Tribune Olympic Bureau

The three-time defending gold medalists have spent the better part of what could be softball's last Olympic appearance trying to talk up their opposition and convince the world that while...

The hurdlers did not know the improbable had happened two hours earlier, that a female discus thrower had won the first gold medal for the U.S. track team at the...

The Brazilian duo's serve whistled through the air and landed on the patch of sand between Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. The defending gold-medal winners looked at the patch of...

If he wanted, Tom Hoff could let his mind wander as his Olympic career winds down, the second-oldest player on the surprising U.S. men's volleyball team making his third and...

U.S. volleyball player Ogonna Nnamani is as bubbly as the Coke she's drinking as she describes the thrill of seeing Rafael Nadal in the dining hall and getting a good-luck...

Going into his final round at the U.S. Olympic Trials, tae kwon do fighter Chris Martinez knew he and his opponent were both headed to Beijing. But only one would...

Amid the disappointment of finishing out of medal contention in the women's 3-meter springboard finals Sunday night, U.S. Olympic diver Christina Loukas could not hide her admiration for Chinese gold...

Once again, Matt Emmons chose to be philosophical. "You just can't let it get to you," Emmons said Sunday after watching a gold medal slip away in dramatic fashion in...

Amid the disappointment of finishing out of medal contention in the women's 3-meter springboard finals Sunday night, U.S. Olympic diver Christina Loukas could not hide her admiration for Chinese gold...

With an average victory margin of 43 points through preliminary play, the U.S. women's basketball team has been tested less than a kindergartner. "The Spain game was close," coach Anne...