Tampa native Damu Cherry has advanced to the Olympic Games finals of the women's 100-meter hurdles. ...more

August 18, 2008

It's All Just Talk Regarding "Bush's Winning Appearance At Olympic Games" (Our Opinion, Aug. 12): ...more

August 16, 2008

If finishing one place away from making your country's Olympic team is the toughest place to finish at the trials, then fourth place at the Olympic Games is probably an even more difficult spot to take. ...more

August 13, 2008

Two French exchange students from the international student exchange program Echanges Culturels Internationaux, Sandy Promonet, 15, and Lauren Seynaeve, 14, found common ground recently with local girls who like to twirl batons. ...more

August 13, 2008

Local youths competing in last month's Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games in Detroit earned high honors in the karate division, including one teenager whose three gold medals earned her an outstanding performance award. ...more

August 13, 2008

President Bush dedicated the massive new $434 million U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Thursday, saying it is a symbol of deepening ties between the two trading partners and sometimes political rivals. ...more

August 8, 2008

U.S. gymnast Morgan Hamm withdrew Thursday from the Olympics, two days before competition begins. He aggravated a chronic injury in his left ankle during training in Beijing, and it never responded to treatment. He clearly struggled on floor exercise during the men's training session Wednesday, and it wasn't any better Thursday. ...more

August 8, 2008

BRANDON As Chris Colwill walked along the pool deck at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center, he couldn't help but think back to all the time he had spent there as a kid. ...more

August 6, 2008

Ten years of hard work has finally paid off for Ben Barger. The windsurfer will be competing next week in sailing at the Olympics in Beijing. ...more

August 5, 2008

The plan called for him to qualify for the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, gain some experience among America's top quarter-milers, and, after running a round or two, bow out gracefully and return to the University of Florida to begin his junior year. ...more

August 4, 2008