USA looks back then ahead As the last gold medals won by U.S. athletes were awarded Sunday, as The Star-Spangled Banner was cued one last time,...
Hungary Leaves U.S. Defeated,... When their surprising Olympic run finally ended Sunday, the United States men’s water polo players wore mostly frowns...
U.S. Men Defeat Brazil to... While his players hugged and shouted and leapt into one another’s arms Sunday after the United States men’s volleyball...
After Glow of Games, What... The elaborate closing ceremony that ended the Olympic Games on Sunday also ended nearly a decade in which the ruling...
China Fulfills Its Wish for... In a country full of numerologists, it was surely not lost on the Chinese that the last medal they won at their...
A Swedish Face for China’s... Among the most famous table tennis players in China is a celebrity whose face sells everything from flooring to golf...
Olympics Close With a Bang... With another dramatic fireworks display Sunday evening at the National Stadium here, the Beijing Olympics came to a...
London’s Countdown to 2012... If there were any doubts that the 2012 Olympics in London would be different from those in Beijing, they vanished as...
New Cast of Olympic Heroes... It is not every day that a nation worships a pixie who bounces off a springy mat more than a dozen feet into the air,...
USA Basketball Returns to the... With their elbows locked, smiles iridescent and extreme image makeover complete, the United States men’s basketball...