TAMPA - Moments after finishing a mere hundredth of a second from winning her first Olympic medal, Tampa's Damu Cherry sat inside Beijing's National Stadium with U.S. teammate Dawn Harper. ...more

August 20, 2008

Brandon's Chris Colwill decided to leave it all in the pool of the Olympic men's 3-meter diving finals Tuesday night in Beijing by performing a list of six dives that, when combined, was the highest degree of difficulty of any of his competition. ...more

August 19, 2008

Before he became the greatest Olympian ever, Michael Phelps was a kid who was bullied because he had big ears and a lisp. A teacher once told his mother he'd never be successful because he couldn't focus. ...more

August 19, 2008

Brandon diver Chris Colwill has advanced to the semifinals of the men's 3-meter springboard competition at the Beijing Olympic Games. ...more

August 18, 2008

She wasn't among the automatic qualifiers and she's suffering the effects of a flu bug, but Leto High and University of South Florida product Damu Cherry still managed to escape the first qualifying round of the women's 100-meter hurdles. ...more

August 18, 2008

The showdown between British star Ben Ainslie and Clearwater's Zach Railey in sailing's first medal race at the Beijing Games was postponed until today after winds again failed the Finn racers. ...more

August 17, 2008

As they stepped on the 3-meter springboard for their sixth and final dive of the men's synchronized event at the Beijing Games, Brandon's Chris Colwill and Boca Raton's Jevon Tarantino told one another to "just have fun." ...more

August 14, 2008

Tied no more. Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th career gold medal - and fourth world record of the Beijing Games. ...more

August 13, 2008

Glenn Eller fired two more shots, then turned and pumped his fist. On behalf of his country - and the U.S. Army - he was an Olympic champion. ...more

August 13, 2008

The important friendship between the United States and free Taiwan is undergoing a strain, possibly to placate the repressive mainland until the Olympics are over. ...more

August 12, 2008