New York Hopes to Win Olympics by Dividing Votes
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The people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Olympics think they have a chance to beat the four competing European capitals.
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New York City submitted its formal plan Monday to host the 2012 Olympics, as the centerpiece of the bid, a West Side stadium, continues to spark heated exchanges.
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Politicians Ken Livingstone and Tessa Jowell jump on the Olympics bandwagon in London's Trafalgar Square. Guardian correspondent Tania Branigan reports
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With the women's 1,600-meter relay team winning gold Saturday night, the United States picked up its 98th medal, topping the total won four years ago in Sydney. Next up: the goal of 100 set by the U.S. Olympic Committee. There was a chance of hitting it late Saturday through one more relay, the men's javelin and men's basketball. If not, it could be tight on Sunday.
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World News, New York,With President George W. Bush projected to win 186 electoral votes against his Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry&#39;s 112 votes within the first two hours of the national election coming to an end in many parts of the country
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ON Monday, New York City submitted its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, and next July, in Singapore, the IOC will decide.
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A massive plan to attract the 2012 Summer Olympics to New York, touting the city's diversity, financial and media power, was unveiled today.
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New York mayor's move sparks speculation he intends to run for president.
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Shayne Culpepper and Sara Hall are just a few of the runners with Olympic aspirations whose elite-level spouses are competing in New York.
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Chicagoâs plans for a temporary Olympic stadium represents only a small part of what Chicago and the United States Olympic Committee have tried to learn from New Yorkâs failed bid.
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Led by Michael Phelps, the United States is eager to confirm its place as swimming's superpower at the world championships in Melbourne and ride the wave of domination onto the Beijing Olympics.
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The 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece, have been attracting a growing worldwide audience since they began August 13. Particularly attentive have been Greek-Americans.
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Olympic leaders vote Thursday to create a Youth Olympics meant to drag kids from computer screens and onto the playing fields.
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ATHENS -- Evita Agiasoteli has been counting Greece's Olympic medals. Each one comes with a celebration from the boy next door, who likes to run through their neighborhood in the northern Athenian suburb of Nea Ionia yelling &quot;Hellas!&quot; with each gold. Other neighbors often leave their evening yogurts unfinished so they can join the boy's victory cheer.
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New York's best asset in its bid to  host the 2012 Olympics is the city itself, campaign leader  Daniel Doctoroff said on Wednesday.
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ATHENS, Greece  Their own country has a hard time celebrating a silver medal. If it isn&#39;t gold, it&#39;s symbolic of second place or third place, and that&#39;s just not the American way when it comes to the Olympic Games.
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PORT CHESTER, New York  - A dispute over voting rights reminiscent of the U.S. civil rights era has broken out in this New York town, where the federal government has thrust itself into the debate and a judge suspended an election.