September 13, 2008 - When the U.S. women's soccer team won Olympic gold last month, former captain Kristine Lilly watched from her couch. A mainstay on the national team since 1987, the 37-year-old Lilly missed the Summer Games for the first time since soccer became an Olympic sport in 1996. She had a good excuse though [. Click to continue reading...

Aside from the Barry saga, this was the summer in which the core of Liverpool's successful reserve side got an opportunity to prove their worth at a higher level. Daniel Pacheco, Damien Plessis, Jay Spearing, Kristian Nemeth, Stephen Darby and Emiliano Insua all got to play in the club's pre-season friendlies with each one hinting that, should the need arise, they were more than capable of doing a job. Click to continue reading...

August 18, 2008 - Here are some highlights from Day 10 of the Summer Games: Gymnastics: China's He edges Liukin on uneven bars - He Kexin has won a tiebreaker over all-around champion Nastia Liukin of the United States for the uneven bars gold medal Monday at the Beijing Olympics. Both scored 16.725, but He got the nod. Click to continue reading...