6/27/09, LaShawn Merritt, Sanya Richards cruise for U.S. championship titles in 400»»
LaShawn Merritt and Sanya Richards made their 400-meter races look like strolls around the track Saturday, each cruising to titles at the U.S. championships. Read more..
6/27/09, Olympic champions Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser win in Kingston»»
Olympic 100-meter champions Usain Bolt and Shell-Ann Fraser both clinched Jamaican national titles in Saturday's meet with world record holder Bolt holding off rival Asafa Powell. Read more..
6/27/09, Simon Whitfield, Emma Moffatt triumph at Hy-Vee Triathlon»»
Canadian Simon Whitfield outran five other competitors in a sprint to the finish to win the $200,000 first prize Saturday at the Hy-Vee ITU Elite Cup Triathlon. Read more..
6/27/09, Federica Pellegrini sets world record in 400 freestyle»»
Federica Pellegrini of Italy has set a world record in the 400-meter freestyle at the Mediterranean Games. Read more..
6/27/09, Germany's Britta Steffen breaks own women's 100-meter freestyle record»»
Germany's Britta Steffen has set a new world record in the 100 meter freestyle, finishing in 52.56 seconds. Read more..
6/27/09, Telefonica Black takes Volvo Ocean Race finale»»
Spain's Telefonica Black, skippered by Fernando Echavarri, has won the 10th and final leg of the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday. Read more..
6/26/09, USA Track and Field sponsorship deal with Nike includes Chicago windfall»»
USA Track and Field can expect a significant windfall if Chicago wins the rights to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Read more..
6/26/09, Austrailian triathlete Lisa Huetthale admits bribe attempt to beat EPO result»»
An Austrian triathlete has been sentenced to three months' probation for trying to bribe a laboratory worker to pass a doping test. Read more..
6/26/09, World champion cyclist killed in road accident»»
Former road race world champion Zinaida Stagurskaya has been killed after being hit by a car while training in her native Belarus. Read more..
6/25/09, 2012 U.S. Olympic swimming trials to be held in Omaha»»
The U.S. Olympic swimming trials will return to Omaha in 2012, with a temporary pool again being set up inside the Qwest Center. Read more..
Basketball is the most anticipated Olympic event for many Americans. The good ol' days of when a team of johnson, jordan, barkley, bird and the others would beat every other country by about 40 points now appears to be deeply ingrained in the national identity. However, in the last few Olympic trials, the US has lost its glory and crown, having lost to Lithuania and Spain. The anticipation of a second wind on the court is indeed thick in the air this 2008 in Beijing and the U.S.
Olympic Scandals
The Olympics have served as a platform for athletic greatness as well as a showcase for treachery
Team USA will be represented by a myriad of talented young men and women from a variety of races and ethnicities. Despite their diversity, they are united by a strong sense of determination and national pride.
