Olympics
Lopez wins gold in Olympic Greco-Roman 120-kg
Mijain Lopez of Cuba has won the Olympic gold medal in men's 120-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling.
Silver is 1st Olympic medal for Cyprus
Pavlos Kontides won Cyprus' first medal at an Olympics when the took the silver Monday in sailing's Laser class.
Algerian Olympic runner reinstated for 1,500 final
Algerian middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi was reinstated for the 1,500-meter final after he had been disqualified from the Olympics for allegedly not trying hard enough Monday in the 800 heats.
2-time 200 champ Campbell-Brown ekes into semis
Two-time defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica barely advanced out of the opening round of the Olympic 200 meters, finishing third in her heat in 22.75 seconds Monday night.
Khugaev of Russia wins Olympic gold in 84-kilogram
Alan Khugaev of Russia won the Olympic gold medal Monday in men's 84-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling.
Ostapchuk beats Adams for Olympic shot put gold
Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus won the women's shot put gold medal at the London Olympics on Monday, pushing New Zealand's Valerie Adams into second place.
Kenny, Pendleton keep British rolling at Olympics
It was hard to tell what sounded more deafening: Britain's Jason Kenny winning an Olympic sprint gold medal or Victoria Pendleton moving one step closer to doing the same thing.
Man charged in Olympic bottle throwing incident
An Olympic spectator accused of hurling a plastic bottle onto the stadium track seconds before the men's 100-meter final pleaded not guilty Monday to creating a public nuisance.
Iran's Noroozi wins Olympic wrestling gold
Omid Noroozi of Iran won the gold medal Monday in men's 60-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling at the London Olympics.
Croatia's Cernogoraz wins Olympic men's trap gold
Just reaching the shoot-off of the men's trap final was enough to make him cry.
Katie Taylor, 2 US women clinch boxing medals
Katie Taylor stepped through the ropes and into the madness, beaming at thousands of flag-waving, face-painted Irish fans raucously celebrating her Olympic boxing victory.
Greeks worry after Olympic water polo loss
Greece is worried that an early exit from the Olympic water polo tournament will hamper the sport's development in a country crippled by debt.
For some Olympians, glory is about showing up
For Timi Garstang, a sprinter from the Marshall Islands, the Olympic experience boils down to this: He was the slowest man in the race to find the fastest man on earth.
Serena in no mood to slow down, eyes Rio Olympics
A day after completing a career Golden Slam, Serena Williams still wants more.
Campriani wins Olympic gold in rifle 3 positions
Known more for misses than medals, Matt Emmons finally made his way to the podium in the 50-meter three-position rifle event at the Olympics.
US gymnast Sam Mikulak to have ankle surgery
U.S. gymnast Sam Mikulak will have surgery this month to correct an ankle problem that has bothered him since the Olympic trials in June.
Hungary pounds US in men's Olympic water polo
Norbert Hosnyanszky scored three times to power defending champion Hungary to a dominating 11-6 win over the United States in the last preliminary-stage game for the Americans at the London Olympics.
Aussie Tom Slingsby sails to Laser Olympic gold
A dip in the English Channel never felt so good.
Olympics email scam alleges Gabby scandal, contains malware
The Olympics aren't even over and an email scam has surfaced, posing as a video detailing a scandal on the U.S. gymnastics team.
London Games make Wimbledon more lively, colorful
Midway through the Olympic tennis tournament at Wimbledon, a fan watching a doubles match was chattering in support of his nation's team, to the annoyance of a man seated several rows closer to the court.
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