BAGHDAD - The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying today that the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference. ...more

July 24, 2008

COURIER CITY/OSCAWANA - Nick Awad said he can take any challenge and make it work. ...more

July 23, 2008

Dwyane Wade took a pass off the backboard from Chris Paul, leaped with arms outstretched and effortlessly threw down a fierce two-handed dunk. ...more

July 15, 2008

As if earthquake worries, polluted air and an algae-filled sea weren't enough, the Beijing Olympic organizers may have a Biblical-level challenge on their hands - a plague of locusts buzzing down from Inner Mongolia, where they already have chewed up about 5,000 square miles. ...more

July 10, 2008

More than anything else, Brandon's Chris Colwill said he was relieved to finally see his name on the official list of U.S. divers who will compete in next month's Beijing Olympics ...more

July 8, 2008

Dara Torres already knew she was going to the Olympics. That's not good enough anymore. ...more

July 7, 2008

It came years later than she expected, but at age 30, Tampa's Damu Cherry fulfilled her dream Sunday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. ...more

July 7, 2008

Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing. ...more

July 6, 2008

She is the fastest 100-meter hurdler in the world this season. But at this week's U.S. Olympic track and field trials, some might say Damu Cherry is a ghost athlete. ...more

July 5, 2008

Things were not looking good for Florida sophomore Calvin Smith as he came off the last curve in Thursday night's 400-meter final at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. ...more

July 5, 2008