olympics

Olympics boss Jacques Rogge says London 2012's main stadium does not need an athletics legacy.

October 28, 2008 - Ever wonder how you can make a living as a gymnast? Just ask Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson.

With the Olympics still fresh on many minds, a number of brands are trying to leverage the appeal of these two medal winning gymnasts.

Australian swimmer Grant Hackett, gold medallist in consecutive Olympics, is set to announce his retirement from the sport.

Oct 16, 2008 9:05 am US/Central LAUSANNE, Switzerland Nearly one in 10 Olympians were treated for injuries at the Beijing Games, the IOC said Thursday.

It's official now. This is NOT Japan and the 2006 World Championships, not to mention Athens and the 2004 Olympics.

This is Beijing and the 2008 Olympics, and the U.S. is back in men's basketball. These Americans, who looked so lost two years ago in Japan, appear to have found their Olympic way in China.

On Wednesday, Michael Phelps won gold medals in the 200-meter butterfly and 4x200-meter relay to increase his career total to 11 Olympic gold medals, the most by any athlete in any sport in the history of the Games.

Phelps had been tied with four other athletes, each of whom had nine. You could make a case for each of those athletes, and for Phelps, as the greatest Olympic athlete in history.

Michael Phelps eyes more pool glory on day five in Beijing, GB cyclist Nicole Cooke goes for her second gold, and China's women's gymnastics team are in action.

Women's hockey starts day four in Beijing, with Michael Phelps going for his third gold in the pool and 19 golds up for grabs in all.

Morgan Hamm's eyes were red, his voice shaky. The bone spurs digging into his left leg made it impossible for him to tumble, and giving up his spot on the U.S. men's gymnastics team was the right thing to do -- the only thing to do.

That didn't make it hurt any less. Hamm withdrew Thursday, two days before competition begins.

Maria Sharapova's bad right shoulder will keep her out of the U.S. Open, too, The Associated Press has learned.

The injury that the No. 3-ranked Sharapova cited in pulling out of the Beijing Olympics also will keep her sidelined during the year's last Grand Slam tournament, a U.S.

Open official told the AP on Friday.