In today’s Times: a sweep comeback
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Articles from the Tuesday edition of The Times.
U.S. men sweep 400-meter hurdles
Philip Hersh, Special to The Times: Angelo Taylor leads a 1-2-3 finish after the American track and field team gets off to a rough start. Full article>>
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U.S. women win their 200-meter heats
Philip Hersh, Special to The Times: Allyson Felix, Marshevet Hooker and Muna Lee move on to the second round Tuesday night. Full article>>
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Stephanie Brown Trafton ends U.S. gold drought in discus
Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times: The discus thrower, who started out wanting to be a gymnast, gets the first U.S. gold in track and field. Full article>>
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Sanya Richards looks to shine in the spotlight
Philip Hersh, Special to The Times: U.S. quarter-miler, who finished second at the 2005 world championships and sixth at the 2004 Olympics when she was just 19, wants to do well when it counts. Full article>>
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U.S. women will play for soccer gold
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times: Angela Hucles scores twice to lead the United States to a 4-2 win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil. Full article>>
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Outside a Chinese gate, a Shaq
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times: A giant statue of former Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal looms over Chaoyang Park in Beijing. Some of the locals aren’t sure why he’s here. Full article>>
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So far, no competition for U.S. men’s basketball team
Mark Heisler, Los Angeles Times: Chris Kaman and Germany are the latest victims as Americans roll to a 106-57 victory. Full article>>
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Nastia Liukin loses tiebreaker and the gold medal for uneven bars
Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times: The American gymnast, who won the all-around title last week, finishes with silver when China’s He Kexin is awarded the victory. Full article>>
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American team doesn’t get mad, it just gets even
K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune: May-Treanor, Walsh continue winning streak by beating Brazilians to get to the gold-medal match. Full article>>
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For U.S.-China baseball, it’s almost a brawl game
Mike Downey, Chicago Tribune: Tensions flare in the Americans’ 9-1 victory, which is marked by jarring plays at the plate, a knockdown pitch that causes a concussion and the ejection of three members of the Chinese team. Full article>>
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What Olympic winners think of on the medal stand
Melissa Isaacson, Chicago Tribune: Bob Beamon wondered what he would do next. Michelle Kwan was glad to even be on the stand. For others, like Tommie Smith, it was the dreadful thought of being a second-class citizen. Full article>>
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Michael Phelps, out of the pool, meets the press
Kevin Van Valkenburg, Baltimore Sun: ‘It’s going to be weird,’ says the 23-year-old champion, who’s now making appearances for his sponsors between fielding questions from reporters. What he really wants to do is meet Michael Jordan. Full article>>
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Cat Osterman’s final scene on softball’s world stage
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times: Because softball will not be an Olympic sport in London, the American left-handed pitcher will carry on as an assistant coach at DePaul and in a fledgling pro league. Full article>>
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Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang still a hero to China
Evan Osnos and Don Lee, Special to The Times: Liu Xiang’s withdrawal from the hurdles because of an injury leaves Chinese heartbroken and questioning whether he was under too much pressure. Full article>>
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BMX bicycle racer Kyle Bennett’s Olympic moment is here
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times: Five years ago, he and his three U.S. teammates circled this date on their calendars. Now their sport makes its Olympic debut. Full article>>
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John Cherwa, Orlando Sentinel: Get a quick overview of all the games. Full article>>
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