ORLANDO, Fla. --- Peter Ueberroth took a swipe at international officials critical of the money the U.S. Olympic Committee receives, setting up some possibly uncomfortable moments for the Chicago group trying to land the 2016 Games.
China's gold medal gymnasts were old enough to compete in the Beijing Olympics, the sport's governing body said Wednesday, though it still had questions about the team that competed at the 2000 Sydney Games.
After winning the most medals of any male U.S. swimmer at the Paralympics, Lantz Lamback plans to do absolutely nothing for the next few weeks, relaxing at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland --- The United States team featuring Aiken resident Phillip Dutton was disqualified Monday from its fourth-place finish in the Olympic team dressage event for a positive drug test.
BEIJING --- Beijing capped its six-week run as the center of world sports, ushering out the Paralympic Games on Wed-nesday with a lavish closing ceremony.
The four American cyclists who arrived for last month's Beijing Games wearing black masks and were subsequently ordered to apologize for offending the host nation are seeking an apology from the U.S. Olympic Committee.
GENEVA --- The Belarus silver and bronze medalists in the men's hammer throw at the Beijing Olympics are being investigated for doping offenses by International Olympic Com-mittee.
ATLANTA --- Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is recovering quickly from cancer surgery and already planning his return to the pool. Still, he knows he'll never be able to escape the disease that turned his life upside down just before the Beijing Games.
PARKER, Texas --- Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin was greeted by thousands of cheering fans at a welcome-home parade in her North Texas hometown Saturday.
