Olympics
Ugandan surprises to win Olympic marathon
For Stephen Kiprotich, being a relative unknown had an advantage: When the Ugandan runner joined the leaders late in the Olympic marathon, no one really paid that much attention.
With London done, Brazil gears up for '16 carnival
For all those beach volleyball players who thought Horse Guards Parade transformed itself into the sport's best Olympic venue yet, wait until they hit the sand in Brazil in four years.
Brazil celebrates record medal tally ahead of Rio
Brazil won a record number of medals at the London Games and is aiming for a top-10 finish at the 2016 Games in Rio, when athletes will be competing at home backed by unprecedented funding.
US men's basketball has holes to fill before Rio
Kobe Bryant and Mike Krzyzewski are finished. LeBron James isn't sure.
US wins medal count, but British celebrate as well
Red, white and blue was everywhere in London.
And now...onto Rio! London puts out Olympic flame
And now, on to Rio!
Olympic Viewing: Boxing's decline
In an Olympics filled with television success, boxing has been a notable failure.
Olympic athletes back campaign against hunger
A group of Olympic athletes from around the world on Sunday urged international leaders to tackle child malnutrition rates in poor countries.
AP PHOTOS: A rockin' Olympics closing ceremony
London bid farewell to the 2012 Summer Games during a raucous closing ceremony Sunday, with help from the reunited Spice Girls, a Monty Python anthem and a swarm of other performers who had 80,000 fans at Olympic Stadium cheering and singing.
LeBron helps US beat Spain in tight Olympic final
Five things to know about Sunday, the last and 16th day of the London Olympics:
Highlights of Day 16 of the London Olympics
_ The U.S. men's basketball team fought off another challenge from Spain, pulling away in the final minutes for a 107-100 victory and its second straight Olympic championship against the Spaniards. LeBron James capped one of basketball's most brilliant individual years with a monster dunk and a huge 3-pointer in the final 2:50 that wrapped up a close, back-and-forth game.
London's Olympic flame is extinguished
The flame for the London Olympics has been extinguished.
Rogge: London hosted `happy and glorious games'
IOC President Jacques Rogge has hailed the London Olympics as "happy and glorious games."
London hands over Olympic flag to Rio
The Olympic flag has been handed from London to organizers of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops
This was no Dream Team. This was reality.
Bolt lights up Olympic track; what about 2016?
Toting his third gold medal of the London Games, Usain Bolt gave a little wave to 80,000 or so of his best friends in the Olympic Stadium stands.
Column: London, the Olympics of Us
Sebastian Coe, the organizer-in-chief who more than anyone made the London Games possible, is absolutely right. The Olympics really are the Greatest Show on Earth.
Athletes march into Olympic closing ceremony
Thousands of Olympic athletes have begun marching into the closing ceremony to celebrate the end of the London Games in joyous fashion.
Rule Britannia: Olympic closing ceremony explained
The closing ceremony of the Olympics will be a global party, with a distinctively British flavor. Organizers say it will be "a celebration of all that's good about London, British people, our music and our culture."
Asadauskaite wins Olympic pentathlon gold
The family collection is complete, thanks to Laura Asadauskaite's victory in the London Games.
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