All London Olympics
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Michael Jordan rejects Kobe Bryant's 'Dream Team' comparison
Michael Jordan says there's "no comparison" between the 1992 Olympic Dream Team and the 2012 US basketball team. Jordan "laughed" at Kobe Bryant's comments that the 2012 team was better.
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Saudi Arabia to send first-ever female athletes to Olympics
Saudi Arabia will send two women to the London Olympics. For the first time in Olympic history, every country competing in the Summer Olympics will include women.
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Britain puts 3,500 more troops on standby for Olympics
In Britain's mammoth Olympics security operation, 7,500 troops are already being deployed at venues and 6,000 more had previously been put on stand-by to provide a range of security duties.
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Hope Solo receives public warning from the US Anti-Doping Agency
Solo's prescribed medication is classified as a specified substance by USADA that can result in a reduced sanction.
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Focus Oh, for the simpler Olympic Games of 1948
In today's dollars, the 1948 London Olympic Games cost about $33 million. This year's tab: about $17 billion. What happened?
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Focus Have the Olympics gotten too big?
London residents today lost a bid to stop rooftop missile deployments. Many Britons are questioning Olympics they say are most notable for super-sized costs and security.
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Hope Solo explains why she failed a drug test
Hope Solo, the US soccer team goalkeeper, failed a drug test and received a warning Monday from the US Anti-Doping Agency. Hope Solo says she will still play in the Olympics.
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London Olympics: heightened vigilance leads to 7 more arrests
Ahead of the London Olympics, seven men were arrested after a car-load of guns was found in northern England. The UK's national threat level warns of a 'strong possibility' of a terrorist attack.
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Six missile sites to protect London Olympics
Six missile launchers will be positioned to protect the London Olympics from terrorist attacks. Two missile sites are to be located on the rooftops of London apartment buildings.
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Saudi women allowed to compete, but will fear keep them home?
Saudi Arabia is under pressure to allow women to compete at the London Olympics. But Saudi women say they fear a backlash at home.
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Usain Bolt: Still the world's fastest man?
Usain Bolt lost two races to fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake this weekend. Can Usain Bolt regain his stride in time to win at the London Olympics?
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Michael Phelps slips past Ryan Locht in 200 trials (+videos)
Michael Phelps and Ryan Locht provided a sneak peak of what's sure to be an exciting rivalry at the London Summer Olympics.
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Ryan Lochte beats Michael Phelps in 200-meter freestyle
Ryan Lochte was faster than Michael Phelps in Tuesday's semifinals. Lochte and Phelps meet again Wednesday night in the finals of the 200-meter freestyle.
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Michael Phelps starts his push for London at US Olympic swim trials
Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps continues his competition with US teammate Ryan Lochte Tuesday at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha.
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Ashton Eaton savors new world record in decathlon (+video)
Ashton Eaton finished the US Olympic trials with 9,039 points and beat the 11-year-old world record in the decathlon by 13 points. Ashton Eaton joins Americans Bruce Jenner, Dan O'Brien, Bob Mathias, and Rafer Johnson as world record holders in the decathlon.
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15 biggest moments for women in the Olympics
Since 1900, when women first began competing in the Olympic Games, there have been many unforgettable moments.
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US track and field trials: Familiar names contend, but one event could end with a coin toss
There was a tie for 3rd place in the women's 100-meter sprint over the weekend. Both runners will choose between a runoff or a coin toss to determine the third team member to go to London.
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Saudi Arabia to allow women to compete for the first time
Saudi Arabia's embassy in London says Saudi women will be allowed to compete in the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
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Russians favored in wrestling at London Summer Olympics
Russia has long been dominant in wrestling at past Olympic Games and is expected to do so again this summer in London. But the US and other nations will be medal contenders, as well.
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Sprinters Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix fight for tickets to London
Tyson Gay will be running the 100-meter against Michael Rodgers, Walter Dix, Justin Gatlin, and Darvis Patton. Allyson Felix has opted to run the 100-200 double.
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