Dempsey sails to bronze medal
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NICK Dempseyâs first reaction to winning the 11th and final race of the Mistral Olympic regatta was one of despair after thinking he had missed out on a bronze medal by one point.
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ATHENS, GREECE - It is a measure of revenge, but no one would dare claim it as anywhere near equal. The United States&#39; victory over Australia in water polo Thursday earned the US a bronze medal, but it wasn
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Tim Howard has replaced Kasey Keller as the top U.S. goalkeeper heading into the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Sport: Athletics: Mark Lewis-Francis ensured the British 4x100m relay team hung on for bronze behind the USA and Jamaica.
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Britain's Ian Wynne wins the bronze medal in the men's K1 500m kayak final despite an ankle injury.
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Clint Dempsey has played in two Eastern Conference finals, the MLS Cup, and the World Cup, and this week was named US Player of the Year.
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A year ago, Clint Dempsey was a potentially viable reserve for the Revolution. Now he is not only a certain starter, but has also become a factor on the US national soccer team.
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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, Greece - Klete Keller narrowly held off Ian Thorpe at the wall to help the United States win gold over the Australians in the 800-meter freestyle relay Tuesday night. The victory gave Michael Phelps, who led off for the Americans, his third gold medal of the Olympics...
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Spain&#39;s Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez won the Olympic Games 49er yachting gold medal on Thursday, with the silver going to Ukraine and the bronze to Britain.
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Britain&#39;s Matthew Pinsent won the fourth Olympic gold of his career Saturday when his four boat came back over the last 500 meters to beat Canada in a photo finish.
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Mathew Helm pulled out one of the dives of his life to finish the Athens Olympics with a silver medal on the tower. The medal capped Australia&#39;s greatest Olympics in diving, the seven-member team taking home four bronze, a silver and a gold.
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Britain's Matthew Pinsent wins his fourth straight  Olympic gold as the men's coxless four triumph in a photo finish.
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ATHENS, Greece The Dominican Republic has its first Olympic gold medal. Felix Sanchez won the men&#39;s 400 meter hurdles in 47-point-63 seconds.
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Rower Matthew Pinsent has won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the coxless four, while Britain picked up further gold medals in the sailing, cycling and three-day eventing.
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ATHENS -- The celebration had begun for Aaron Peirsol. He had just become the fifth person in Olympic history to win both backstroke events, adding the 200-meter race to his 100 win from earlier in the week.
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The European champions are playing for a much bigger prize. The best the United States can hope for is yet another bronze medal.