Tribune Olympic Bureau

LONDON -- Paige McPherson started the long-and-winding day with a victory over world champion and local favorite Sarah Stevenson of Britain and left ExCeL Centre with a medal. There was...

LONDON — American swimmer Fran Crippen had hoped to be at the starting line Friday when the men's 10k open-water marathon got under way in Hyde Park. As a world...

LONDON -- It's not bragging if you can do it. Jordan Burroughs, a 24-year-old wrestler from Sicklerville, N.J., has a Twitter address and a tattoo. That Twitter address is @alliseeisgold....

LONDON — Obviously, Sue Bird can't join the British populace who are allowed to wager on these Olympic Games. But if the three-time Olympian were so inclined — and even...

LONDON — The U.S. women's basketball team has won games with its talent and tenacity, its defense and depth. On Thursday, in a taut semifinal far closer than the final...

LONDON -- When the clock finally ran out on the U.S. soccer team's gold medal win over Japan on Thursday, a group of players ran from the sideline to goalkeeper...

LONDON —The Royal Family certainly has gotten around at these Games. Equestrian. Cycling. Rowing. Gymnastics. Field hockey. Synchronized swimming. It seemed wherever Britain had a shot at medaling, you could...

LONDON — U.S. swimmer Haley Anderson admits she felt a tad envious when her older sister, Alyssa, won gold in the women's 800 freestyle relay last week. It's not that...

LONDON — The text message pings. In the intl zone wearing blue usa jacket n jeans A quick scan of the courtyard inside the Athletes Village reveals nobody of such...

LONDON -- The YouTube footage is humorous, the inexperienced subject half-somersaulting, half-back-flipping over a relatively low bar into the pole-vault pit with accompanying laughter from onlookers five years ago. Little...