Olympic Summer Games NewsOlympic Summer Games news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Six machine: Phelps two golds from passing Spitz- August 15, 2008 Six down, two to go. Michael Phelps, already the all-time winningest Olympian, pulled within two gold medals of breaking Mark Spitz's record by winning the 200-meter individual medley by a body length for his ...http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/six-machine-phelps-two-golds-from-passing-spi... U.S. men's basketball team moves on to medal round- August 15, 2008 The U.S. Olympic team stopped the pick-and-rolls -- and just about everything else Greece tried. These Americans, who looked so lost two years ago in the World Championship, appear to have found their Olympic defensive way. Batting away balls or swatting shots on seemingly every possession late in the second quarter, the Americans broke open a close game and went on to a 92-69 victory Thursday night to clinch a spot in the medal round.http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/u-s-mens-basketball-team-moves-on-to-medal-ro... China gold medal gymnast reportedly was 13- August 14, 2008 Just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government's news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13, which would have made her ineligible to be on the team that won a gold medal.http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/china-gold-medal-gymnast-reportedly-was-13?fr... Blake Beats Federer in Beijing; Williams Sisters Done- August 14, 2008 James Blake has finally slayed the dragon. The eighth-seeded Blake had been 0-8 against Super Swiss Roger Federer going into Thursday's tennis quarterfinal match at the Olympics, but the American pulled out a 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) victory.http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/blake-beats-federer-in-beijing-williams-siste... Olympic Weightlifter Dislocates Elbow- August 14, 2008 Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai suffered a dislocated elbow as he was attempting to lift 326.5 pounds in the 77kg weightlifting competition Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/olympic-weightlifter-dislocates-elbow?fromrss... US Men Stay Perfect In Volleyball- August 14, 2008 The United States men's volleyball team improved to 3-0 in pool play at the Beijing Olympics with Thursday's four-set victory over Bulgaria.http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/us-men-stay-perfect-in-volleyball?fromrss=1 US women speedsters- August 14, 2008 Aug 14 - The US won 25 track medals in Athens, eight of them gold, with the women's team looking to improve on that in Beijing.http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/us-women-speedsters?fromrss=1 Mo Williams headlines six-player, three-team trade- August 14, 2008 The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting some help for LeBron James. With James in Beijing for the Olympics, high-scoring Milwaukee point guard Mo Williams is headed to Cleveland as part of a three-team trade that ...http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/mo-williams-headlines-six-player-three-team-t... Chinese Yang Wei wins men's gymnastics individual all-around gold- August 14, 2008 Yang Wei of China performs on the floor during gymnastics artistic men's individual all-around final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug.http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/chinese-yang-wei-wins-mens-gymnastics-individ... Osterman's no-hitter propels U.S. past Australia- August 14, 2008 The U.S. Olympic softball team was not about to go down under. Cat Osterman pitched a no-hitter, Crystl Bustos belted a two-run homer and the Americans extended their winning streak inside the rings to 16 ...http://www.topix.net/olympics/summer/2008/08/ostermans-no-hitter-propels-u-s-past-australi... |