Ryder Cup: Leonard, whose 45-foot putt clinched the Americans’ dramatic win in 1999, the day was a reminder that playing in the Ryder Cup is something to be enjoyed, not endured. Instead, the hero of the U.S. team’s last Ryder Cup win played steadily spectacular golf that powered the United States’ surprising opening day at [...]

Obama to release recovery plan to stem the turmoil on Wall Street, cries McCain “in a panic”, with a teetering financial system. The Democratic presidential candidate praised efforts by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to rescue endangered financial firms and keep credit markets solvent and said “even bolder and more [...]

Beijing 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony Revealed: China said goodbye to the Summer Games with a lavish display at the Bird’s Nest on Sunday. Those participating in the ceremony included soccer’s David Beckham and Spanish tenor Placido Domingo.
So tell us what you think about Beijing Olympics. Who is your favorite sports star? What is your most [...]

Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Revealed: : The long search to find someone to better Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics finally ended in Beijing.
American Michael Phelps won eight golds, seven of them in world record time, to confirm his status as the best swimmer of all time and lay [...]

Beijing Olympics Medal Count + Jamaica’s Olympic team doctor, who’s prepared to fend off accusations that banned drugs fueled the country’s sprinting success at these Olympic Games, said the record-breaking run stems in part from the history of slavery.
Herb Elliott, who oversees drug testing in Jamaica and serves as the Olympic team’s head doctor, said [...]

The 2008 Beijing Olympics has set a new standard for the Olympic Games which we in London in 2012 will seek to follow. The “spectacular” Beijing Olympics has set a new standard for the next host, London, visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told President Hu Jintao Friday.
Brown arrived in Beijing with his family Friday [...]

Ugly attack on taekwondo ref- A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification.
BEIJING (AP)—Cuban taekwondo athlete banned after kicking ref: A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in [...]

Chinese Made in the USA Shirt, Will China Overcome America? This t-shirt encompasses a whole slew of thoughts behind the complicated nature of the relationship between China and the US.
With all of the controversial news that’s sprung to life out of China during these Olympics (protesting and grandmas facing labor camps, to name a few) [...]

Beijing Olympics 2008 Revealed: Michael Phelps looking forward to kissing Mom, with eighth Olympic gold medal win. Glowing from his record-breaking eighth Olympic gold medal win, the world’s greatest swimmer just wants to give his mother a proper hug.
Michael Phelps, whose quest to beat Mark Spitz’s 36-year record of seven golds for a single Olympics [...]

Americans upset Croats in Olympic water polo 2008. Phelps wins 7th gold 100-meter butterfly by 0.01 seconds, tying Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals. The United States’ most significant men’s water polo victory in two decades might not mean anything.
Tony Azevedo scored three goals and the Americans used stifling defense to upset world No. [...]