US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100Kevin Durant scored 30 points, LeBron James added 19 and the U.S. men's basketball team defended its Olympic title, holding off stubborn Spain 107-100 on …
US women win 5th straight goldThe U.S. beat France 86-50 Saturday night to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal and 41st game in a row, including the last eight in the tournament by an…
Boudia of US edges in for diving goldDavid Boudia won the men's 10-meter platform at the London Olympics, giving the U.S. its first gold medal in diving since 2000.
US breaks 27-year-old track recordPointing the baton at the clock showing the world-record time of 40.82 seconds, Carmelita Jeter anchored the United States on Friday night to its first Olympic…
US wrestler comes through with goldThe 24-year-old American backed up all that talk at the London Games, beating Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi 1-0, 1-0 in the men's freestyle 74-kilogram division…
Solo leads US to Olympic soccer goldIn the closing minutes of the Olympic final, goalie Hope Solo flung her body toward the ball and managed to push it away. The lead stayed intact. The Americans…
US women beat Australia 86-73 in hoopsFacing its first challenge of the Olympics, the U.S. women's basketball team turned up its defensive pressure and turned away Australia.
Shields wins middleweight goldU.S. middleweight Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, capping her swift rise to the top of women's boxing with a 19-12 victory over Russia's…
Redemption rematch: US takes on JapanNo matter the result, the Olympic women's soccer tournament couldn't ask for a better finale. The teams from last year's World Cup final meet again, with …
May-Treanor, Walsh win volleyball goldMisty May-Treanor danced on the sand and then off it, taking a victory lap around the court before leaving Horse Guards Parade with Kerri Walsh Jennings as the…
Allyson Felix of US wins Olympic 200mAllyson Felix of the U.S. finally got her Olympic gold in the 200 meters Wednesday night, overtaking two-time 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica …
US vs. US for beach volleyball goldThe beach volleyball title is staying in the United States. That's for certain. The big question now is which team gets the gold.
Raisman goes home with 2 gold medalsThe U.S. captain won the title on floor exercise Tuesday, about an hour after getting a bronze on balance beam. Add in her gold with the Fierce Five, and she …
US soccer squeaks into gold gameThe U.S. women's soccer team has another come-from-behind, last-minute thriller to add to its legacy. The Americans won't have much time to celebrate it: It's…
Obama backs Olympian tax exemption billThe White House says President Barack Obama supports a measure that would exempt U.S. Olympians from taxes on their prizes.
US judoka expelled for dopingAmerican judo fighter Nick Delpopolo was expelled from the Olympics on Monday for doping, saying he unintentionally ate something before the games that had …
