Olympics

2008 Olympics were ringed by brilliance

Scott Fowler: The Summer Olympics are over. And in terms of goose bumps raised and TV ratings garnered, they were a rousing success.

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Coach K adds gold to his legacy

by Scott Fowler | August 25, 2008

Coach Mike Krzyzewski led the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team back to the mountaintop Sunday in China. Team USA survived a scare from Spain and won the gold medal.

3 questions for a Q.C. gold-medal swimmer

By Scott Fowler | E-mail | August 25, 2008

Ricky Berens, who grew up in Charlotte, made his first U.S. Olympics team in the 4x200 relay. There, he teamed with Michael Phelps in the finals to set a world record and win a gold medal.

Of tragedy and triumph

Charean Williams | McClatchy Newspapers | August 25, 2008

Just before the medal ceremony, U.S. men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon was handed a cell phone. “You won! You won! You won!” his wife Elisabeth yelled from 6,000 miles away, the middle of the night her time.

Bolt a flash on track, flashy after the race | August 25, 2008
Carolinas Olympians recall highs, lows and what now? | August 24, 2008
China pleased with its own show | August 24, 2008
Political tone set in picks for bearers of U.S. flag | August 24, 2008
Clay striking gold in decathlon | August 23, 2008

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Slideshow: At the Olympics

The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics ended 16 days of competition that saw more than 130 Olympic records and 43 world records broken.

NBA feel in China

Scott Fowler: Nowhere in China feels more American than the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium, which would undoubtedly be the home arena if the NBA ever decides to put a team in China.