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CYCLING
Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner, is working the publicity machine by announcing his return to cycling's premier event now. Armstrong's titles remain clouded by questions.
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NEWSWIRE
Cyclist says he will compete next year in the race he has won seven times. >>
COMMENTARY
Chicago Olympic bid officials say that taking Barack Obama's slogan isn't appropriate, and that is only part of the irony that plays out in the 2016 bid process at Istanbul. >>
NEWSWIRE
Although he never tested positive for banned drugs, he says he used testosterone and human growth hormone before Sydney Games. >>
In his taped address, the president-elect tells Olympic committee members the Games would give the U.S. a chance to 'reach out, welcome the world to our shores and strengthen' friendships. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
The Glendora-based gold medalist may have to compete with Michael Phelps for his young son's Olympic hero worship. But being on the Wheaties box isn't a bad consolation prize. >>
PHILIP HERSH / ON THE OLYMPICS
Davis and Hedrick, who engaged in a bitter war of words at the 2006 Games, combine with Trevor Marsicano for a second-place finish for the United States, the first World Cup podium for a U.S. trio in >>
GYMNASTICS
Bela Karolyi promotes Chicago for the 2016 Olympics, tells of upcoming stars and rips into rules that make routines, well, routine. >>
DOPING
Anti-doping authority Don Catlin and cancer detection expert Lance Liotta say they're progressing toward a urine test for human growth hormone that could close a major drug-testing loophole. >>
G. Larry James, a middle-distance runner known as "The Mighty Burner" who employed his streaky speed to win gold and silver medals in track at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died of colon cancer at his home in Smithville, N.J., on Thursday, his 61st birthday. >>
COMMENTARY
The president-elect provides the city with worldwide exposure and interest. >>
CYCLING
Cyclist, 37, is coming back but is not committing to the Tour de France, which he won seven consecutive times. >>
OLYMPICS
They will institute safeguards to limit the online fraud that plagued Summer Games in Beijing. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
Reflecting a regional dominance, South Korea's Yu-na Kim adds the Skate America title to her resume. >>
SKATE AMERICA
He wins the men's title at Skate America. >>
SKATE AMERICA
He leads after short program at Skate America. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
Skate America, the first major competition of the season, begins Friday, and its significance goes beyond being the opener of the Grand Prix series. >>
NEWSWIRE
The difficult climb up Mont Ventoux will be the 20th of 21 stages. Friend of Lance Armstrong says it's "50-50" that the seven-time champion will compete in 2009 race. >>
OLYMPIC SPORTS
The 16-year-old star-in-the-making is juggling training, competition and high school, and excelling in every area. >>
Organizers of the 2012 Summer Games are looking for ways to scrimp amid the worldwide credit crunch, tumbling domestic property values and rising unemployment. >>
LAKERS FYI
MVP might be a little fatigued from the Olympics and Phil Jackson is keeping an eye on him. >>
The more relaxed policy instituted for the Olympics will be made permanent, allowing journalists to travel and conduct interviews without permission. But observers fear core problems will remain. >>
FIGURE SKATING
After a season of competitive flops, the world champion has a new coach and a newly hopeful attitude. She gets another shot on the ice at Skate America next week. >>
COMMENTARY
In defending the U.S. Olympic Committee's slice of Olympic revenues, the former chairman's words echo across the globe. >>
MORNING BRIEFING
Christopher Walsh of the Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News takes one for the team as he steps into the ring with Olympic boxer Deontay Wilder. Two days later, he's still feeling the effects. >>
Q & A: PETER UEBERROTH
He will address the USOC for the final time as its chairman. >>
PRO FOOTBALL
Technology clocks New Orleans Saints' Bush at 22 mph. Bolt was at 23.07 mph for his world-record 100 in the Beijing Olympics. >>
He'll begin serving the sentence when he finishes a 46-month prison term for an unrelated conviction. The 2000 Olympic medalist was stripped of those records after a doping scandal. >>
NEWSWIRE
Cycling's governing body is relaxing its own rules to allow Lance Armstrong to make his road race comeback in January. >>
OLYMPICS
Barely two weeks after being named to the board of directors, he is elected unanimously to a four-year term. >>
OLYMPICS
The International Gymnastics Federation found no violations during the Beijing Games. However, it is continuing its probe into possible problems at the 2000 competition. >>
BILL DWYRE
The American boxer who gracefully endured one of the Olympic Games' worst decisions could be ending a remarkable career with his matchup against unbeaten Joe Calzaghe of Wales. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Without Lezak, Michael Phelps wouldn't have won his record eight gold medals in swimming at Beijing. >>
BILL DWYRE
The read-it-now demands of Beijing Olympics fans turn sports journalism into a typing, rather than reporting, game. >>
Editorial
Although Beijing spent lavishly on Olympic spectacle and medals, that doesn't make it a winner. >>
BILL DWYRE
The men's coach, having been hit with personal tragedy during these Olympics, makes sure reporters know his winning players are the real story. >>
The fine arts once had their own categories at the Games. Lee Blair's watercolor 'Rodeo' won a gold medal in 1932, but it's been missing for decades. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
After playing host to these successful Games, the Chinese finally let their guard down with silly flying drummers, confetti and song, among other things. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
These Games demonstrated how to run an Olympics, not a nation. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt have garnered the fame. For Kobe Bryant, the reward is much more valuable. >>
OLYMPIC BASKETBALL
Argentines give the Americans their toughest game so far, relying on a zone defense, but U.S. still prevails, 101-81. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The U.S. women's basketball team wasn't happy that Becky Hammon opted to play for Russia. But it is her right. >>
From local club to the big Games -- at least that's the dream for many young players here. They have proof it can be done too: Just look at Olympians Brenda Villa and Patty Cardenas. >>
BILL DWYRE
Thursday's game was meant to be the sport's last Olympic appearance, with U.S. dominance cited as a reason. But Japan's win may give it a chance to return. >>
Opinion
The U.S. tallies all medals; many other nations count only gold. >>
OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL
Americans, who lost to their powerful opponents in pool play, reverse the tables and win the women's semifinal to advance to the gold-medal match. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Dynamic American duo win their 108th consecutive match and second consecutive gold medal in women's beach volleyball. >>
BILL DWYRE
Brazilians representing Georgia and Americans playing for Russia at the Beijing Games are among the instances that raise questions about what it takes to represent a country. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Henry Cejudo had a ragged upbringing. Now he has a gold medal in the 55 kilogram freestyle. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON BASKETBALL
Chinese fans adore the Lakers star, whose commercial appeal has had quite a rebound. >>
BILL DWYRE
The former Lost Boy of Sudan has won a place in American hearts, captivating many with his rise from refugee in Kenya to world-class runner and U.S. flag bearer at the Beijing Games. >>
Olympic Track and Field
Bolt hopes to break the 200-meter record set by Michael Johnson at the Atlanta Games in 1996. >>
OLYMPIC WOMEN'S SOCCER
BEIJING -- For now, the best place to find American women soccer stars is on the Web. >>
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