By John Lohn BEIJING, China, August 10. NOT that the record is going to last past the morning, but the United States took down the world record during the preliminaries
By John Lohn BEIJING, China, August 10. JUST four years ago, a performance of 4:05.34 was good enough to capture the gold medal in the women's 400 freestyle. Now, that
By John Lohn BEIJING, China, August 10. WHEN Matt Grevers qualified for the Beijing Olympics at the U.S. Trials last month, he joked about his parents celebrating in a big
By John Lohn BEIJING, China, August 10. LEISEL Jones didn't waste much time sending a message to her competition in the 100 breaststroke. The world-record holder and two-time defending world
By John Lohn BEIJING, China, August 10. CHAPTER Two of the Michael Phelps saga featured a leisurely stroll through the preliminaries of the 200 freestyle. The world-record holder in the
By Bruce Wigo BEIJING, China, August 10. THE Chinese made their Olympic debut in men's water polo with an unorthodox style of play that made them surprisingly competitive with the
By John Lohn BEIJING, China, August 10. NO event on the women's slate has developed faster than the 100 backstroke, a fact that was on display during the preliminaries of
BEIJING, China, August 10. THERE is one sport at the 2008 Olympics in which the host has a decided advantage, and that is diving. The tandem of Guo Jingjing and
BEIJING, China, August 10. THE third episode of To Beijing and Back features China’s most popular landmark: The Great Wall. Before host Brent Rutemiller takes viewers to the Great Wall,
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 10. DAY three of our special Olympic sale gives you a great deal on one of our most popular DVD sets. Today's final in the men's 400
