Triumphant Olympics end with pride and relief
Web-posted 8/30/2004
ATHENS, Greece -- Efharisto! A nervous world learned the Greek word for thank you and repeated it endlessly at an astonishingly successful Athens Olympics that quelled fears, surprised skeptics and greatly honored the birthplace of the games.

U.S. tops charts for third straight Summer Olympics
Web-posted 8/30/2004
ATHENS, Greece -- The United States finished atop the medal charts for the third straight Summer Olympics, with Russia the overall runner-up and China second in gold medals - its best showing ever and the leading edge of a surge by Asian teams.

Italian first, American surprising second in bizarre marathon
Web-posted 8/30/2004
ATHENS, Greece -- Three miles from the finish, the marathon leader was grabbed by a defrocked priest wearing a red kilt, green beret and matching knee-high socks. An American won a medal - something that hadn't happened in 28 years.

Athens now claims a new legacy
Web-posted 8/30/2004
ATHENS - The final chants of "Hellas" rose over Athens on Sunday, for no individual but a whole nation.

Latest Olympics News

Female ski jumpers hear reasons for case dismissal
Web-posted 11/21/2009
Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate women ski jumpers' rights because they had no power to include their event in the 2010 Winters Games.

Northug the man to beat as Olympic season starts
Web-posted 11/21/2009
Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man to beat in cross-country skiing, and he isn't doing much to downplay expectations.

Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races
Web-posted 11/21/2009
The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains.

Olympic lodging plan off because of rough economy
Web-posted 11/21/2009
An Olympic housing plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy.

Fans to have chance to design Vonn's helmet art
Web-posted 11/21/2009
Fans will have a chance to design the artwork that appears on star skier Lindsey Vonn's helmet during February's Vancouver Olympics.

BMW becomes 2012 London Olympics top-tier sponsor
Web-posted 11/21/2009
BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional potential investors.

Comcast-NBC would unite rivals on Oly network
Web-posted 11/21/2009
NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival.

Tony Benshoof's back ailing again
Web-posted 11/21/2009
Olympic luge slider Tony Benshoof's back is aching again, just as the international racing season is set to begin.

Penguins captain Crosby runs with Olympic torch
Web-posted 11/21/2009
Five months after lifting the Stanley Cup, Sidney Crosby carried the Olympic torch as thousands of people lined a downtown street.

Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal
Web-posted 11/21/2009
Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games.

Already a world champ, Hamlin eyes Olympic gold
Web-posted 11/21/2009
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