Olympics
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Barden, Schierholtz, Brown lead U.S. baseball past Japan
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Brian Barden singled in the go-ahead run to break a scoreless tie in the 11th inning and the U.S. baseball team beat Japan 4-2 on Wednesday night to earn the ...
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Timing for these Games on our sideAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - If you enjoy watching sports, and you admire incredible athletic achievement, it goes without saying that these Olympic Games have been worth the wait. In fact, they mig...
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Like lightning, Bolt sets record in 200m
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Usain Bolt kept driving for the finish line, knowing the race was won but there was something even bigger out there. Not just another world record, but histor...
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Spain beats U.S. for 7th in women's field hockey
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Rocio Ybarra scored on a penalty corner in the second extra period as Spain defeated the United States 3-2 Wednesday in the seventh-place game of the Olympic ...
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U.S. routs Australia, moves to semifinals
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Don'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. Bry...
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US softball team goes extras, beats Japan 4-1
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- One more for gold. One more before goodbye. Pushed to extra innings, the U.S. Olympic softball team scored four runs in the ninth inning and beat Japan 4-1 on...
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U.S.'s Cejudo wins gold in freestyle wrestling
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are familiar faces by now, so seeing the gymnasts side-by-side on the medals stand Tuesday was nice, but nothing new. For tha...
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Liu Xiang pullout a blow to advertisers
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - 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 cam...
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U.S.'s Shawn Johnson gets her gold
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Shawn Johnson finally got her Olympic gold medal in the last event of the women's competition Tuesday night, the balance beam. Johnson, bothered by a headache...
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Fowles, U.S. beat South Korea in women's basketball
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Sylvia Fowles and the U.S. women's basketball team were too big for South Korea to handle. Fowles scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the U.S. to...