Olympics
Croatia wins 1st Olympic water polo title
Winning the country's first Olympic water polo title was grueling enough. Celebrating the title might be more exhausting.
Top 10 memories of the London Olympics
The top 10 memorable moments from the London Olympics:
Russia defeats Brazil for Olympic volleyball gold
Dimitriy Muserskiy and Russia managed to stay alive long enough to wear out Brazil.
Russia wins 4th group title, sweeps Olympic golds
The Russians stood on the podium, belting out their anthem for the entire arena to hear.
Pistorius to carry flag at closing ceremony
Oscar Pistorius has been chosen to carry South Africa's flag at the closing ceremony for the London Olympics.
Uceny making peace with her Olympic fall in 1,500
Days after her fall, Morgan Uceny was still trying to piece together what exactly happened.
Varner gives US 2 Olympic wrestling golds
Cael Sanderson spent the past seven years teaching Jake Varner how to be a world champion _ and he was there Sunday when Varner joined him as an Olympic gold medalist.
Khulavy wins Olympic mountain bike gold
World champion Jaroslav Kulhavy of the Czech Republic won a two-man sprint Sunday to take the gold medal in the mountain bike race of the London Games.
UK PM: Officials face athletic honors overload
British athletes' Olympic success means the people charged with doling out the country's knighthoods and other honors will have their work cut out for them, Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday.
Britain's Joshua wins super heavyweight gold
Anthony Joshua won the Olympic super heavyweight gold medal in thrilling fashion Sunday, rallying from a third-round deficit to beat defending champion Roberto Cammarelle of Italy in a tiebreaker.
Serbia wins bronze in men's Olympic water polo
Vanja Udovicic scored with less than a minute to play and Serbia rallied from a three-goal fourth-quarter deficit to beat Montenegro 12-11 and win its second straight bronze medal in men's Olympic water polo.
Terror-free Olympics? No accident, officials say
The rooftop missiles might have scared them off. Then again, it might have been the imposing warship or the army of undercover agents. Whatever the case, London's Summer Olympics have been terror-free so far.
Mexico celebrating surprising soccer gold
Mexico was without one of its top stars. It was a long way from home. It lacked the rich tradition of the main contenders.
Russia's Mekhontsev wins light heavyweight gold
Egor Mekhontsev won the light heavyweight gold medal on the second tiebreaker Sunday, squeaking past Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov in the Olympic boxing tournament.
What's next? Retiring athletes face quandary
Most-decorated Olympian Michael Phelps, 27, is thinking about improving his golf game and traveling. Gold medalist Victoria Pendleton, 31, is looking forward to getting married and doing "normal stuff." Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor, 35, is carting her beach volleyball gold medal home to focus on family.
Varner of US wins Olympic wrestling gold
Jake Varner of the United States won the Olympic wrestling gold in men's 96-kilogram freestyle, beating Valerii Andriitsev of Ukraine 1-0, 1-0 Sunday.
Kazakhstan's Sapiyev wins welterweight gold medal
Serik Sapiyev of Kazakhstan won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division Sunday at the Olympic boxing tournament, overcoming Freddie Evans' home-crowd support in a 17-9 victory.
Olympics head: Bolt an 'active performance legend'
IOC President Jacques Rogge wants to set the record straight: Usain Bolt is an "active" legend and the best sprinter ever.
5 Olympic things to know for Sunday
Here are five things to look out for at the London Olympics on Sunday:
Canoeing chief vows to address issue of equality
Packed crowds. A popular, explosive new discipline. Increased competition from across the globe. Plus a compelling story in British kayaker Ed McKeever, the so-called "Usain Bolt on water."
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