Olympics

The Games of the 30th Olympiad are in the books. London is the seventh Olympics I've covered. I've come to regard the Olympics as a global family home evening. It's got an opening, a closing,... Read more »

The London Olympics were dubbed "The Year of the Woman" by press and commentators because of the historic numbers of women participating. And then that same press corps went to work proving that... Read more »

With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of... Read more »

British rock stars are seizing the stage to close the Olympics with an extravaganza that promises to keep a worldwide audience entertained well into the night — and dancing all the way to Rio. Read more »

The U.S. men's basketball team fought off another challenge from Spain, pulling away in the final minutes for a 107-100 victory and its second straight Olympic championship against the Spaniards.... Read more »

Great for most of the Olympics, just good enough for gold. Read more »

A runner named Kiprotich winning the Olympic marathon? Hardly a surprise. Read more »

The snuffing out of the Olympic flame in London Sunday marks a conclusion for most, but for 2016 host city Rio de Janeiro it kicks off four years of pre-games jitters and a race against the clock... Read more »

The Americans say they are better than they were four years ago. So do the stats. Read more »

IOC President Jacques Rogge wants to set the record straight: Usain Bolt is an "active" legend and the best sprinter ever. Read more »

Expected to dominate, they did. All those style points were a bonus. Read more »

Mexico is celebrating its first Olympic gold medal in men's soccer, and Brazil is wondering if it will ever be able to add the title to its long list of triumphs. Read more »

It looked like 2012 would be the moment Logan Tom had been working for all those years. It was not. Read more »

Usain Bolt and Ryan Bailey got the baton at almost exactly the same time Saturday night, then sped down the stretch for the final leg of the 4x100-meter relay. Read more »

The Americans left as champions four years ago and returned thinking they were even better. Read more »

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By the time Allyson Felix was done doing her part, her third gold medal of the Olympics was all but hanging around her neck. Read more »

Five things to know about Saturday, Day 15 of the London Olympics: Read more »

A South Korean football player who held up a sign with a political message after a victory over Japan did not get a bronze Sunday when the Olympic medals were handed out in a ceremony to the rest... Read more »

Brazil denied the United States its first Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball Saturday in a 3-1 upset that had the Brazilians turning somersaults on the court and some American players sobbing. Read more »

Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: Read more »

Missy Franklin is still leaning toward college over cash. For now, anyway. Read more »

The Olympic moment Jordan Burroughs (@alliseeisgold) promised he would tweet a picture of himself with the gold medal and he came through on the mat, beating Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi 1-0,... Read more »

LONDON — Wrestler Jordan Burroughs had his eyes on a gold medal for months, and he let everyone know about his plans. Then he delivered. The 24-year-old American backed up all that... Read more »

Everything is ready for the coronation of the top-ranked U.S. women's volleyball team tonight when it faces rival Brazil in a rematch of the 2008 Olympic gold medal match. Read more »