Olympics day-by-day glance (Miami Herald)
A daily look at highlights of the Beijing Games, including South Florida athletes to watch: AUG. 10 Best bet: Expect a wild atmosphere as Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and Co. take on Yao Ming and China in one of the most anticipated men's basketball games of the Olympics. The U.S. team, which is loaded with NBA stars, has not won a major international title in eight years, and it settled for a ......more...For the Record (Honolulu Advertiser)
Nor-Cal Longhorns vs....more... A viewer?s guide to Olympic events (MSNBC)
The Olympic flame finishes its long journey to the Beijing Games on Friday, marking the start of 16 days of competition. With all the action, keeping track of what to watch for can be tough. This guide provides a brief summary of each major sport....more... Swimming runs dry (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Despite a city's configuration that includes a beach, an ocean, a legendary lifeguards association and the opportunity for more water sports play than any town could want, the city of Long Beach has managed to come up embarrassingly empty when it comes to having an Olympic-quality pool and swimming programs....more... For the Record (Honolulu Advertiser)
Kansai Big Six 3, Hiroshima Big Six Universities 1....more... A viewer's guide to Olympic events (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Olympic flame finishes its long journey to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games on Friday, marking the start of 16 days of competition involving thousands of athletes. With all the action, keeping track of what to watch for can be tough. This guide provides a brief summary of each major sport....more... Brenda Villa points for water polo gold (Los Angeles Times)
The leader of the U.S. women's team is also the face of her hometown of Commerce. To her coach, Brenda Villa is the " Wayne Gretzky of women's water polo." ...more... BEIJING 2008: THE LOCALS / OLYMPIC ATHLETES WITH LOCAL CONNECTIONS (San Francisco Chronicle)
Badminton Howard Bach Event: Men's doubles, mixed doubles Age: 29, Ht: 5-6, Wt: 160 Hometown: San Francisco A 2004 Olympian, he'll compete in men's doubles in Beijing with Bob Malaythong and in mixed doubles with Eva Lee. ... Born in Vietnam, grew up in San... ...more... A viewer's guide to Olympic events (The Monitor)
The Olympic flame finishes its long journey to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games on Friday, marking the start of 16 days of competition involving thousands of athletes. With all the action, keeping track of what to watch for can be tough....more... |