Summer Olympics
Torres Earns Athlete of the Week Honor With Butterfly Surprise
Torres, 42, won three silver medals in her comeback at the Beijing Olympics and said she entered the butterfly at the College Station event on a lark after not competing in the stroke in a number of years.
Under Rogge, Women's Sports are Getting Short Shrift in Olympics
The Olympic Games were once seen as the safest haven for women seeking equality in sports. Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch not only brought professional athletes into the Games, he also opened the floodgates for female athletes....
Pro Beach Volleyball Star Holly McPeak Retires
Holly McPeak played beach volleyball in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics. She and partner Elaine Young won a bronze medal in Athens, the first Olympic medal for U.S. women in the sport....
At 41, Dara Torres Is Swimming Full Speed Ahead
Five-time Olympian Dara Torres believes she can still go faster, and she has returned for at least another year of unorthodox training and competition against elite athletes mostly half her age....
Silver Medal Doesn't Soothe Shauna Rohbock
Shauna Rohbock wasn't disappointed in her finish Saturday at the Olympic Sports Complex. She was angered by U.S. Bobsled officials' decision to replace her longtime brakeman and good friend Valerie Fleming with Elana Meyers at the world championships. ...
AIBA Wants Women's Boxing Included in 2012 Olympics
Boxing is the only one of 26 Olympic summer sports federations without female competitors, and an official application would be submitted to the International Olympic Committee at the end of the month....
U.S. Swimmer Jessica Hardy, Supplement Firm Countersue
World-class U.S. swimmer Jessica Hardy is battling a Texas nutrition company over allegedly contaminated dietary supplements, documents show....
Sour Economy Causes Headaches for 2010 Olympic Hopefuls
With costs rising and sponsorships dwindling, the federations that train the USA's Winter Olympians are casting about for creative ways to raise money and paring spending any way they can....
Jenn Stuczynski sets U.S. Mark in Pole Vault
Jenn Stuczynski set an American record in the pole vault with a height of 15 feet, 9 3/4 inches at the Boston Indoor Reebok Games, her fourth straight title at the meet....
Test Will Catch Athletes Using New Endurance Drugs
These compounds stabilise protein channels that would otherwise "leak" calcium from muscle cells during strenuous exercise. Calcium is needed for muscle contraction and this "leaking" effect weakens the contractions and is a causal factor in muscle fatigue. Sounds healthy and beneficial - so why would their use be discouraged?...
Muscular Sprint Queen Gail Devers Says "No Tolerance" for 'Roids
Former Olympic gold medalists sprinter and hurdler Gail Devers, known for her superb physique, advocates a "no tolerance, one strike" policy regarding drugs in all sports....
Super-Pole Vaulter Named Female Athlete of the Year
26-year-old Olympic pole vaulter Jenn Stuczynski has been named American Female Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News in its February edition, which is on newsstands now. ...
Buffalo Philharmonic Honors Olympic Pole Vaulter
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) is honoring Jennifer Stuczynski, who brought home a silver medal for the USA's women pole vaulting team at the Beijing Olympics....
Chinese Government Expected 'Problems' from Abby Wambach
The Chinese government was concerned some American athletes might stage demonstrations in Beijing in support of Team Darfur, and it provided the U.S. Olympic Committee with a list of nine athletes whom it considered potential trouble....
Olympic Celebrity Can be Short-Lived for Female Gymnasts
Carly Patterson, who won the Olympic women's all-around title in 2004 at 16, has devoted herself to a music career after briefly attending community college. She's trying to make it in an industry that is as cutthroat as elite gymnastics....
Olympic Swimming Medalist Margaret Hoelzer Goes Public With Sexual Abuse
"For me, it's just such a trust issue," she said. "I really have a hard time getting to know people, and letting people get to know me."...
Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin Jumps Into Apparel
Nastia Liukin's smiling face will appear this fall in Cover Girl ads, and Vanilla Star Jeans aims to launch Nastia Liukin Gold jeans and tops for holiday. She has a stake in Beaconstreetgirls.com, a tween Web site that vends fashion and beauty items, home decor and books....
Greeks Tried to Outsmart IOC with 'Rare,' Dangerous Drug
In all, fifteen Greek athletes in three disciplines -- weightlifting, swimming and athletics -- have tested positive for methyltrienolone, severely embarrassing Greek authorities which on Monday tabled tougher anti-doping legislation in parliament....
Lauren Wenger Cleared to Play in Water Polo Final
U.S. water polo player Lauren Wenger will be back in the pool for the goal medal match Friday, two days after team doctors believed she broke her right hand....
USA's Rachel Dawson Represents Family, Country at Games
New Jersey's Rachel Dawson has a field hockey pedigree, and follows her two old sisters on the United States team. As a senior at North Carolina last year, she was the national player of the year and led the team to an undefeated season and NCAA title. ...
Top Sprinter 'Weakened' by Excessive Olympic Blood Tests
Has the witch hunt gone too far? A former world record holder speaks out about excessive drug tests at the Beijing Olympics. ...
Report - Some Olympic Athletes Using 'Drug Tattoos'
Olympic users are taking performance-enhancing drugs via tattoos in an effort to win gold, according to an expert....
Melanie Roach Gets American Record, Places 6th
Team USA Weightlifter Melanie Roach lifted a total of 193 kilograms (425.5 pounds) in the women's 53kg division on Sunday, an American record, but she finished in sixth place. ...
Justice? Weightlifter Monika Devi Cleared of Doping Charges
Indian weightlifter Monika Devi has been cleared of doping charges but she still may miss the games, once again showing the importance of erring on the side of individual athlete rights and the presumption of innocence....
Connecticut's Michelle Guerette Energized by Rowing Competition
Harvard graduate Michelle Guerette from Connecticut, a BW top Olympic physique winner, finished second in her qualifying heat....
41 and Ripped - I Want Abs Like Hers
It's difficult to speak of U.S. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres without the use of superlatives. Those chiselled biceps. Those sculpted thighs. And especially those six-pack abs. ...
Doping? This Time Around, no Olympian is Above Suspicion
Now that we've moved on to Beijing, doubt is the official emotion of the Olympics. Not just doubts about 41-year old swimmer Dara Torres. Doubts about everyone....
Misti May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh Take on Male Beach Legends
Reigning Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh still have three days left until they begin their title defense, but they've already squared off with a pair of past Olympic medalists....
Weightlifter Monika Devi - Shoot Me if I'm Guilty
India's only weightlifting entry for the Olympic Games, L Monika Devi, was stopped on Tuesday from boarding a flight to Beijing to compete in the Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance....
The Naked Truth - Swimmer Amanda Beard's Anti-fur Ad
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amanda Beard had to launch her naked, anti-fur campaign poster outside the Athletes' Village on Wednesday after Chinese authorities canceled a planned unveiling, citing safety concerns....
Shawn Johnson's Roots Run from Iowa to Beijing
Shawn Johnson is favored to win the all-around competition, the sport's most coveted title — and to do so in a nation where she has developed a following partly because her longtime coach, Liang Chow, is a product of China's proud gymnastics program....
Kelci and Ariel - This Pair Of Divers Gets It, Together
Bryant, 19, and Rittenhouse, 17, are set to make their Olympic debuts, as their event -- three-meter synchronized diving -- kicks off the diving competition at the "Water Cube" on Aug. 10....
Teenage Girls Train in China's Hothouses to Become Olympic Athletes
Over 60% of the students in the most intense Olympic training centers are girls. The reason for the focus on female athletes is simple: they are more likely to win gold....
Water Polo Star Lauren Wenger Has a Date for Beijing
Wenger and Natalia Golda are likely to be the water polo names you hear most often when reports of the U.S. games emerge from Asia....
Swimmer Dara Torres' Fans Skeptical, but Want to Believe
Dara Torres, who set American records and qualified for her fifth Olympics in two individual events at the U.S. trials at age 41, is the latest athlete to attract both amazement and suspicion by accomplishing the seemingly impossible. ...
Shawn Johnson Balances Life and Gymnastics
Shawn Johnson, the 16-year-old reigning world champion in the all-around, is a favorite to win a gold medal in Beijing, where Chinese gymnasts will try to defeat her on their turf....
Riga Resident Jenn Stuczynski Vaults Her Way Onto World Stage
26-year-old Jenn Stuczynski is the best female vaulter in U.S. history and has a chance to become the best vaulter on the planet if she can overtake world-record-holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia....
Team USA Wrestler Clarissa Chun Ready to Make Run in Beijing
At 4-foot-11, Clarissa looks like a gymnast but wrestles big....
Pick-me-up for Olympic Weightlifter Melanie Roach
Roach, 33, is an unusually strong woman. So strong, in fact, that she can lift twice her body weight, the first American woman to accomplish that feat....
Swimmer Hardy Withdraws from Olympic Team
Swimmer Jessica Hardy withdrew from the U.S. Olympic team Friday, four weeks after testing positive for a banned substance at the national trials....
Jessica Hardy Blames Advocare Supplement for Positive Test
The contamination of sport supplements has again come under the microscope after a high-profile Olympian tested positive to a banned substance and blamed the dietary supplements she was taking....
U.S. Swim Team High and Dry for Failing to Name Alternates
Swimmer Tara Kirk may not be going to the Olympics because the U.S. swim team failed to name alternates....
Jessica Hardy in the Aftermath of Doping Test
BALCO guro Victor Conte weighs in on the benefits of clenbuterol....
Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva sets Women's Pole Vault Record
Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva broke her previous world record at the Monaco grand prix on Tuesday....
China Clamps Down on Black Market Steroid Sales Ahead of Olympics
China has begun a clampdown on companies making drugs that can be used to enhance sporting performance ahead of next month's Olympic Games in Beijing....
A Lab Is Set to Test the Gender of Some Female Athletes
Some female athletes may find they are asked to submit to a gender verification examination at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. ...
UCLA Bruin Lauren Cheney Elevated to Olympic Team
Former alternate to make trip to Beijing following injury to Abby Wambach....
USA Womens' Soccer Hopeful Despite Abby Wambach Loss
The USA Olympic women's soccer team has a tough road ahead without superstar Abby Wambach, who suffered a broken leg earlier this month....
Issues Raised About Chinese Athletes' Ages
Documents indicate two female gymnasts appear to be younger than once listed by the Chinese federation. Olympic eligibility could be affected. ...
Swimmer Jessica Hardy's Sample was a 'Low Positive' for Clenbuterol
Her lawyer says that the positive result for Clenbuterol, a popular weight-loss aid for bodybuilders, occurred between two negative tests....
