IOC says 1,055 athletes were treated at Beijing Games

Nearly one in 10 Olympians were treated for injuries at the Beijing Games, the IOC said Thursday.

THE MORNING ACCORDING TO US

...in Wonderland. Or not. Elsewhere… Well, at least the future of rowing sports is safe. A canoeing star's eggs were frozen for babies after the 2012 Olympics. Counting cards: A New York collection...

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Bahdanovich brothers storm from behind to edge Germany

Andrei and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich of Belarus have won the gold medal in men's 1,000-meter canoe double, storming from behind to edge Germany in a thrilling finish.

GREAT EIGHT

...Eight Final of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 17, 2008 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. Danny Moloshok/AFP/Getty Images

Van der Weijden takes gold in inaugural men's 10K swim

Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands has won the inaugural men's 10-kilometer open water swim marathon at the Olympics.

...of South Africa competes in the Women's Marathon 10km swimming event at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China...

Ilchenko wins 10-km swimming, amputee du Toit finishes 16th

Larisa Ilchenko of Russia has won the gold medal in the women's 10-kilometer marathon swim, an event making its Olympic debut.

Three Chinese van passengers, Croatian rowing coach hurt in crash

Three Chinese were critically injured Wednesday in an accident involving a bus from the athletes' village and a van on the way to the Olympic rowing park, the Australian Olympic Committee said.

Two dead after bus from athletes' village collides with van

Two people involved in a crash near the Olympic rowing venue have died, the Beijing Olympic organizing committee said Thursday.

THE WORLD'S GAME (ACCORDING TO US)

We're not exactly our best at 5:30 in the morning. You might not even call us "awake", but we love soccer, and we love the Olympics, so we set the ala...

4 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ...

... about track timing at the Olympics.

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 20: (CHINA OUT) A view of the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park May 20, 2008 in Beijing, China

Two-time gold winner Kolonics dies during practice session

Hungary's two-time Olympic canoe champion Gyorgy Kolonics died on Tuesday, most likely due to heart failure, during a practice session for the Beijing Games, the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation said.

Forget about any Home Run Derby jinx

A buddy e-mails me the other day when he finds out a player he's targeting in a trade, the future AL rookie of the year, is going to compete in the Ho...

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