As TV ratings soar, Olympics organizers flex muscles, look beyond BeijingBEIJING - Television viewers around the world are tuning into the Beijing Games in record numbers, and it's likely to fill the coffers of the International Olympic Committee like never before and ease pressure to tinker with the Olympic formula.
U.S. women's field hockey team finishes eighthBEIJING - All that buildup, all that anticipation, all that hype, for one win? Welcome to the world of the U.S. women's field hockey team.
Sprinters toe the line, to their detrimentBEIJING - There is something to be said about earning your way onto the podium.
Charlotte Craig, 17, loses in taekwondoBEIJING - The "adopted Lopez" apparently doesn't receive star treatment like America's first family of taekwondo.
China limits use of Olympians' names onlineChina has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves.
US tops Australia 116-85 to reach basketball semisDon't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team - and sure don't challenge them, either. Especially if it's going to make Kobe Bryant flash his NBA MVP form.
Coach says he and Phelps will be in businessMichael Phelps' coach says he and his record-breaking athlete are extending their partnership from training into business, though the details are fuzzy.
The unthinkable happens: Bolt surpasses Johnson's record in 200
WINA STURGEON: My first Olympics
Du Toit can swim better with one leg than most people with two
Amid dispute over silver and bronze, Bolt leaves no doubt with world record
Jamaica's Bolt writes history with world-records victories in 200 and 100

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