Olympics
AP PHOTOS: A look at Michael Phelps' Olympic glory
Michael Phelps heads into retirement the only way imaginable _ with an 18th Olympic gold medal.
South Korea beats Britain 5-4 in Olympic shootout
South Korea beat Britain 5-4 in a penalty shootout on Saturday night, advancing to the semifinal of the men's soccer tournament at the London Games and eliminating the host nation.
Brits roll on, Indians cry foul in Olympic boxing
The British boxing team is on a remarkable roll at its home Olympics, and that's just one reason the Indian team is furious.
Olympics, one week in: Defining moments aplenty
There has, of course, been triumph _ sideburned British cyclist Bradley Wiggins and powerhouse Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen stand out. And defeat in many forms, from the near miss of American gymnast Jordyn Wieber's first, anguishing appearance to the Saudi judoka wiped from the Olympic landscape in just 82 seconds.
So far, London Olympics doping cases are good news
At the midway point of the London Games, no competitor has been caught doping at their event. At least, not yet.
US and China neck-and-neck in Olympic medals race
The red, white and blue is painting the Olympics gold, silver and bronze.
Jessica Ennis wins Olympic heptathlon for Britain
Jessica Ennis won the Olympic heptathlon gold medal on Saturday, the first for Britain on the track at the London Games.
Ilyin of Kazakhstan defends weightlifting gold
Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin nailed all six lifts, broke two world records and defended his Olympic title from four years ago.
Finally, a medal for South Korean fencer
The fencer who wept on the competition strip at the London Olympics finally got a medal.
Fraser-Pryce wins 2nd consecutive Olympic 100 gold
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica outleaned world champion Carmelita Jeter of the United States and finished in 10.75 seconds Saturday night to win her second consecutive 100-meter Olympic gold medal.
Farah wins Olympic 10,000 on golden day for Brits
Mo Farah won the 10,000 meters at the London Olympics to give Britain three gold medals in track and field in about one hour on Saturday night.
Chen of China wins gold in 20K walk at Olympics
Chen Ding started celebrating before the race was even over.
South Korea defeats North Korea in table tennis
In one of the most politically charged showdowns of the Olympics, South Korea defeated North Korea in men's table tennis Saturday.
Phelps & Bowman: A partnership like no other
Bob Bowman has been there every step of the way for Michael Phelps _ through all the gold medals, world records, championships and, yes, even the occasional missteps.
Reaction to Michael Phelps' final Olympic race
Michael Phelps' swimming career ended Saturday night in predictable fashion _ a gold medal, the 18th of his Olympic career and 22nd medal overall. Here's a selection of reaction from the Twitter world in the minutes that followed after Phelps and the U.S. won the 4x100-meter medley relay in his final race:
Rutherford wins Olympic long jump gold
Greg Rutherford rode the atmosphere of a vocal, capacity crowd to win the long jump Saturday and deliver Britain its second Olympic track and field gold medal in a matter of minutes.
Phelps honored with special career-ending ceremony
Michael Phelps was honored with a special individual ceremony after concluding his record-breaking career Saturday as the most decorated Olympian.
Serbia hands US 1st loss in Olympic water polo
Vanja Udovicic scored three goals and Filip Filipovic chipped in with two more to give Serbia a 11-6 win over the United States in men's Olympic water polo.
Williams sisters advance to Olympic doubles final
Venus Williams has a shot at a record fourth tennis gold medal Sunday in the Olympics, while her sister, Serena, will try for a weekend double when they play in the doubles final.
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