finish line, Bolt has his eye on the clock all the way and once again celebrates his triumph in style—this time, after he completed his run. 9) Rohullah Nikpai wins Afghanistan’s first Olympic medal with a bronze in the men’s 58-kg taekwondo. Proof that no matter how tough the conditions you have to train in, Olympic success is achievable if you have the talent. 10) Estonian Gerd Kanter celebrates his discus gold medal by sprinting down the 100 metre track at the Bird’s Nest and mimicking Bolt’s marksman routine. High school jinks in a week when fun was put back into track and field

US wins gold medal in men’s volleyball

BEIJING (AP)—As the crowd roared and his team exulted in its gold medals, the coach of the U.S. men’s volleyball team buried his head in his hands and walked off the court. He had gone from the lowest low to the highest high, and it was all too much.Hugh McCutcheon needed to be alone.Just two weeks ago, at the start of the Olympics, his father-in-law had been stabbed to death in Beijing. He stepped away from his job to take care of his family. But his team, stirred by the tragedy, began an incredible run, ending Sunday with a 3-1 victory over defending champion Brazil—a team that they were never expected to beat.“It all was starting to sink in,” he said. “I had to take a step out and collect my thoughts and collect my emotions and come back out. It’s a very meaningful moment.”In two weeks of competition, the Americans were undefeated. The 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 final gave the U.S. men their third Olympic gold medal in the sport, matching the record set by the Russians. Top-ranked Brazil, a two-time gold medalist, was left with the silver medal. Russia won the bronze earlier in the day with a three-set victory over Italy.sually, the Olympic focus is on the athletes. But the tragedy endured by this coach was an integral part of his team’s story.“He’ll be the first to tell you that winning won’t bring Todd back,” U.S. wing spiker Reid Priddy said. “However this is a goal that he and his family have invested their lives in, just like we have. And so I know this is an incredibly special moment for us.”Todd Bachman was killed while sightseeing at the 13th-century Drum Tower in Beijing the day after opening ceremonies. Bachman’s wife, Barbara, was badly wounded; the assailant jumped to his death from the tower.McCutcheon missed the team’s first three games to be with his wife, former volleyball Olympian Elisabeth “Wiz” Bachman McCutcheon, who was there when the attack occurred. Barbara Bachman eventually improved enough to return to the U.S. by air ambulance. SOURCE:NBCOLYMPICS.COM

US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal

BEIJING (AP)—Arm-in-arm, they climbed onto the middle of the medals platform, the spot that for so long was U.S. private property.Some players flashed their Olympic medals to the crowd. One pretended to take a bite, just to make sure it was real.Yep, it was gold—the color the Americans always used to win but hadn’t since 2000.Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 in the gold-medal game Sunday.Order was restored in international basketball.“Much respect to Spain, but the U.S. is back on top again,” LeBron James said at a press conference attended by the entire team.But not by that much anymore.After overwhelming everyone for seven games, the Americans led by only four points with under 21/2 minutes to play. Then they proved they could handle a close game that it seemed would never come in Beijing.Their prize: the first U.S. gold medal since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.Argentina won the bronze with an 87-75 victory against Lithuania.Dwyane Wade scored 27 points for the Americans, who found a much gamer Spanish team than the one they humiliated by 37 points earlier in the tournament. Kobe Bryant added 20 points.In a game so devoid of defense that it felt more like an NBA All-Star game than one with a title at stake, the Americans had too much offense down the stretch. Bryant converted a clutch four-point play with 3:10 remaining, holding his finger to his lips to quiet the rowdy Spanish crowd behind the basket. Wade added another 3-pointer that made it 111-104 with just over 2 minutes left, and only then could the Americans relax a little.They began to celebrate during a break after some technical fouls on Spain with 26 seconds left, then partied at midcourt when it was over with “Born in the USA” blaring over the arena’s speakers.“We played with great character in one of the great games in international basketball history, I think,” U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said.Nobody else had been close to the Americans in Beijing. This team’s only Olympic competition had been history, in a Dream matchup with guys named Jordan, Magic, Bird and the rest of the U.S. team that dominated the Barcelona Games in 1992. SOURCE:NBCOLYMPICS.COM

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Rogge criticizes Bolt for showing lack of respect to other competitors

BEIJING -- IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold-medal performances in the 100 and 200 meters. "That's not the way we perceive being a champion," Rogge said.The International Olympic Committee chief hailed Bolt's stunning achievements in the two sprints, comparing him to American great Jesse Owens, but said Bolt should have cut out the look-at-me flaunting and acknowledged the other athletes."I have no problem with him doing a show," Rogge said in an interview with three international news agency reporters. "I think he should show more respect for his competitors and shake hands, give a tap on the shoulder to the other ones immediately after the finish and not make gestures like the one he made in the 100 meters."Having built a huge lead in Saturday's 100 final, Bolt slowed, glanced around with arms outstretched and pounded his chest before crossing the finish line in a world record time of 9.69 seconds."I understand the joy," Rogge said. "He might have interpreted that in another way, but the way it was perceived was 'catch me if you can.' You don't do that. But he'll learn. He's still a young man."Bolt, who turned 22 on Thursday, stormed to another one-sided victory Wednesday night in the 200, breaking Michael Johnson's 12-year-old record of 19.32 seconds and lowering the mark to 19.30.Bolt made little effort to congratulate the other runners as he wrapped himself in a Jamaican flag and set off on a solo victory lap. Swaying to the reggae music on the stadium loudspeakers, he walked barefoot around the track, putting his face inches from a TV camera, raising an index finger and yelling, "I am No. 1! I am No. 1!""He still has to mature," Rogge said. "I would love him to show more respect for his competitors. That's not the way we perceive being a champion. But he will learn in time. He should shake hands with his competitors and not ignore them. He'll learn that sooner or later. But [he's] a great athlete, of course." SOURCE:ESPN.COM

FINAL Men’s Basketball: USA Crushes Australia to Cruise Into Semis, 116-85

It was medal-round (and dinner) time in China which meant that the Redeem Team was providing some breakfast theater in New York this morning as they took on Australia in the quarter-final. To read our near-live commentary and analysis of the game, written as it happened, scroll down the page and read back up. The things we do for the love of the game…0956 ET It was a close game through the first half as Australia limited its turnovers, but a three-pointer on the stroke of half-time really changed the face of the game. From a 9-point deficit for the Aussies, it became 12 at the break. And when the Americans started the third quarter on fire, thanks in large part to Kobe Bryant’s hot hand, the outcome was all but decided. Kobe finished with 23 points and LeBron had 16, while the team shot 56.6 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from beyond the arc. Once that long-range shooting clicked, the Aussies didn’t stand a chance. 0943 ET It’s over! Actually, it was over about 20 minutes ago, so I should say: There’s no more time on the clock! The U.S. wins 116-85 to cruise into the semis on Friday. 0942 ET Inside the final minute, the U.S. is up 116-85 thanks to phenomenal performances from LeBron and Kobe. But beyond them, the performances of Chris Bosh and Tayshaun Prince really stood out. 0938 ET They even thanked the interns. And now, they’re wishing people a happy birthday. Yes, it’s officially a blowout now.0935 ET The NBC announcers are thanking the production crew. That should tell you everything you need to know about where this game stands with just over 3 minutes left. It’s 106-80 and the U.S. will now look ahead to the winner of the Greece-Argentina game in Friday’s semi-final. 0932 ET Michael Redd, who was brought into the fold almost as the United States’ token three-point shooter, shows what he’s all about with a three from the corner. But in a game like this where the Americans have actually found their touch from range, he seems happy to just get on the floor. Carlos Boozer is on now too meaning every American will have played. SOURCE:NYT.COM

Bolt Breaks World Record and Wins Gold Again

BEIJING — The dramatic ascendance of Usain Bolt as the world’s greatest sprinter continued Wednesday night at the Beijing Olympics as he left another group of elite runners far behind in setting a world record in the 200 meters and winning his second gold medal. Having obliterated the world record in the 100 on Saturday, he is the first man to win the 100 and 200 at the same Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984.Starting in Lane 5, Bolt took the lead in the first 50 meters and won in devastating fashion, pulling away from the field and winning by several meters in a time of 19.30. Michael Johnson had held the record of 19.32, set in 1996 at the Atlanta Games.Churandy Martina of the Netherlands Antilles won the silver. Wallace Spearmon of the United States finished third, but as he began a victory lap while draped in an American flag, he learned that he had been disqualified for stepping into the lane of his teammate Walter Dix. Shawn Crawford, also of the United States, ended up with the bronze.The United States filed a protest over Spearmon’s disqualification. Televised replays showed Spearmon stepping on the line several times.With the Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang out of the Games with an injury, leaving the Bird’s Nest stadium without the main attraction, Bolt and his fellow Jamaican sprinters have turned the venue into their own showcase. Bolt first stole the show in his Olympic final debut Saturday, delivering the record-setting performance in the 100 — in 9.69 seconds — despite beginning his celebration well before the finish line. The next night, three Jamaican women swept the medals in the 100. SOURCE:NYT.COM

Keeth Smart leads US fencing team to silver medal

American Keeth Smart led the U.S. fencing team to a silver medal in Beijing on Sunday, almost managing an impressive comeback against the defending champion, France.Smart, 30, has been exposing the sport of fencing to African Americans, and was the first American of any race to achieve the #1 ranking in fencing.But despite his accomplishments, his participation in the Olympics this year wasn't always a sure thing. Since leading the US team to a fourth place finish in Athens in 2004, his father passed away. Then four months ago, doctors told Smart he had a low platelet count and could die of severe internal bleeding within two days. After two weeks in intensive care, his mother died of cancer. Ironically, Smart's parents were the ones who had encouraged him to take up fencing in the first place.Since April, Smart has overcome the rare blood disease that nearly killed him, and made his way onto the U.S. Olympic team. Now with a silver medal under his belt, he reflects on the highs and lows of the past year."This year has been one of the hardest years of my life as well as one of the greatest years of my life," Smart said in Beijing. "I've been on a rollercoaster," he said. "I'll probably take a deep breath and it will all hit me. I'm still on an emotional high."Smart's performance gave the American men their first Olympic fencing medal since 1984 and only their second medal in men's team sabre in Olympic history. It was a big turnaround from the 2004 Olympics, where the U.S. just missed the bronze.Smart was born in New York City and only took up fencing at the urging of his parents. Under the tutelage of Olympic sabre bronze-medalist Peter Westbrook, he mastered his skills and worked his way to the top of the sport while he was working for Verizon.A graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School in 1996, he won the NCAA sabre champion in 1997 for St. John's University and became the first U.S. fencer ever to rank first in the world in March 2003 with a medal in World Cup competition in Athens, Greece. Smart's sister, U.S. fencer Erinn Smart, is also a successful athlete, and she helped the women's team win a silver medal in Beijing as well. Now that he's won a silver medal in the Olympics, what's the next trick up Smart's sleeve? He's getting ready to start business school at Columbia University. SOURCE:THE DAILY VOICE

Jamaica’s Fraser joins Bolt as Olympic 100 champ

BEIJING (AP)—A few fun-loving fresh faces have suddenly turned Jamaica into the “World’s Fastest Nation.”And that supposed U.S. track and field juggernaut? Well, things aren’t quite going to plan.Right fist thrust overhead as she crossed the finish line all alone, silver braces shining in the Bird’s Nest lights as she hopped in celebration like the 21-year-old she is, little-known Shelly-Ann Fraser won the women’s 100 meters Sunday night in 10.78 seconds to help make these Olympics a sweeping success for the Caribbean island.Fraser was followed across the line, steps later, by teammates Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart, who both finished in 10.98 and both collected silvers—giving Jamaica the first sweep of medals in a women’s 100 by any nation at any Olympics or world championships.That impressive display came one day after Usain Bolt’s easy-as-could-be, hot-dogging, record-breaking victory in the men’s 100—giving Jamaica the first sweep of men’s and women’s 100 golds at any Olympics since 1988.Not bad for a nation of 2.8 million, about the population of Chicago. Not bad for a nation that long has produced top sprinters but never an Olympic dash champion, man or woman, before this wonderful 2-for-2 weekend.“I was speechless yesterday for a while. Today I cried,” Jamaica’s minister of sport, Olivia Grange, said. “Little Jamaica—our country is blessed with some of the best, if not the best, talent you can find.”Now compare and contrast. The single 100 bronze for the United States, earned by Walter Dix, amounts to the country’s worst combined showing in the men’s and women’s dashes at an Olympics since earning zero medals in the 100 at both the 1980 Moscow Games—where, let’s remember, a boycott prevented any Americans from competing—and the 1976 Montreal Games.“We’ve dominated for years, and now it’s their time,” said Lauryn Williams, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist and 2005 world champion—and one of three U.S. women who never mounted a challenge during Sunday’s final. SOURCE:NBCOLYMPICS.COM

Is Michael Phelps the greatest Olympian ever?

Michael Phelps just completed the greatest Olympic performance in history. That is (or should be) without debate. But does Phelps' dominance in Athens and Beijing put him atop the list of greatest Olympians ever?It's too early to tell, since Phelps likely isn't finished winning Olympic medals. If he returns in 2012 at the London Games and wins, say, five more medals, then there will be no question that he should be hailed as the top Olympian of all-time. If Phelps retired tomorrow though, one could still make a compelling case on his behalf.The naysayers claim that because Phelps is a swimmer, somehow his accomplishments aren't as impressive. (One column, ridiculously, even goes so far as to say that it's "easy to win multiple medals in swimming.") Because swimming has so many racing opportunities, they say, medals are cheapened. Rubbish.Of the 20 men who have won the most Olympic medals, only three (Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi) were swimmers. Gymnasts dominate the top 20.  If winning swimming medals was so easy, swimmers should theoretically be all over that list.Even if they did, though, Phelps' versatility renders that argument moot. Just because all swimming strokes take place in a pool doesn't mean they're the same. Phelps won at three different distances - 100, 200 and 400 meters -- in Beijing. It's the swimming equivalent of a runner pulling the 200, 400 and 800 triple. That's never been attempted in any Olympics, let alone accomplished. SOURCE:NBCOLYMPICS.COM

Bolt sets world record, wins Olympic 100 gold

BEIJING (AP)—He won it with his golden shoe untied. Usain Bolt set the world record and won the Olympic 100-meter gold medal Saturday in 9.69 seconds—a time that could have been faster had he not spent the last seven strides pounding his chest, turning up the palms of his outstretched arms and mugging for the cameras before he crossed the finish line with his left shoelace flapping.He won by more than a body length—a country mile in sprint proportions— and the only question left was how fast he could have gone if he had run hard the entire way.“It wasn’t planned,” the newly crowned “World’s Fastest Man” said of his running celebration. “My aim was to come out and win. When I saw the time, I’m celebrating. I’m happy.”He broke his own record, set in May in New York, by .03 second and became the first sprinter to set the world record in the Olympics since Donovan Bailey ran 9.84 at the 1996 Atlanta Games.“No one will get near it,” fellow Jamaican Michael Frater, the sixth-place finisher, said of Bolt’s record. Except perhaps Bolt himself.Bolt beat Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago by 0.2 second while American Walter Dix was third. The race marked the first time six runners broke 10 seconds in the Olympics. There was no wind—the reading was 0.0.Asafa Powell, the Jamaican who held the world record for three years before Bolt grabbed it, continued his string of big-race disappointments, fading to fifth for the second straight Olympics.American Tyson Gay, who was supposed to be the third part of a so-called dream race, didn’t even make the final, eliminated with a fifth-place finish in his semi.Bolt’s specialty has been the 200 meters, and he will be a heavy favorite to win that one Wednesday in what would be the first men’s Olympic sprint double since Carl Lewis in 1988. Bolt persuaded his coach 13 months ago to let him try the 100, too—and what quick progress he has made.“Usain was spectacular,” Powell said. “He was definitely untouchable tonight. He could have gone a lot faster if he had run straight through the line.” SOURCE:NBCOLYMPICS.COM

USA ROUTS SPAIN

  -- Four down, four to go. The U.S. men's Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world.And not even the world champions - on paper anyway - could give the Americans a game.Unleashing a lethal 3-point barrage for the first time in Beijing, the Americans turned the marquee matchup of the preliminary round into another romp, beating Spain 119-82 Saturday night to clinch the top seed in their group.LeBron James scored 18 points for the United States (4-0), which hit seven of its first 10 attempts from behind the arc after making only 29 percent in its first three games. They finished at 48 percent (12-of-25), an almost unfair total for a team with unmatched athleticism.Every U.S. player scored - even Jason Kidd Jason Kidd for the first time in Beijing - as the Americans turned the matchup of unbeatens into their easiest victory yet. Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony each finished with 16 points.The Americans will face the No. 4 seed from Group A, either Australia or Croatia, in the quarterfinals. They also wouldn't have to face Lithuania, the other remaining unbeaten and top seed from the other side, or Spain again until the gold-medal game. Felipe Reyes scored 19 points for Spain (3-1), the 2006 world champion. The Spanish have won eight of their last 10 Olympic games, but the two losses were against the Americans. They hope to get another crack next Sunday on the final day of the Beijing Games.The Americans need to play eight games to win the gold medal. They can lose Monday's now-meaningless game to close pool play against Germany, but have to be perfect for the final three starting Wednesday.They look up for the task.Ignoring early foul trouble to Kobe Bryant and Anthony, the Americans turned to top reserves Wade and Chris Paul to ignite an early 13-3 spurt that gave them a 13-point lead late in the first quarter, and Spain never made much of a dent in the deficit even while shooting 58 percent in the first half.The Spanish tried to slow the Americans with a zone defense, but crisp ball movement set up open 3-pointers - and the U.S. players finally made them. James and Bryant hit from behind the arc on consecutive possessions after Spain trimmed the U.S. lead to eight midway through the second quarter, and Deron Williams nailed another during a 9-0 burst that made it a 20-point game late in the half. The Americans led 61-45 at the break, then Anthony hit two more 3s during an 11-3 surge to open the second half that made it 72-48 when Kidd sank a layup - his first shot attempt in Beijing.With the packed crowd still buzzing from China's thrilling victory against Germany earlier in the night session, the Olympic basketball arena had an energy that had been missing since the Americans' victory against the Chinese on opening night.James was already walking toward the Spanish team's line of players for the pregame handshakes and exchange of gifts before Spain's national anthem was even finished. Realizing the opponents weren't ready, he stopped at midcourt and tried to get his teammates to do the same, but some walked right past. That made it clear: James and his teammates were ready to go. He opened the game with a steal and layup and added seven more points in the first period. After needing 1 ½ quarters to start pulling away from their first three opponents, the Americans needed barely 8 minutes to take a double-digit lead in this one.And that was with Bryant missing most of the period in foul trouble. He flattened Pau Gasol, his Los Angeles Lakers teammate, while trying to run through a pick 2 minutes into the game, then collected an offensive foul with 5:50 remaining. SOURCE:NYPOST.COM

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iPhone Olympic News 08.14.08

             

• Table Tennis-China teams blaze into semis 10:02 am EDT (Reuters)
• Italy's Cainero tops American, German in shoot-off 9:59 am EDT (AP)
• Ukraine rallies past China for women's saber gold 10:05 am EDT (AP)
• US men's basketball team stays unbeaten 9:58 am EDT (AP)
• Mustachioed Croats cruising in water polo 9:58 am EDT (AP)
• Coughlin, Soni keep U.S. women above water 9:57 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• US softball game with Canada suspended by rain 9:56 am EDT (AP)
• Golden day for Asia in Beijing 9:54 am EDT (Reuters)
• Mongolia, China take judo golds; Japan melts down 10:06 am EDT (AP)
• Germany beats US 4-2 in women's field hockey 9:53 am EDT (AP)
• Federer upset by Blake in Olympic tennis 9:51 am EDT (AP)
• Team USA rolls past Greece in first test 9:50 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Beijing's Bird's Nest really has birds 9:49 am EDT (AP)
• US pairs still perfect in women's beach volleyball 9:45 am EDT (AP)
• Blake stuns Federer in Olympic quarterfinals 9:44 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Judo-Gold medallist Tuvshinbayar Naidan 9:43 am EDT (Reuters)
• US volleyball coach from China to face former team 9:42 am EDT (AP)
• Volleyball-Bulgarian captain still hopes to compete 9:42 am EDT (Reuters)
• Cuba's Lopez tops Baroev for Greco 120 kg gold 9:38 am EDT (AP)
• Swimming-Coventry fastest in bid to go one better 9:36 am EDT (Reuters)
• Fencing-Ukraine women stun China in team sabre 9:36 am EDT (Reuters)
• Americans Hoff, Ziegler fail in 800 free heats 9:34 am EDT (AP)
• Phelps advances to 200-meter individual medley final 9:32 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Swimming-Manaudou considered leaving, will take a break 9:29 am EDT (Reuters)
• Kitajima claims gold in 200-meter breaststroke 9:28 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Rain soaks, delays, postpones Olympics 9:27 am EDT (AP)
• Federer crashes out of men's singles 9:20 am EDT (Reuters)
• Handball-Germany bounce back, Iceland flounder 9:13 am EDT (Reuters)
• Boxing-Manus chasing medal for mother's birthday 9:04 am EDT (Reuters)
• Table Tennis-China men fire warning with surge to semis 9:03 am EDT (Reuters)
• U.S.A.-Greece: First-Half Impressions 9:01 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Phelps marches on: 100 fly could be gold No. 7 10:06 am EDT (AP)
• A quick lookahead at the Olympics 8:59 am EDT (AP)
• UPDATE-1-Olympics-Hockey-Nervy win restores Argentina's hopes 8:59 am EDT (Reuters)
• Handball-Men's Group B results and standings 8:59 am EDT (Reuters)
• Rice reels in third gold 8:57 am EDT (AP)
• State-media story fuels questions on gymnast's age 8:56 am EDT (AP)
• Speed thrills in men's 100-meter dash 8:51 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Johnson, Liukin hope to play different tune 8:47 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• American Adam Wheeler wins wrestling bronze 8:40 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Phelps advances to 100 butterfly semifinals 8:40 am EDT (AP)
• China, Mongolia take judo golds; Japan melts down 8:39 am EDT (AP)
• Thursday highlights at Beijing Games 8:36 am EDT (AP)
• Mongolia wins 1st gold medal, in men's judo 8:32 am EDT (AP)
• Chicago to try and line up Obama for Olympic bId 8:31 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• U.S. men eyeing top spot in Pool A volleyball 8:31 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• U.S. softball trail in suspended game 8:26 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Khushtov's throws give Russia 3rd Greco gold 8:25 am EDT (AP)
• China's Zhang wins gold in individual archery 8:22 am EDT (AP)
• Norway familar with recovery from lopsided loss 8:21 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Naidan wins first gold for Mongolia 8:20 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Cuba's Lopez wins heavyweight gold 8:19 am EDT (Reuters)
• Archery-China's Zhang smashes S.Korean dynasty 8:14 am EDT (Reuters)
• BACK & FORTH: China loves Japan's 'Porcelain Doll' 8:13 am EDT (AP)
• Gymnastics-South Korea's Yang frustrated again 8:09 am EDT (Reuters)
• Hoff, Ziegler too slow to make 800 free final 8:09 am EDT (AP)
• Parker looks for unprecedented triple crown 8:05 am EDT (AP)
• What to watch on Thursday night 8:03 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Fencing-Women's team sabre final result 8:01 am EDT (Reuters)
• Weightlifting-Muscles, mind games help in medal poker 8:01 am EDT (Reuters)
• France wins 1st all-around medal in 88 years 7:57 am EDT (AP)
• Wrestling-Russian Khushtov caps golden run 7:56 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Men's 100kg final result 7:55 am EDT (Reuters)
• Revived British team making its mark on boxing 7:52 am EDT (AP)
• Golden opportunity for U.S. women 7:52 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Italian Minguzzi surprises at Greco 84 kg 7:51 am EDT (AP)
• Phelps makes presence felt; China leads medal count 7:50 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Judo-China's Yang claims women's 78-kg gold 7:50 am EDT (Reuters)
• Felix still watches painful loss 7:48 am EDT (Reuters)
• Empire State Building shines with Olympic pride 7:46 am EDT (AP)
• Sotherton's self-belief passes lie detector 7:45 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Men's 100kg bronze medal matches results 7:44 am EDT (Reuters)
• Doping could hit athletics like NFL, says Coe 7:42 am EDT (Reuters)
• West Coast TV stays on delay -- even for Phelps 7:41 am EDT (AP)
• Leveaux leads 50 free qualifying with Olympic mark 7:41 am EDT (AP)
• Wrestling-Greco-Roman Men's 120kg final result 7:38 am EDT (Reuters)
• Spain cheered in 72-59 win vs. Germany 7:37 am EDT (AP)
• China wins second judo gold 7:33 am EDT (AP)
• Wrestling-Greco-Roman men's 120kg bronze medal results 7:30 am EDT (Reuters)
• US women's soccer coach concerned about Canada 7:26 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Women's 78kg final result 7:24 am EDT (Reuters)
• Gymnastics-Beijing gives Yang glory and redemption 7:20 am EDT (Reuters)
• Lithuania defeats Russia 86-79 in men's basketball 7:18 am EDT (AP)
• Orozco elbows Americans out of Olympics 7:18 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• London 2012 organizer not 'cowed' by Beijing Games 7:17 am EDT (AP)
• Archery-Gold medallist Zhang Juan Juan 7:15 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Angry Swede throws down medal, quits 7:13 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Gold medallist Andrea Minguzzi 7:12 am EDT (Reuters)
• U.S. shutout Dutch 7-0 in rain-shortened win 7:10 am EDT (Reuters)
• Basketball-Yao breathes fire in China win 7:08 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Women's 78kg bronze medal matches results 7:04 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Men's 100kg semi-final results 7:02 am EDT (Reuters)
• Strasburg dominates as U.S. baseball defeats Netherlands 7:02 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Wrestling-Russia's Khushtov wins 96kg gold 6:58 am EDT (Reuters)
• Fencing-Women's team sabre bronze medal match result 6:50 am EDT (Reuters)
• Beach volleyball-China cheers despite downpour 6:47 am EDT (Reuters)
• US beats Netherlands 7-0 6:45 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Men's 100kg repechage final results 6:44 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Greco-Roman-Men's 96kg final result 6:43 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Greco-Roman men's 96kg bronze medal results 6:36 am EDT (Reuters)
• Angry Swede throws down medal, quits 6:35 am EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps catches breath for final push to history 6:33 am EDT (AFP)
• Judo-Women's 78kg semi-final results 6:32 am EDT (Reuters)
• Archery-China's Zang ends Korean win streak 6:30 am EDT (Reuters)
• Gymnastics-Falling down is part of the fun 6:28 am EDT (Reuters)
• Gymnastics-Uchimura gains from Hambuechen fall 6:28 am EDT (Reuters)
• Rio's 2016 Olympics bid counting on soccer 6:23 am EDT (AP)
• Kipketer tips Kaki to win 800 metres 6:23 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Women's 78kg repechage final results 6:21 am EDT (Reuters)
• U.S. men infused by team momentum 6:21 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Ronaldinho with chance to avenge Cameroon loss 6:11 am EDT (AP)
• Gymnastics-Hambuechen let down by his best weapon again 6:11 am EDT (Reuters)
• Girardet masters skeet with just one eye 6:10 am EDT (Reuters)
• Shooter Rhode picks up silver for US 6:07 am EDT (AP)
• Diving-No detail too small for Chinese dream team 6:06 am EDT (Reuters)
• Boxing-Men's light-heavyweight last 16 results 6:04 am EDT (Reuters)
• Archery-Women's individual bronze medal match result 5:56 am EDT (Reuters)
• IOC chief calls Phelps `icon of the games' 5:55 am EDT (AP)
• Canadian water polo coach ejected, suspended 5:53 am EDT (AP)
• Americans OK about coming up empty in all-around 5:49 am EDT (AP)
• China edges Australia in team table tennis 5:49 am EDT (AP)
• Yang Wei finally gets gold in men's gymnastics 5:45 am EDT (AP)
• Fast-flying Felix ready for showdown with Campbell 5:45 am EDT (AFP)
• China defeats Angola 85-68 in men's basketball 5:28 am EDT (AP)
• Chinese official, IOC on the defensive 5:22 am EDT (AP)
• Another Russian loses in Olympic boxing tourney 5:10 am EDT (AP)
• British expecting to top the track cycling 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• 2 people die from crash near Olympic rowing venue 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• Olympic canoe-kayak races are rained out 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• Light winds stall Olympic sailors 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• Brazil's Giba plays only briefly against Russia 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• Weightlifting boss blasts anti-doping chief 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• American women back on mat without medal winners 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• France seeks gold on first day of track cycling 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• Olympic rowing races are rained out 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• Canoe-kayak whitewater slalom delayed by rain 5:04 am EDT (AP)
• Suarez tops Saunders in battle of welterweights 5:01 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Waking up to the Olympics: Thursday 5:00 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Wei continues China dominance in gymnastics 4:04 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Will the U.S.A. Basketball team be able to handle Greece this time? 3:53 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Create-a-Caption: This does not look like much fun 3:35 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Best of Beijing: Volume 5 3:04 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Canada to face U.S. in border war 3:01 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• May-Treanor, Walsh breeze to triumph over Norway 2:51 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Byers, Vering out as US Greco slide continues 2:39 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Men's 100kg last 16 results 2:39 am EDT (Reuters)
• Du redeems herself, wins gold for China 2:38 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Women's 78kg quarter-final results 2:36 am EDT (Reuters)
• Van den Hoogenband retires after finishing 5th 2:35 am EDT (AP)
• Boxing-Thailand's Non bows out early 2:16 am EDT (Reuters)
• Swimming-Shaken and stirred, Bernard takes gold 2:13 am EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps advances, others claim Olympic spotlight 2:12 am EDT (AP)
• Do not overlook other sprinters, Atkins says 2:09 am EDT (Reuters)
• Boxing-Saunders makes second round exit 2:08 am EDT (Reuters)
• Gymnastics-Yang claims all-around gold 2:08 am EDT (Reuters)
• Ni Howdy! An apology to New York delivery men 2:04 am EDT (AP)
• Gold medallist Du Li 2:04 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Women's 78kg last 16 results 2:04 am EDT (Reuters)
• Dibaba planning long-distance double 2:03 am EDT (Reuters)
• Fencing-Women's team sabre placement results 2:00 am EDT (Reuters)
• Yang Wei wins gold on night of 1,000 errors 1:52 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Hockey-Scholz fears Playboy cover will cloud campaign 1:42 am EDT (Reuters)
• Rowing-Thunderstorm delays start of programme 1:40 am EDT (Reuters)
• Kitajima completes breaststroke double 1:38 am EDT (AP)
• Malaysia's Lee thru to semifinals in badminton 1:36 am EDT (AP)
• Mixed's doubles quarter-final results 1:24 am EDT (Reuters)
• Good while it lasted for Adu 1:23 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling Greco-Roman men's 84kg semi-final results 1:20 am EDT (Reuters)
• U.S., Chinese women through to last 16 in beach volleyball 1:19 am EDT (Reuters)
• Beijing organisers say Games will help China reform 1:18 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Greco-Roman Men's 96kg semi-final results 1:17 am EDT (Reuters)
• US men's Olympic soccer team goes home again 1:17 am EDT (AP)
• Equestrian-Japan's Hoketsu says patience is key 1:15 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Greco-Roman Men's 120kg semi-final results 1:12 am EDT (Reuters)
• Olympic roundup: Phelps 2nd during qualifying 1:03 am EDT (AP)
• Racing postponed due to lack of wind 12:56 am EDT (Reuters)
• Handball-Men's Group A results and standings 12:52 am EDT (Reuters)
• US pair still perfect in women's beach volleyball 12:49 am EDT (AP)
• Fencing-Women's team sabre semi-final results 12:39 am EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Greco-Roman men's 120kg quarter-final results 12:39 am EDT (Reuters)
• What does everybody think about NBC's Olympic coverage so far? 12:35 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Highlights from Olympic coverage 12:14 am EDT (AP)
• China's Du ties Olympic shooting record 12:10 am EDT (AP)
• US mat whiz kid Cejudo doesn't want to wait to win 12:07 am EDT (AP)
• Cycling-Britain want repeat of worlds at velodrome 12:02 am EDT (Reuters)

US men’s basketball team stays unbeaten

BEIJING (AP)—The U.S. Olympic team stopped the pick-and-rolls—and just about everything else Greece tried.These Americans that looked so lost two years at the world championship when this team was being formed appear to have found their Olympic defensive way. Batting away balls or swatting shots on seemingly every possession late in the second quarter, the Americans broke open a close game and went on to a 92-69 victory Thursday night to clinch a spot in the medal round.Their offense wasn’t too shabby either as the Americans were able to find the range on jump shots when the Greeks went to a zone defense to slow them down.Kobe Bryant and Chris Bosh each scored 18 points for the United States (3-0), which moves on to a matchup of Group B unbeatens Saturday night against world champion Spain. The winner will earn the group’s top seed for the quarterfinals.Dwyane Wade added 17 points and LeBron James scored 13. Greece stunned the Americans two years ago in the semifinals of the world championships, shredding the U.S. defense for 63 percent shooting with clinical execution of its pick-and-roll offense in a 101-95 victory.This time, the Americans had an answer for everything, using a suffocating defense to extend a seven-point lead into a 19-point cushion in the final 51/2 minutes of the first half. SOURCE:YAHOO.SPORTS.COM

Aug. 12: TODAY's Matt Lauer talks to Michael Phelps' mother Debbie and his sisters Whitney and Hilary about what it's like to watch him attempt to make history.

Aug. 12: TODAY's Hoda Kotb talks to Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps about his third gold medal victory.

iPhone Olympic News 08.12.08

• Wrestling-Greco-Roman men's 55kg qualification results 11:59 pm EDT (Reuters)
• REFILE-Olympics-Wrestling-Greco Roman men's 60kg results 11:59 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps' domination knows no equal in Beijing 11:55 pm EDT (AP)
• Phelps, swimmers keeping Americans atop medal count 11:52 pm EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Equestrian-Age just a number for Mark Todd 11:39 pm EDT (Reuters)
• China on course for gold after qualifying 11:38 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps earns third gold, sets another world record 11:29 pm EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Phelps moves on to 200 butterfly final 11:26 pm EDT (AP)
• Swimming-Gold medallist Aaron Peirsol 11:25 pm EDT (Reuters)
• ADVISORY: Gymnastics China story withdrawn 11:14 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Swimming-Gold medallist Natalie Coughlin 11:11 pm EDT (Reuters)
• PREVIEW-Olympics-Gymnastics-China look to upstage injury-hit U.S 11:11 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Highlights from Olympic coverage, and what's ahead 11:07 pm EDT (AP)
• Beach Volleyball-U.S. women breeze another win 11:05 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Leisel Jones wins women's Olympic 100 breaststroke 11:04 pm EDT (AP)
• Gymnastics-Women's event-by-event analysis 11:02 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Olympic roundup: US swimmers, China dominate 10:58 pm EDT (AP)
• Phelps breaks 200 free world record for third gold 10:53 pm EDT (AFP)
• Phelps joins elite Olympians with nine golds 10:48 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Aaron Peirsol defends Olympic 100 back title 10:47 pm EDT (AP)
• Walsh, May-Treanor go to 2-0 in beach volleyball 10:42 pm EDT (AP)
• Natalie Coughlin defends Olympic 100 back title 10:37 pm EDT (AP)
• Phelps breaks 200 free world record 10:36 pm EDT (AFP)
• Swimming-Peirsol of the U.S. wins 100m backstroke gold 10:35 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Handball-Men's Group A result and standings 10:35 pm EDT (Reuters)
• UPDATE1-Olympics-Swimming-Coughlin wins 100 women's backstroke 10:34 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Swimming-Gold medallist Michael Phelps 10:31 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps wins 200 meters freestyle for ninth gold 10:29 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Domination! Phelps earns record ninth career gold 10:29 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Phelps wins 3rd Olympic gold medal in 200 free 10:28 pm EDT (AP)
• Walsh and May-Treanor cruise to win 103 10:25 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Swimming-Phelps of the U.S. wins 200m freestyle gold 10:19 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Wrestling-Greco Roman men's 60kg qualification results 10:12 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Family struggles in aftermath of Olympic slaying 9:50 pm EDT (AP)
• Beach Volleyball-Games bring in bucks, but a way to go 9:46 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps focuses on third leg of historic feat 9:40 pm EDT (AFP)
• Black salute sprint duo have Gay's respect 9:33 pm EDT (AFP)
• The Medal Stand After Dark: Dick Ebersol is a happy man 8:18 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Cycling-Cyclists look to the skies for medal barometer 7:52 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Gold, patriotism and revenge spur on the Games champs 7:50 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps Watch (and more): 200-meter freestyle final 6:27 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Beijing smog nothing compared to the dusty roads of 1904 5:00 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Would people actually wear smog masks to look cool? 4:28 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• What to watch: Night Train 3:54 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Chen win's China's 3rd gold in weightlifting 3:31 pm EDT (AP)
• US women's 8 heading to final 3:21 pm EDT (AP)
• Zhang wins China's 4th weightlifting gold 3:16 pm EDT (AP)
• Lin advances in badminton, Hidayat crashes out 3:13 pm EDT (AP)
• Americans escape with water polo victory 3:08 pm EDT (AP)
• Iraq, IOC agree on new electoral process 3:04 pm EDT (AP)
• Weightlifting is the strong man's spelling bee 2:30 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Dalhausser, Rogers bounce back in beach volleyball 2:22 pm EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Who wouldn't want to party with these guys? 2:09 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Factbox on table tennis 2:01 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Table tennis-Favourites China wary of home disadvantage 2:01 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Cyling-Cyclists look to the skies for medal barometer 2:00 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Reese Hoffa: Chocolate donuts are my secret weapon 2:00 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• China sets pace in bid for first sailing gold 1:46 pm EDT (AP)
• Beach Volleyball-Lenseless glasses the new Games trend? 1:46 pm EDT (Reuters)
• China's weather modification plan hits a snag 1:31 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Beach Volleyball-U.S. men recover fire 1:04 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Hewitt wins record-breaking doubles match 1:04 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Medals awarded on August 11 12:55 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Volleyball-Brilliant Brazil look good for gold 12:34 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Behind Phelps are a nervous mother and 2 sisters 12:29 pm EDT (AP)
• Romania, France, Norway 2-0 in women's handball 12:28 pm EDT (AP)
• Russia edges South Korea 77-72 12:18 pm EDT (AP)
• Thompson keys 23-0 run as US routs China 12:15 pm EDT (AP)
• Timetable of events for Tuesday 12:10 pm EDT (Reuters)
• U.S. women give China double dose 12:10 pm EDT (Reuters)
• Thompson, United States rout China 12:09 pm EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Blowout can't silence Chinese cheering 12:03 pm EDT (AP)
• Nadal, Federer both win on busy day at Beijing 12:03 pm EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Johnson says track 'needs' a great men's 100 12:01 pm EDT (AP)
• Australia opens field hockey defense with win 12:01 pm EDT (AP)
• The Medal Stand: Jason Lezak and co. are still the talk of Beijing 12:00 pm EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• US women's volleyball team falls to Cuba, 3-0 11:55 am EDT (AP)
• Serena wraps up notable win; Venus advances 11:55 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Classy Federer breezes past Tursunov 11:50 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Upstart nations steal east Asia's thunder 11:42 am EDT (Reuters)
• Li provides drama after top men cruise 11:41 am EDT (Reuters)
• Vezzali wins another gold in women's foil 11:38 am EDT (AP)
• Bridget Sloan gets unexpected starring role 11:37 am EDT (AP)
• Inside and out, Tina Thompson couldn't miss for US 11:33 am EDT (AP)
• The mystery of the hot Paraguayan -- solved! 11:28 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Weightlifting-Gold medallist Zhang Xiangxiang 11:26 am EDT (Reuters)
• Defense key for Brazil 11:25 am EDT (AP)
• Beijing's hottest event still to come: pingpong 11:24 am EDT (AP)
• Fencing-Gold medallist Maria Valentina Vezzali 11:23 am EDT (Reuters)
• Adlington earns long-sought gold for British women 11:21 am EDT (AP)
• Fencing-Vezzali in trance and dance to win Italy's gold 11:19 am EDT (Reuters)
• The rise and fall of a champion in Beijing 11:19 am EDT (AP)
• Kompany sticks with Belgium despite Hamburg call 11:19 am EDT (AP)
• Americans beat China to conclude exhibitions 11:17 am EDT (AP)
• Mammadli wins gold in judo 11:16 am EDT (AP)
• A quick lookahead at the Olympics 11:15 am EDT (AP)
• Americans beat China to conclude exhibitions 11:14 am EDT (AP)
• Sotomayor: Robles fine for 110-meter hurdles 11:14 am EDT (AP)
• Australia, Germany lead eventing 11:12 am EDT (AP)
• British diving prodigy finishes last 11:12 am EDT (AP)
• Lomachenko stuns featherweight world champ Selimov 11:08 am EDT (AP)
• Reese Hoffa: Training in Beijing 11:00 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Champion Hidayat makes early exit 10:55 am EDT (Reuters)
• American Williams advances in featherweight division 10:42 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Phelps, Hoff move on in Olympic swim qualifying 10:37 am EDT (AP)
• US women rout China 10:30 am EDT (AFP)
• Is U.S. softball a victim of its own success? 10:28 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Cuba denies athlete signed China rights plea 10:24 am EDT (Reuters)
• Djokovic goes snap happy in athlete's village 10:12 am EDT (Reuters)
• Rain, rain: Beijing pollution washes away 10:10 am EDT (AP)
• Boxing-Russia's Selimov makes early exit 10:06 am EDT (Reuters)
• Fencing, Phelps carry Team USA 10:04 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Weightlifting-Zhang wins gold in risky battle 10:00 am EDT (Reuters)
• Holders Gonzalez and Massu crash out of doubles 9:45 am EDT (Reuters)
• US basketball players visit The Great Wall 9:43 am EDT (AP)
• China divers go 2-for-2 at Beijing Olympics 9:40 am EDT (AP)
• Fencing-Vezzali wins record third foil gold 9:39 am EDT (Reuters)
• Federer, Nadal taking different paths to gold 9:38 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Highlights of action Monday at the Beijing Games 9:37 am EDT (AP)
• Women's 400m freestyle was full of drama 9:33 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• UPDATE-1-Olympics-Hockey-Champions Australia start in style 9:29 am EDT (Reuters)
• Pellegrini wakes up sleepy Italian team 9:19 am EDT (AP)
• Makaay ready to play in crucial game for the Dutch 9:19 am EDT (AP)
• Argentina says it must win game against Australia 9:14 am EDT (AP)
• Fencing-Women's individual foil final result 9:10 am EDT (Reuters)
• Fencing-Italy's Vezzali wins women's foil gold 9:07 am EDT (Reuters)
• Fencing-Women's individual foil bronze medal result 9:07 am EDT (Reuters)
• What to watch: Monday, Monday 8:59 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Weightlifting-China's Zhang wins 62kg gold 8:44 am EDT (Reuters)
• Magnuson reminds U.S. women anything is possible 8:41 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Women's singles last 16 results 8:40 am EDT (Reuters)
• Italy, Azerbaijan win first judo golds 8:37 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Gold medallist Elnur Mammadli 8:33 am EDT (Reuters)
• Cuba sends fresh faces to Olympic Games 8:32 am EDT (AP)
• Spanish cyclist kicked out of Olympics for doping 8:31 am EDT (AP)
• US women hope to keep momentum vs. Kiwis 8:30 am EDT (AP)
• Jamaican sprinters check into Olympic village 8:28 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Gold medallist Giulia Quintavalle 8:21 am EDT (Reuters)
• Weightlifting-North Korean breaks down over bronze 8:18 am EDT (Reuters)
• Byers tries to keep US wrestling tradition going 8:15 am EDT (AP)
• Diving-China beats growth spurt to win gold 8:12 am EDT (Reuters)
• Gervinho outshines even Messi 8:12 am EDT (AP)
• A meeting with Kobe makes Gay's day 8:01 am EDT (AP)
• Dutch coach injured in collision with team cyclist 7:56 am EDT (AP)
• Golden Girls: US, China set for one last go 'round 7:55 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Mammadli wins gold for Azerbaijan 7:49 am EDT (Reuters)
• Equestrian-Eton schoolboy's bid has melancholy end 7:49 am EDT (Reuters)
• Archery-South Korea completes team gold double 7:48 am EDT (Reuters)
• Gay ready to break 9.7 to take 100m gold 7:47 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Men's 73kg bronze medal matches results 7:43 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Men's 73kg final result 7:40 am EDT (Reuters)
• South Korea wins men's archery team competition 7:36 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Quintavalle takes gold for Italy 7:34 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Azerbaijan's Mammadli wins men's 73kg gold 7:30 am EDT (Reuters)
• Indian Mirza retires from singles 7:25 am EDT (Reuters)
• Quintavalle wins women's lightweight judo gold 7:24 am EDT (AP)
• Weightlifting-Gold medallist Chen Yanqing 7:17 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Women's 57kg final result 7:15 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Italy's Quintavalle wins 57kg gold 7:14 am EDT (Reuters)
• Pellegrini breaks world record in women's 200 free 7:10 am EDT (AP)
• Ronaldinho scores; now for fitness 7:07 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Women's 57kg bronze medal matches results 7:07 am EDT (Reuters)
• Swimming-Pellegrini breaks women's 200m free record 7:03 am EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps and teammates provide Games' best drama 7:03 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Spain to hunt down "shameless" drugs cheats 7:00 am EDT (Reuters)
• Doping accusations sideline 50 athletes 6:58 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-Men's 73kg semi-final results 6:56 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Men's 73kg repechage final results 6:54 am EDT (Reuters)
• Weightlifting-Comeback queen Chen wins gold 6:51 am EDT (Reuters)
• Hansen, Hoff come up short in Olympic pool 6:51 am EDT (AP)
• Together: Johnson, Liukin lead US women's gymnasts 6:48 am EDT (AP)
• India's Bindra wins gold in 10-meter air rifle 6:40 am EDT (AP)
• China hoping to win group and miss Germany, Brazil 6:39 am EDT (AP)
• Karolyi accuses Chinese of age-old problem 6:38 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Rowing-Men's four repechage round result 6:37 am EDT (Reuters)
• Finland's Makela-Nummela wins women's trap 6:36 am EDT (AP)
• Rowing-Men's eight heats results 6:32 am EDT (Reuters)
• Doping-Moreno case points finger at Spain 6:30 am EDT (Reuters)
• Boxing-Russia's Tishchenko chases rare golden double 6:28 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Women's 57kg semi-final results 6:27 am EDT (Reuters)
• Windsurfer Yin makes flying start in Qingdao 6:26 am EDT (Reuters)
• Judo-Women's 57kg repechage final results 6:25 am EDT (Reuters)
• Taekwondo-Kenyan Wamwiri inspired by Chinese warriors 6:22 am EDT (Reuters)
• Blackburn recall N.Zealand skipper Nelsen 6:19 am EDT (AFP)
• US men begin to recover after Dutch disappointment 6:14 am EDT (AP)
• Phelps and Serena keep US on gold trail 6:08 am EDT (AFP)
• Alaskan Cogdell captures bronze in trap shoot-off 6:06 am EDT (AP)
• Swimming-Kitajima settles score with arch rival Hansen 6:06 am EDT (Reuters)
• Archery-South Korea wins men's team gold 5:57 am EDT (Reuters)
• Lezak lifts U.S. in 'best ever' relay 5:57 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Diving-British teenager Daley refuses to be downcast 5:55 am EDT (Reuters)
• Moose hunting helps American win bronze 5:52 am EDT (Reuters)
• Gold medallist Satu Makela-Nummela 5:50 am EDT (Reuters)
• Team USA becoming favorites -- on and off the floor 5:49 am EDT (AP)
• Canadian fencer enjoys return to native China 5:42 am EDT (AP)
• Chinese activist still missing after detention 5:41 am EDT (AP)
• Gay awestruck during chat with Kobe 5:28 am EDT (Reuters)
• Interpreter leaves Federer sheepish 5:22 am EDT (AP)
• Ni Howdy! Beans, bok choy ... and bicycles? 5:20 am EDT (AP)
• International baseball players expect the unusual 5:19 am EDT (AP)
• Rowing-Canada and Britain set up eights' finale 5:14 am EDT (Reuters)
• Training partners sacrifice to help US Olympians 5:14 am EDT (AP)
• Judo-China's Xu wins dramatic bout against Japan's Sato 5:04 am EDT (Reuters)
• US team's Laura Berg still having a ball 4:55 am EDT (AP)
• Family leads India's celebrations of first gold 4:54 am EDT (Reuters)
• South Ossetian weightlifter disturbed by conflict 4:53 am EDT (AP)
• Four years to the Water Cube for 13-yr-old islander 4:46 am EDT (Reuters)
• Weightlifting-Tuvalu lifter on quest for sinking island 4:45 am EDT (Reuters)
• Games are special but on my terms, says Serena 4:38 am EDT (AFP)
• Badminton's a breeze in venue built for no wind 4:36 am EDT (Reuters)
• Bridesmaid Nelson primed for fast start 4:30 am EDT (Reuters)
• Finn Makela-Nummela wins women's trap 4:24 am EDT (Reuters)
• Colin Jackson sees Robles unstoppable 4:20 am EDT (Reuters)
• Japan reads all about it after swimming gold 4:19 am EDT (Reuters)
• Swimming-Moorhouse hails new British Olympic champion 4:12 am EDT (Reuters)
• Phelps almost derailed by French train 4:08 am EDT (Reuters)
• Doping-Bizarre twists and turns of Thanou's career 4:03 am EDT (Reuters)
• No village, no opening ceremony for Serena 3:59 am EDT (Reuters)
• Fencing-Three Italians in women's foil semi-finals 3:57 am EDT (Reuters)
• Gay slamdunked by Bryant's attentions 3:54 am EDT (AFP)
• Moreno case points finger at Spain and cycling 3:51 am EDT (Reuters)
• Boxing-Men's featherweight last 32 results 3:49 am EDT (Reuters)
• Finn Makela-Nummela wins women's trap gold 3:41 am EDT (Reuters)
• Rowing-Women's eight heats results 3:37 am EDT (Reuters)
• Diving-China's Lin, Huo win 10m synchro platform gold 3:37 am EDT (Reuters)
• Kerri Walsh loses wedding ring ... goes on to win anyway 3:36 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Fencing-Women's individual foil quarter-final results 3:34 am EDT (Reuters)
• Irishman makes startling presence on Chinese team 3:27 am EDT (AP)
• Bill Gates in China joins ranks of badminton fans 3:24 am EDT (Reuters)
• REFILE-Olympics-Japanese read all about it after swimming gold 3:23 am EDT (Reuters)
• Beach Volleyball-Brazil keeps stretching out lead 3:13 am EDT (Reuters)
• Reese Hoffa: Arriving in Beijing to compete 3:01 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Zabriskie, Thorburn now looking to time trial 2:57 am EDT (AP)
• Dawn patrols keep Qingdao algae at bay 2:54 am EDT (AP)
• Gymnastics-Men's event by event analysis 2:52 am EDT (Reuters)
• Zhu weeps after missing gold for China 2:47 am EDT (Reuters)
• Chinese women show their game face 2:36 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Cuba women's volleyball team defeat U.S. 2:33 am EDT (Reuters)
• Bindra wins India's first solo gold 2:23 am EDT (Reuters)
• Spitz, once the star, upset over Beijing snub 2:23 am EDT (AFP)
• Did the French choke? 2:22 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Spanish cyclist gets booted from Games for doping 2:19 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• Li Ning shares soar in HK after Olympic opening 2:09 am EDT (AP)
• Gold medallist Abhinav Bindra 2:01 am EDT (Reuters)
• Widow of knife attack off critical list 1:42 am EDT (PA SportsTicker)
• Deviatovski to get quite a workout in team finals 1:42 am EDT (AP)
• The Best of Beijing: Volume 2 1:36 am EDT (Yahoo! Sports)
• IOC accepts explanation on Iranian swimmer 1:33 am EDT (AP)
• Archery semis: Italy-Ukraine, China-South Korea 1:33 am EDT (AP)
• Swimming-Gold medallist Rebecca Adlington 1:19 am EDT (Reuters)
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• US relay thriller keeps Phelps's eight-gold dream alive 12:51 am EDT (AFP)
• Women's doubles defending champs eliminated 12:50 am EDT (Reuters)
• Swimming-Gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima 12:29 am EDT (Reuters)
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Make room for Phelps as winningest Olympian ever

BEIJING (AP)—Michael Phelps etched his name with Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis among the winningest Olympians ever Tuesday. With three gold medals and three world records, he has no equal in China.In winning the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps ran his career Olympic total to nine golds and avenged his only individual loss in Athens four years ago, when a 19-year-old Phelps took on the 200 free just so he could compete with Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband. He touched third that night in what was called the “Race of the Century.” This time, it was hardly a race at all. It was all Phelps.Racing out of lane six, he quickly surged to the lead and led by a full body length halfway through the second of four laps. Phelps was nearly two seconds ahead of the field when he touched in 1 minute, 42.96 seconds, breaking the mark of 1:43.86 he set at last year’s world championships.“That’s great,” said Phelps, who was much more reserved in his celebration after a wild performance on deck the previous day. “I just wanted to be out at the 50-meter point, and that’s where I was. I was in open water, and it was difficult for the other guys to see me.”South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan took the silver in 1:44.85, touching while Phelps was already looking at the scoreboard. Peter Vanderkaay, one of Phelps’ training partners, gave the U.S. another medal by claiming the bronze in 1:45.14. SOURCE:YAHOOSPORTS.COM

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