Olympics

U.S. duo wins gold in wet day at the beach

Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China 21-18, 21-18.

Full Slideshow

U.S. women's soccer team takes another gold

By MECHELLE VOEPEL | McClatchy Newspapers | 12:24PM

BEIJING - When the U.S. women's soccer team lost its top scorer on July16 in a match with Brazil, it seemed like the Americans' hopes for an Olympic medal of any kind weren't so good.

Full Slideshow
Beijing Medal Count
Official Site: Beijing 2008

U.S. softball team loses in shocker to Japan

By TOM WITHERS | AP Sports Writer | 12:06PM

Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years - and maybe for good.

Merritt's run for gold leads US sweep in 400m

By Sports Network | The Sports Network | 12:04PM

LaShawn Merritt earned a gold medal in the men's 400 meters Thursday night at the Beijing Olympics as the United States earned a clean sweep of the event.

Olympics TV is winning the gold | 6:43AM
Afghanistan wins first-ever medal | 8:47PM
U.S. rallies past Serbia and into semis vs. Russia | 10:28PM
U.S. duo wins gold in wet day at the beach | 12:29AM
Rice can't go to Games' closing | August 20, 2008

QUICK LINKS

Schedule | Calendar | Medal Count | Medals | More

Slideshow: At the Olympics

Catch U.S. athletes in action today at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Raccoons at the zoo?

With a couple of hours to spare before covering the men's 200-meter final Wednesday night, I went to the Beijing Zoo. It's an interesting place.

Please don't step on the shrimp

Today our lesson in Chinese culture comes from Ito Yokado, an enormous department store in Beijing. If you stacked a Belk on top of a Super Target, you've got the idea of what it was like.