The Bahamas - the real medal winner of the Athens Olympics
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A different way of calculating the medal standings brings some interesting results.
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Great Britain enjoyed one of its best ever days at the Olympics on Saturday, claiming five gold medals. Rower Matthew Pinsent led the way, winning his fourth Games title in the coxless four ahead of Canada.
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OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant idea, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.
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The Olympic games engages virtually everyone on the planet. The past two weeks have shown they are thrilling, intoxicating and enriching - and, of course, unpredictable.
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ATHENS, Greece - Mark Spitz can rest easy. The best Michael Phelps can do is win seven gold medals at these Olympics...
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ATHENS Imagine, just for the length of a breezy, sun-kissed summer evening in Athens, that you had not heard a word about Michael Phelps before these Olympics began. That you knew nothing about his childhood in Baltimore; the failed Olympic dreams of his ...
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The Athens Olympics have proved a "great  success" giving Greeks fresh confidence and energy, Athens  mayor Dora Bakoyannis said on Friday.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb.
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Kelly Holmes proved that her double victory at the Olympic Games was no fluke in the World Athletics Final in the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo with a turn of speed to win the 1500 metres that was even more impressive than in Athens last month.
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LIKE a rank outsider, Athens has surprised the pundits by hosting an Olympic Games that has run with the mathematical precision mastered by the ancient Greeks.
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The United States won the women's  basketball gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday.
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Athens, Greece -- Debbie Ferguson carried the blue and yellow Bahamian flag during the parade of nations in the Olympic opening ceremony, then stood proudly Wednesday night as it flew in Olympic Stadium to honor her bronze medal in the 200 meters.
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ATHENS  Michael Phelps might receive his last gold medal of the Athens Olympics in a way no one would envision.
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At the world-noticing 28th Olympic Games, Chinese good athletes, fearing no strong opponents and competing with all might, have achieved unprecedented, excellent results, making new historic breakthroughs at the Athens Olympics in China&#39;s sports and
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With an outpouring of joy, pride and some relief, Athens marked the completion of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games with a closing ceremony full of spectacle, fireworks and music.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Capping its sports-hosting triumph, Greece ended the XXVIII Olympiad with a festive splash of ethnic folklore, music and dancing.
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ATHENS, Greece - In all honesty, did anyone really believe Michael Phelps could equal or surpass Mark Spitz&#39;s record of seven swimming Olympic gold medals? And as near-impossible it seems now in hindsight, didn&#39;t the $1 million bonus attached to it for ...