Inside The Games
U.S. Wins Basketball Gold As Olympics Wind Down()
August 24, 2008 On the final day of the Beijing Olympics, the U.S. men's basketball team won the gold medal in an exciting victory over Spain.
American Bryan Clay Wins The Decathlon()
August 22, 2008 For the first time in 12 years, the United States has won Olympic gold in the decathlon, the 10-event classic of track-and-field athleticism. The U.S. men's beach volleyball team defended the honor of their gender by winning gold to match the American women, but the U.S. baseball team was trounced by Cuba in the semifinal.
U.S. Softball Team Fouls Out In Gold Medal Match()
August 21, 2008 The U.S. women's softball team lost 3-1 to Japan in the gold medal match, which they were widely favored to win. The U.S. women's soccer team won 1-0 against rival Brazil.
U.S. Softball Streak Ends, Beach Volleyball Continues()
August 21, 2008 The U.S. softball team was denied a fourth straight Olympic gold medal, losing 3-1 to Japan. The upset came on the same day that beach volleyball phenoms Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor outspiked a Chinese team for a second consecutive Olympic championship.
Portable Grass An Olympic Feat In Beijing()
August 21, 2008 After the equipment from the opening ceremonies in Beijing was moved out of the Bird's Nest stadium, officials trucked in a portable grass field and put together the 6,000 grass segments for Olympic soccer and track and field competition.
Jamaica's Bolt Breaks 200M Record()
August 20, 2008 Jamaica's Usain Bolt broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds. He is the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win both the 100- and 200-meter events at an Olympics. He is also the first man to break the world marks in both events.
In Medals Contest, U.S. And China Are Tops()
August 20, 2008 Like two sprinters leaving the rest of the field behind, the United States and China are neck-and-neck in total medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. But China leads the U.S. in gold medals by a wide margin.
Sweetness And Light
Good, Better, Best: Finding Phelps' Place In History()
August 20, 2008 Ever since Michael Phelps clinched his eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, analysts have debated the swimmer's place in the sports pantheon. But Frank Deford says it's impossible to compare Phelps to other sports greats, past or present.
Olympic Race Walkers Get A Last-Minute Upgrade()
August 20, 2008 Race walking normally doesn't get much attention at the games, but a last-minute course upgrade — costing more than $800,000 — has put a new spring in the step of international competitors who feared injury on the original granite surface.
At Beijing Olympics, Photographers Shine()
August 19, 2008 Olympic photographers rely on talent, technology and strategic positioning to capture images that become signature moments of the games. Making those pictures happen in a fast-moving track event is a special challenge.
