olympic games

The Beijing Olympic Games have ended in a blaze of fireworks, with the largest share of gold medals going to the host country.

Chinese citizens and state media said that their success in holding the games for the first time would make China a more confident and open country.

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Despite fears in the run-up to the Olympic Games, the skies above Beijing have met clean-air standards, officials say.

It's a big setback for China at the Beijing Olympic Games. Defending Olympic champion Liu Xiang has pulled out of the 110-meter hurdles.

His right hamstring has been bothering him for months.

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Facebook has a new special member. Ivy Bean, 102, joined after she heard about a 97-year-old member in France.

Bean uses Facebook to post news and video about herself and her nursing home in England. She recently competed in her home's "Over 75 Olympic Games" — and won a gold medal.

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He's certainly not the star of the team or even a medal favorite, but Eric Shanteau has earned as much respect as any of the U.S. swimmers at the Olympic Games.

He gained 2 since yesterday, which is interesting considering virtually nothing has happened in the past week except McCain’s negative attacks.

Perhaps McCain’s “maverick” brand is being hurt by the politics of division?

If you are headed to (or already at) the Olympic Games and you weren’t worried by my Tech Tips for Beijing Visitors at the end of last month, maybe you should be now, In telling the Wall Street Journal’s readers “Don’t Forget About China’s Dissidents,” Ellen Bork notes at the tail end of her piece: The [...]

NBC has a lot at stake in the 2008 Olympic Games. That includes the reputation of the network's news division and its bottom line.

Its position is complicated by the fact that NBC's role in the Olympics is one of observer and partner.

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