LONDON (AP) — Eight female badminton players, including the reigning world champions from China, face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday after being charged with trying to throw their matches at the London Olympics to secure an easier matchup in lat…
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LONDON (AP) — Michael Phelps lingered on the blocks, not wanting to make another shocking blunder. The 19th medal was his. All he had to do was avoid a DQ, then set off on what amounted to four victory laps.
Down and back, then down and back again, t…
LONDON (AP) — One by one, the Americans thundered down the runway, soared high above the vault and slammed into the mat.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When the fireworks were over, so was everybody else’s chance for the gold medal.
The Americans lived up to thei…
LONDON (AP) — Chinese teenager Ye Shiwen set an Olympic record to win the 200-meter individual medley at the London Games on Tuesday, adding to her gold in the 400 IM.
The 16-year-old Ye took the lead in the final lap and clocked 2 minutes, 7.57 seco…
LONDON (AP) — Michael Phelps has won a record-tying 18th Olympic medal, taking silver in the 200-meter butterfly.
The winningest Olympian ever is still looking for his first gold of the London Games, getting out-touched at the wall by South Africa’s …
LONDON (AP) — The Americans grabbed hands and backed up, eager to get a better view of the scoreboard.
There was really no need. That Olympic gold medal was in the bag the minute they took the floor.
The Americans lived up to their considerable hype …
LONDON (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has sprung to the defense of China’s teenage swim sensation Ye Shiwen after her world record win in the 400 medley.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams urged people to ”get real” and said it is ”very sad” if…
LONDON (AP) — Allyson Felix is defending her decision to not step aside and give training partner Jeneba Tarmoh a spot in the 100 meters at the Olympics after their dead heat at the U.S. trials.
They tied for third in the dash at Eugene, Ore., in Jun…
LONDON (AP) — American beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings has pinkeye. She says she’ll keep competing at the London Olympics.
Walsh Jennings’ left eye was red and watery and she was squinting Tuesday at a meet-and-greet arranged by the intern…
LONDON (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has sprung to the defense of China’s teenage swim sensation Ye Shiwen, saying she passed a drug test after her world record win in the 400 medley.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams urged people to ”get real”…