COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Gymnast Morgan Hamm, who was selected for his third Olympic team last month, received a warning Thursday for getting a prescribed anti-inflammatory shot without the proper clearance from anti-doping authorities.
Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm is back doing what he does best.
WASHINGTON President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, the White House said Thursday. The announcement quashed any talk of a presidential boycott over China's violent crackdown after anti-government riots and protests in Tibet.
OMAHA, Neb. Natalie Coughlin qualified fastest in the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries, with 41-year-old Dara Torres third-quickest at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Thursday.
The oldest active U.S. swimming Olympic gold medalist took the first step toward clinching a spot in her unprecedented fifth Summer Games on Thursday.
France's Amelie Mauresmo right, sits in her chair during her third round match against Serena Williams of the U.S on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Friday, June 27, 2008.
PARIS Amelie Mauresmo withdrew from the Olympic tennis tournament Thursday because she was not chosen to compete in singles.
MOSCOW Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated, saying ecological concerns are more important than expense.
SOFIA, Bulgaria Former Olympic champion triple jumper Tereza Marinova of Bulgaria retired weeks before the Beijing Games because of an Achilles' tendon injury that worsened the past six months.
Katie Hoff swims to a first place finish in the women's individual medley final at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, July 2, 2008.
OMAHA, Neb. Katie Hoff has vanquished Natalie Coughlin once. Now the teenage sensation is ready to show Dara Torres that youth rules.
Michael Phelps swims to victory in the men's 400-meter individual medley finals at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 29, 2008. Phelps set a new world record of 4:05.25 in the event.
OMAHA, Neb. Michael Phelps has a big believer when it comes to his quest to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at the Olympics.
Chinese crewmen examine equipment for a pump outfitted onto a dredging boat that sucks up water to filter out blue green algae invading Qingdao, eastern China, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Athletes attending the sailing events of the 2008 Olympic Games are in the coastal city to familiarize themselves with the waters but the recent algae bloom is proving to be an obstacle.
QINGDAO, China China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one-third of the sea where the world's best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month. Athletes call it the blob, the carpet, the fairway.
Light flyweight Luis Yanez fired back at U.S. boxing coach Dan Campbell on Wednesday night, claiming the coach's decision to kick him off the Beijing Olympic team was a hasty, harsh response to a long-stewing conflict.
Aaron Peirsol celebrates victory in the men's 100-meter backstroke with a new world-record time of 52.89 seconds at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
OMAHA, Neb. Wow, that kid from suburban Baltimore is something.
OMAHA, Neb. Katie Hoff has rallied to win her second race of the night at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, beating Natalie Coughlin in the 200-meter individual medley final.
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, of South Africa, competes during the men's 400-meter race during the Athletics International Meeting "Notturna di Milano" in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, July 2, 2008.
MILAN, Italy Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius slowed on the final straight Wednesday in his first able-bodied race in nearly a year, finishing fourth and well outside the Olympic qualifying time.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Do you make a political statement by expressing your opinion on the world's biggest stage? Or do you remain quiet by treating the Olympics as a sporting event?
EUGENE, Ore. Bernard Lagat has run twice in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2000 and a silver in 2004 in the 1,500-meter run. Monday night, when he punched his third ticket to the Summer Games, it all felt new again.
EUGENE, Ore. The pain started in Matt Tegenkamp's right side as he warmed up for the 5,000-meter final at the U.S. Olympic track trials Monday night. He was well-hydrated and rested. He'd felt fine up to that point. So what was the problem?
OMAHA, Neb. Dara Torres wore a black T-shirt with the single word "faith" in silver letters to her press conference at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials on Tuesday.
Light flyweight Luis Yanez will fight his removal from the U.S. Olympic team after requesting a hearing next week to appeal USA Boxing's decision.
LONDON Roger Federer and 16 of the other top 20 men and Ana Ivanovic and 17 other top 20 women have entered the tennis tournament at next month's Beijing Olympics.
OMAHA, Neb. Jason Lezak set an American record in the 100-meter freestyle, then Garrett Weber-Gale lowered it again at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
OMAHA, Neb. Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale set back-to-back American records in the 100-meter freestyle preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, with Michael Phelps going under 48 seconds Wednesday.
OMAHA, Neb. Jessica Hardy is heading to the Olympics for the first time, winning the 100-meter breaststroke at the U.S. swimming trials.
Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol each re-set their own world records to highlight Tuesday's results at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
Brendan Hansen, Mark Gangloff and Scott Spann, top to bottom, swim in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 30, 2008. Hansen won with a time of 59.93.
OMAHA, Neb. Michael Phelps just missed setting another world record at the U.S. Olympic trials.
Natalie Coughlin swims in the women's 200-meter individual medley preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
OMAHA, Neb. Natalie Coughlin has set her second world record in two days, breaking her own mark in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic trials.
Michael Phelps looks up at his time after swimming to victory in the men's 200-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Phelps won with a time of 1 minute, 44.10 seconds.
OMAHA, Neb. Michael Phelps has locked up his second Olympic race but just missed breaking his own world record in the 200-meter freestyle.
Aaron Peirsol celebrates victory in the men's 100-meter backstroke with a new world-record time of 52.89 seconds at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
OMAHA, Neb. Aaron Peirsol has set a world record in the 100-meter backstroke, beating a strong field at the U.S. Olympic trials with a time of 52.89 seconds.
George Hincapie and Levi Leipheimer were among 21 cyclists nominated for the United States Olympic team.
Bryan Clay is still in the lead of the Decathlon even with a finish of fourth in the pole vault in Eugene, Oregon, Monday, June 30, 2008.
EUGENE, Ore. Just as 18-year-old Jeffrey Demps - dreadlocked, lithe, taut as a bowstring - lined up for a 100-meter semifinal Sunday, a middle-age guy with bangs named Jeff was making his own unlikely Olympic bid in the pole-vault pit.
EUGENE, Ore. Tyson Gay was barely off the track after his oh-so-close call in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials 100 meters first round Saturday when his coach Jon Drummond jumped in his face.
Winner of the Men's 100 meter dash, Tyson Gay, hugs Darvis Patton after his win at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene Oregon, Sunday, June 29, 2008.
EUGENE, Ore. Tyson Gay lets his feet make hyperbolic statements. His delivery is strictly deadpan.
Derek Miles, who won the pole vault competition, celebrates after making an earlier height at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene Oregon, Sunday, June 29, 2008.
EUGENE, Ore. The turtle is going to the Olympics.
Long Jump winner Trevell Quinley takes to air on one of his jumps at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene Oregon, Sunday, June 29, 2008.
EUGENE, Ore. Four years ago, Bershawn Jackson lost his lead and his ticket to Athens when he crashed into the final hurdle of the 400-meter race and staggered across the line in fourth place, which at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials might as well be last.
After he missed qualifying for the 2004 U.S. Olympic trials by the minuscule margin of three-hundredths of a second in the 50-meter freestyle, Josh Baseheart could have walked away from swimming.
EUGENE, Ore. Jon Drummond has been coaching Tyson Gay for some time now, but even he could hardly believe what he saw Sunday afternoon. "This dude needs some re-entry glasses," Drummond gushed after Gay ran the fastest 100-meter time in history. "We need to get some type of flame-retardant uniform in case he catches on fire."
OMAHA, Neb. Michael Phelps was upset Sunday morning. In fact, he was so disgusted with his opening heat performance in the 400-meter individual medley, he couldn't sleep when he tried to take his customary race-day afternoon nap.
Derek Miles, who won the pole vault competition, celebrates after making an earlier height at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene Oregon, Sunday, June 29, 2008.
EUGENE, Ore. When Curtis and Gloria Marks were offered trackside seats to watch their daughter, Shani, compete in the triple jump Sunday, they politely declined. "I need to be up here where I can throw up," Gloria said, with a hint of seriousness hiding under her laugh.
Having never been the sort to place more emphasis on the downside than potential reward, Mike Krzyzewski didn't look around for a grassy-knoll conspiracy when he was selected for - and quickly accepted - the head coaching job of the United States' 2008 Olympic men's basketball team.
Tom Pappas won the pole vault competition of the Decathlon in Eugene, Oregon, Monday, June 30, 2008.
EUGENE, Ore. Paul Terek packed his pole for the trip. But it wasn't his usual model.
NEW YORK The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team is made up of all the guys you'd expect to see picked in the first round of the NBA Draft - Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd.
OMAHA, Neb. With only 10 meters left in the men's 400-meter freestyle final, Larsen Jensen was locked in a stroke-for-stroke duel with Peter Vanderkaay and Erik Vendt.
BEIJING Two Republican congressmen have called on President Bush to steer clear of the Beijing Olympics unless China makes substantial improvements in its treatment of dissidents, including releasing prisoners of conscience.
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, of South Africa, poses prior to the start of the press conference at the official presentation of Athletics International Meeting "Notturna di Milano" in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Pistorius knows he's a long shot for the Beijing Olympic Games, but that won't stop him from giving his all when he competes in Milan on Wednesday, July 2, in a bid to qualify.
MILAN, Italy Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius knows he's a long shot for the Beijing Olympic Games - but that won't stop him from giving his all when he competes in Milan on Wednesday in a bid to qualify.
Bernard Lagat signals his victory in the men's 5000 meter final at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore., Monday, June 30, 2008.
EUGENE, Ore. With a high leg kick and his trademark burst, Bernard Lagat has become an expert at putting people away in the last lap of races.
Bernard Lagat officially became a U.S. Olympian on Monday by winning the 5,000 meters at the U.S. Track and Field trials.
EUGENE, Ore. Kara Patterson and Kim Kreiner have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the women's javelin.
EUGENE, Ore. Bernard Lagat, Matt Tegankamp and Ian Dobson have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the men's 5000 meters.
EUGENE, Ore. Bryan Clay, Trey Hardee and Tom Pappas have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the decathlon.
