Olympics
-
U.S. men's basketball team expects different results this time
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The Euro is worth more than the American dollar these days. Geez, what timing. One of the more pressing questions leading up to the Beijing Olympics might be this: What ...
-
What Olympics sports are on where and when?Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's a quick scan of NBC's broadcast, cable and Internet outlets and what they'll specialize in and when. NBC WMAQ Channel 5 The biggest events of the games will be he...
-
Ilinois' Magnuson, a late bloomer, is making waves in the pool
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Christine Magnuson was tall and strong, an impressive volleyball player in junior high school. So the volleyball coach at Andrew High School couldn't wait to ...
-
Olympic flame sets off on final relay
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The Olympic flame approached the final destination of its long and sometimes contentious global tour Wednesday, greeted by rapturous crowds in the Chinese cap...
-
What to expect from U.S. soccer teams in OlympicsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Is this the year the U.S. men's soccer team finally outshine the U.S. women at the Olympics? Probably not. Even though the women's chances at gold suffered greatly when ...
-
Local Chinese on Olympics: 'We are so proud'Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Hao Chen won't be in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games, but he's found a way to help bring the Olympic spirit to Chicago. The 10-year-old Lake Bluff boy competed in a mi...
-
US men's soccer team confident about chances in Beijing
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - TIANJIN -- Missing out on an Olympics usually doesn't bode well for the next time around. The United States Soccer Federation, however, would like to consider its absenc...
-
Norway scores early to beat U.S. 2-0
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - QINHUANGDAO, China -- Norway jumped on the United States from the opening whistle, getting two goals in the first four minutes Wednesday to beat the U.S. women's soccer ...
-
U.S. basketball team gets big Beijing welcome
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Mike Krzyzewski could feel anticipation build as the plane carrying the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team neared Beijing. "I was sitting next to Jerry (Colan...
-
Olympic double dip for U.S. sprinter DixAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DALIAN, China - Walter Dix looks at the sprints differently than most of his competition. "Sometimes, the fastest guy doesn't win," he said Tuesday at the U.S. track tea...