Man Denies Stalking Gymnast Shawn Johnson

Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a man with stalking "Dancing With the Stars" contestant and Olympic gymnastics champion Shawn Johnson. ...more

March 26, 2009

S.C. Sheriff: No Pot Charge For Phelps After Photo

A South Carolina sheriff is not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. ...more

February 16, 2009

U.S. Wins Gold In Men's Volleyball

When it was done, Hugh McCutcheon didn't have to tell his wife his U.S. men's volleyball team had beaten the odds - and overcome tragedy - to win the Olympic gold medal. ...more

August 25, 2008

Clay Strikes Gold In Decathlon

The long jumpers flamed out. Pole vaulter Derek Miles was a late bump from the medals stand. ...more

August 23, 2008

Romanian Grabs Gold Away From Johnson

Once more, the gold medal was within Shawn Johnson's reach. Again, it was snatched away. ...more

August 18, 2008

Johnson Just Misses Gold

Once more, the gold medal was within Shawn Johnson's reach. Again, it was snatched away. ...more

August 18, 2008

Shooter, Gymnast Caught Doping

A North Korean shooter was stripped of his two medals and was expelled from the Beijing Olympics along with a Vietnamese gymnast Friday after they failed doping tests. ...more

August 16, 2008

5 International Story Lines To Follow

China's Coming-Out Party

Long known for their autocratic Communist party, most of the 1.3 billion Chinese people are hoping to make these Olympics their coming-out party. They have spent $40 billion in Games-related construction and millions more in funding national sports programs. The official Beijing Games logo - a figure with arms extended out - shows the Chinese are willing to welcome the world. And the official slogan - One World, One Dream - seems to hint they want to be viewed more than being a global economic giant. But China's human rights issues are still omnipresent, and its censorship and control during the Games will likely be felt by a world media accustomed to Western standards. ...more

August 5, 2008

Olympians Visit White House

President Bush gave U.S. Olympians a rousing White House send-off to next month's games in Beijing, urging them Monday to "compete swifter, higher and stronger" but also be mindful they will be "ambassadors of liberty" to the people of China and elsewhere. ...more

July 22, 2008

Olympians To Help Kick Off Relay For Life

OLDSMAR - Four Tampa Bay area Olympians will help kick off the Upper Tampa Bay Relay for Life on Friday at Tampa Bay Downs. The event is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and will include 20 or more teams that are to keep at least one team member walking or running on a course around the paddock and parking lot area of the facility from 6 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday. ...more

May 9, 2008