Olympics
TODAY
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Zach Parise scored twice in the third period, and the top-seeded U.S. men’s hockey team reached the Olympic semifinals with a tense 2-0 victory over Switzerland on Wednesday.
I always had this Olympics wish when it came to professionals being part of the competition: When the Dream Team rolled into and through Barcelona in 1992, when it won eight basketball games by an average score of 117-74, when those poor saps from Angola were through posing for pictures and asking for autographs from the players who had just pasted them 116-48, it would have been the opportune time for America to expand its chest and return the moment to its amateurs.
Short-track speedskating has been recognized as an Olympic sport only since 1992. But it has quickly become one of the most popular events in the Winter Games, thanks largely to the prowess of two-time U.S. gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno.
Boris Johnson is the mayor of London and looks like the kind of guy you would want to party with.
BEIJING — The most important part came afterward. After the survival. After the midcourt celebration. After they joined arms and stepped forward as one. After the gold medals had been slipped around their necks and the national anthem played and the American flag rose between two others. You always want yours in the middle. It’s where the winner resides.
BEIJING — The dragon in China reminds its people of another time, when emperors ruled with incomparable knowledge and strength. The panda is a more passive figure, universally adored as an image of innocence.
Jason Kidd has been a selfless player for the USA on and off the court in Beijing by sharing his experience and the basketball.