Olympic roundup: Day 6
LONDON -- Serena Williams remained the last U.S. singles tennis player standing at the Olympics Thursday at Wimbledon. But John Isner gave it a great try, losing to yet another...
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Olympic roundup: Day 5
LONDON -- There was such hope for the U.S. archers, especially after the men's team opened play with a silver medal. But things dissolved fast as their best hope for...
Olympic roundup: Day 2
LONDON -- In a race in which Michael Phelps showed there is nothing wrong with his game, the U.S. men's freestyle relay team was passed in the final strokes by...
Olympic roundup: Day 1
LONDON — You rarely ever see it, but you did on Saturday, the first full day of competition at the Olympics. But there atop the swimming medal stand, was no...
Michael Phelps’ gold medal timeline
It's been quite a ride. Michael Phelps has been bold. He's been dominating. He's been lucky. And he's even been mortal when his goggles filled with water like an age-group...
Overall, presentation marks high
The sound of whining becomes far too loud For the three years after the 2002 Winter Olympic schedule was announced, Feb. 21 was the day. Within a few minutes of...
A heavy dose of USA raises eyebrows
Ski moguls fan Mary Berdoulay of Pasadena, Calif., carried a brand new red, white and blue blanket in her arms and a small American flag in her hand, while her...
MEMORIES OF SYDNEY
PUTTING CYNICISM ON HOLD SYDNEY--Being a journalist at the Olympics is about four parts exhilaration and one part exhaustion. Or is it the other way around? Working hard is never...
IN MEMORIAM
John Husar, the Tribune's outdoors columnist, died Thursday morning, a loss that was felt by friends, family and readers alike. There is another group that will desperately miss him--his colleagues....
IT’S A DAY OF BIRD DROPPINGS AND HORSES FLOPPING FOR MABEE
There are good omens and there are harbingers, and you're never quite sure which is which when they happen. For example, there is racing icon, breeder and owner John Mabee,...