Nothing makes international sports reporters weak in the knees the way the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team does. People with years in the business and scads of experience suddenly become goofy fans, trying to get close to the tall men from the United States. The American men found an hour in their busy day to […]

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When U.S. Olympic Committee leadership wasn’t apologizing for Beijing organizers, they actually made some interesting points about the changes in the Olympic competitive power structure. What used to be a Big Three (USA, Soviet Union, East Germany) went down to a Big One (the U.S.), moved back up to a Big Two (Russia, U.S.) and […]

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Nothing draws an Olympics crowd quite like the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. We love, love, love them! A late-in-the-day press conference a few minutes ago drew more than 100 journalists — who gathered to hear a half-dozen 16-year-old girls say pretty much nothing. Chellsie Memmel’s ankle is better, thank you. Shawn Johnson is ready to […]

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Diana Taurasi is the shooting guard from Chino who figures to be one of the leading figures for the U.S. women’s basketball team as it makes a run for another gold medal, here at Beijing. The women’s team passed through the Main Press Center today, and Lisa Leslie — who hopes to win her fourth […]

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