By Christopher L. Gasper Boston Globe / September 7, 2008
FOXBOROUGH - The first game of the NFL season is kind of like a piñata. You know there is going to be some type of candy inside the papier-maché punching bag, but you don’t know exactly what kind until it spills out on to the floor. In an NFL season opener, you know football players are going to play, but you don’t know how they’re going to perform and what it’s going to look like until the action unfolds on the field.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / September 7, 2008
ARLINGTON, Texas - Gregg Zaun had barely gotten his bat through the strike zone, the ball slamming off it and into the stands, before the entire visitors’ clubhouse exploded. Most of the Red Sox, arrayed on a set of couches in front of a big-screen TV, had been watching intently as Tampa Bay took the lead on Toronto, as the Blue Jays came back against Jays closer Troy Percival, as that home run soared out of the park.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / September 6, 2008
ARLINGTON, Texas - He had been so nervous, so concerned, coping with the thought that there might be a serious problem with his right arm. There were sleepless nights, a trip to Pensacola, Fla., last Friday to see Dr. James Andrews, then a deep breath.Josh Beckett would continue to pitch this season, a start was scheduled, and the days ticked down. Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Globe Staff / September 5, 2008
ARLINGTON, Texas - Paul Byrd uttered the magic words this week. Not when he called Dustin Pedroia the MVP. No, it was when Byrd said, “As he goes, we go.” That, especially on a star-laden team like the Red Sox, is the mark of a valuable player.Read More

September 4, 2008 Boston Globe Alex Cora didn’t even peek. His focus was on third base, on getting there ahead of the throw from Jim Miller, on keeping himself primed to score the winning run in the ninth inning of yesterday’s game against the Orioles. There was no time to look. The ball didn’t matter, third base did.
Until, that is, the ball sailed wide right, past Aubrey Huff and into left field. That was when Cora took off again, this time for home. For the win.
With Jacoby Ellsbury dropping down the second straight bunt for the Red Sox, after Coco Crisp, Cora’s only task was to get to third. But Miller misfired for an error, and Cora trotted home as Boston won, 5-4, at Fenway Park. There was a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 37,373, an outpouring of love from Cora’s teammates, and a victory reminiscent of last season’s Mother’s Day Miracle, also against the Orioles.Read More

miércoles 3 de septiembre de 2008, Reuters
ZURICH (Reuters) - La selección de fútbol de España, última campeona de Europa, continúa en el primer lugar del ranking mundial de la FIFA por tercer mes consecutivo, debido en gran parte a su triunfo por 3-0 en un amistoso frente a Dinamarca. Con los países europeos faltos de actividad hasta que el fin de semana se inicie la eliminatoria para el Mundial 2010, España sigue adelante de Italia, último campeón mundial, y Alemania, finalista de la Euro 2008.Read More

Wed Sep 3, 2008 , Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open should really come alive on Wednesday when the Williams sisters clash in a blockbuster quarter-final and men’s top seed Rafael Nadal bids for a semi-final place.In a repeat of this year’s Wimbledon final, seventh-seeded Venus takes on No. 4 Serena, their 11th meeting in a grand slam event and 17th overall.Read More

By Monique Walker Boston Globe / September 3, 2008
Joe Public FC forward Gregory Richardson managed to do everything the Revolution couldn’t last night. Richardson scored a hat trick and set up another goal to lead Joe Public to a 4-0 victory in the preliminary-round series of the CONCACAF Champions League in front of 3,523 at Gillette Stadium. Joe Public won the series on aggregate goals (6-1) and advanced to Group C play of the tournament.Read More

By Nick Cafardo Boston Globe / September 3, 2008
The “MVP! MVP!” chants continue from adoring fans who are continually amazed that such a small player can generate so much power. Yet again last night, Dustin Pedroia, hitting cleanup after Kevin Youkilis was a late scratch with back spasms, thumped the baseball in a manner that would make Albert Pujols jealous.He had five more RBIs and hit his 16th homer. Could you ever imagine Pedroia hitting 20 home runs in a season?Read More

By MICHELLE KAUFMAN, Miami Herald
It’s still very early in the 2010 World Cup qualifying process, but already the U.S. faces an intriguing match as it heads to Havana to play Cuba on Saturday. It’s the first time the U.S. national team will play on the island since 1947, although a U.S. under-20 team did play there in 1991 during the Pan American Games.The U.S. team is convening in Miami on Sunday, training Monday through Thursday at Barry University and then heading to Havana. The last time the U.S. played Cuba was the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the U.S. won 4-1.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / September 2, 2008
It clearly doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if Dustin Pedroia hits second or fourth or first. Wherever he is in the batting order, he seems to produce. It might be hits or runs or RBIs. He is always, always, in the middle of the fray these days.Though it was Coco Crisp’s two-out single to center field that broke a tie in the sixth inning - what would become a decisive four-run sixth inning - it was Pedroia’s line single to right that provided the eventual winning run for the Sox, as they beat Baltimore, 7-4, last night at Fenway Park.Read More

By Nick Cafardo Boston Globe September 1, 2008
Former Red Sox manager Joe Morgan once called Ozzie Guillen the “smartest player in the game.” And now, some 20 years later, Guillen is gushing over Boston’s little second baseman, Dustin Pedroia.
Though Guillen’s methods are a tad different than Walpole Joe’s, both tend to speak their minds and tell it like it is. There is no gray area about anything they do or say. Guillen is not above uttering something shocking to make his point. Read More

By Monique Walker Boston Globe / August 31, 2008
FOXBOROUGH - David Beckham may have been the star who attracted the largest regular-season single-game crowd for a Revolution match at Gillette Stadium, but last night’s game became the main event.The Revolution came back from a 2-1 deficit, scoring in the 71st minute to earn a 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy in front of 39,256.Read More

By Michael Vega Boston Globe / August 31, 2008
The game seemed set up as a perfect opportunity for the Chicago White Sox to regain some lost footing in the American League Central. After all, it appeared the Red Sox were only going to offer token opposition by sending a 21-year-old to the mound for his major league debut and starting a cleanup hitter who, physically speaking, was capable of giving Kent Desormeaux a run for his money.Read More

By Monique Walker Boston Globe / August 30, 2008
FOXBOROUGH - Television camera operators huddled to get video of David Beckham lining up and sending shot after shot into the back of the net during practice at Gillette Stadium yesterday, and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady stopped by to greet the English star.Tonight, the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder/pop icon is scheduled to play in Foxborough for the first time. He is expected to draw more than 35,000 fans, and tickets for his team’s game against the Revolution are still available. Read More

By Michael Vega Boston Globe / August 30, 2008
Judging from all the banged-up bodies they brought home from their nine-game swing through Baltimore, Toronto, and New York, you would have expected the Red Sox to come staggering into Fenway Park last night led by a battered fife and drum corps.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / August 29, 2008
NEW YORK - The ball, blasted off the bat of Jason Giambi on a fastball from Hideki Okajima, cleared the center-field fence.With it went the stellar start by Jon Lester, the sweep of the Yankees, and the good feelings from a winning trip.Giambi’s two-run home run merely tied the game. He finished off the Red Sox two innings later. With the bases loaded against Jonathan Papelbon, the slugger lined a two-strike pitch into center field to score pinch runner Brett Gardner as the Red Sox fell, 3-2, in their final regular-season game ever at Yankee Stadium.Read More

Agosto 28, 2008 BBC Mundo Las golfistas que participen en los torneos de la Asociación Profesional de Golf Femenino (LPGA, según sus siglas en inglés), en Estados Unidos, deberán saber hablar en inglés para evitar ser suspendidas.
La medida forma parte de una nueva normativa de los organizadores del torneo y entrará en vigencia el próximo año. De acuerdo a la regulación, las competidoras tendrán que pasar un examen oral de inglés, pues de lo contrario no podrán jugar.
Hay unas 121 golfistas internacional inscritas en el tour femenino de EE.UU., de las cuales 45 son de Corea del Sur.
La mexicana Lorena Ochoa, se ubica primera en el ranking de atletas de este año, mientras que la taiwanesa Yani Tseng y la surcoreana Park Inbee son cuarta y quinta respectivamente. Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / August 28, 2008
NEW YORK - When Jonathan Papelbon raised his arms as he watched Dustin Pedroia’s grand slam soar into the netting above Monument Park, there was joy. There was excitement.And there was the knowledge that, in one swing of the second baseman’s bat, “that’s the nail in the coffin,” as the closer said. Papelbon, presumably, was speaking about last night’s game, an 11-3 Red Sox win over the Yankees on an ugly night for the home team in the Bronx.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / August 27, 2008
NEW YORK - When Alex Rodriguez strode to the plate in the seventh inning, the bases full and a rookie on the mound, the four-run Yankee deficit must have been echoing in his ears. With one good stroke, Rodriguez could lift his team, lift its playoff hopes, lift the 55,058 (always) ready to boo their third baseman.Read More

El Pais- Nueva York - 25/08/2008
Rafa Nadal estrenó su condición de número uno mundial con una victoria en la primera ronda del Abierto de Estados Unidos de tenis frente al alemán Bjorn Phau por 7-6 (4), 6-3 y 7-6 (4). El tenista mallorquín tuvo un partido de tres horas, más complicado de lo esperado frente a un rival que venía de la fase previa y que está situado en la lista ATP en el puesto 136.Read More

MEDALS BY NATION

EE UU TOTAL MEDALS 110 GOLD 36 SILVER 38 BRONZE 36

Cuba TOTAL MEDALS 24 GOLD 2 SILVER 11 BRONZE 11

Spain TOTAL MEDALS 18 GOLD 5 SILVER 10 BRONZE 3

Canada TOTAL MEDALS 18 GOLD 3 SILVER 9 BRONZE 6

Brazil TOTAL MEDALS 15 GOLD 3 SILVER 4 BRONZE 8

Jamaica TOTAL MEDALS 11 GOLD 6 SILVER 3 BRONZE 2

Argentina TOTAL MEDALS 6 GOLD 2 SILVER 0 BRONZE 4

Mexico TOTAL MEDALS 3 GOLD 2 SILVER 0 BRONZE 1

Colombia TOTAL MEDALS 2 GOLD 0 SILVER 1 BRONZE 1

Dominican Republic TOTAL MEDALS 2 GOLD 1 SILVER 1 BRONZE 0

Trinidad & Tobago TOTAL MEDALS 2 GOLD 0 SILVER 2 BRONZE 0

Chile TOTAL MEDALS 1 GOLD 0 SILVER 1 BRONZE 0

Ecuador TOTAL MEDALS 1 GOLD 0 SILVER 1 BRONZE 0

Panama TOTAL MEDALS 1 GOLD 1 SILVER 0 BRONZE 0

Venezuela TOTAL MEDALS 1 GOLD 0 SILVER 0 BRONZE 1

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / August 26, 2008
NEW YORK - It’s the place where Johnny Damon hit two home runs to help silence a curse, the place where Aaron Boone hit one to keep it going. It’s the place where Billy Rohr gained immortality, almost. It’s the place of Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Lou Gehrig, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. And, for all that, for all the history bound up in Yankee Stadium, much of it is Red Sox history, too.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / August 25, 2008
TORONTO - There might have been a collective sigh of relief from the Red Sox, but there was hardly any time. With their bus to the airport leaving scarcely 40 minutes after Manny Delcarmen got Jose Bautista swinging to end the 11th inning and the game, there seemed to be more of a chance for someone - Jacoby Ellsbury was a good candidate - to get left behind than to celebrate.Read More

By John Powers Boston Globe / August 25, 2008
BEIJING - The US Olympic team might have been knocked off the gold standard by the Chinese when the Bird’s Nest went dark here last night, but once the final medal tally was in, the Americans had topped the overall table for the fourth straight Summer Games, with 110, their most at a non-boycotted Games, and 10 more than the Chinese, who jacked up their count by 37 since Athens.Read More

Terra, 24 de agosto de 2008
Cuba, una de las potencias deportivas latinas, dio la mala nota de la región en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín con una serie de sonados traspiés, que hicieron trepar a Brasil a la cima del medallero latinoamericano por primera vez en la historia. México tuvo su mejor actuación en un cuarto de siglo al llevarse dos oros a casa, mientras que Argentina mantuvo su orgullo en alto con el título en fútbol y una corona en ciclismo para igualar lo hecho en Atenas 2004. Read More

Terra,August 24, 2008
Los integrantes de la selección de voleibol masculina de Brasil reconocieron este domingo que Estados Unidos obtuvo una merecida medalla de oro en la final de los Juegos de Pekín-2008 y varios ya consideran que comenzó el fin de un exitoso ciclo de ocho años.Read More

by Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff August 24, 2008
BEIJING – After blowing out its previous competition, the United States of America’s men’s basketball team had to work hard to get its long awaited Olympic gold medal.The United States won its first gold medal since 2000 after defeating Spain 118-107 in the gold medal game at the Olympic Basketball Gymnasium today. The Americans have now won 13 gold medals in the sport dating back to 1936. Guard Dwyane Wade sparked the U.S. with 27 points off the bench.Read More

23 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El boxeador Félix Díaz, campeón del peso welter al derrotar por puntos (12-4) al tailandés Manus Boonjumnong, ha dado hoy el primer oro a la República Dominicana en los Juegos de Pekín y la quinta en la historia olímpica del país caribeño.Read More

By JEFFREY MARCUS, August 23, 2008, New Yor Times
BEIJING — Argentina defeated Nigeria, 1-0, at the Bird’s Nest, to win the gold medal, and continue a run of success by Argentine youth teams that may herald a resurgence at the senior level.Leading that resurgence will be Lionel Messi, the Argentine forward known for his dazzling dribbling skills. Read More

23 de agosto de 2008, Terra
La campeona del mundo mexicana, María del Rosario Espinoza, obtuvo este sábado la medalla de oro de la categoría más de 67 kg del taekwondo femenino de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín-2008.Read More

23 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El púgil cubano Andris Laffita, que no pudo ver cumplido su sueño de conseguir la medalla de oro olímpico después de perder por puntos (8-2) frente al tailandés Somjit Jongjohor, dijo que le “dolía en el alma”.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Globe Staff / August 23, 2008
TORONTO - His next start won’t be against the Blue Jays. Thank goodness."I’m looking forward to facing somebody other than Joe Inglett leading off the game,” Paul Byrd said with a smile after last night’s 8-4 Red Sox win over Toronto before 40,181 at Rogers Centre.Read More

22 de agosto de 2008,VICENTE L. PANETTA, Terra
Usain Bolt, el hombre más veloz del mundo, embolsó su tercera medalla de oro al ganar con Jamaica el relevo 4x100 en los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing, mientras que Maurren Higa Maggi le dio a Brasil su primer presea dorada en el atletismo desde Los Angeles en 1984.Read More

22 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El eterno duelo entre Cuba y Estados Unidos dentro del béisbol internacional concluyó con un triunfo de la novena antillana por 10-2 en la semifinal del torneo olímpico de Pekín que les permitió celebrarlo por todo lo alto, mientras que sus rivales admitieron con deportividad su derrota.Read More

August 22, 2008, Boston Globe
BEIJING - Phil Dalhausser blocked out the score, the sun, and the sounds of the crowd that danced for Brazil while samba music shook the Olympic beach volleyball venue for the gold medal game.Then he blocked just about everything else.Rejecting four straight shots in the decisive set of the final today to turn a tight match into a blowout, Dalhausser did it again on the championship point to give the Americans the sport’s first Olympic gold medal sweep.Read More

22 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El equipo español de natación sincronizada terminó en segundo lugar, por detrás de Rusia, campeona olímpica, tras la rutina técnica de este viernes en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín-2008, mientras las chinas se situaron en tercera posición.Read More

August 22, 2008 , Boson Globe
BEIJING—The U.S. men’s volleyball team will play for the Olympic gold medal after defeating Russia in five sets.With the 25-22, 25-21, 25-27, 22-25, 15-13 victory Friday, the U.S. men remain undefeated in Beijing.They play the winner of the late semifinal between Brazil and Italy in the title match on Sunday. Russia plays the loser in the bronze medal match.Read More

21 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El equipo de Estados Unidos quedó eliminado en la serie de relevos 4x100 metros masculinos de los Juegos Olímpicos-2008 tras haber dejado caer el testigo en la toma entre el tercer y cuarto corredor, Darvis Patton y Tyson Gay, este jueves por la noche en Pekín.Read More

21 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Podio de la categoría de hasta 68 kilos de taekwondo masculino que ganó este jueves en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín-2008 el surcoreano Son Taejin.Read More

21 de agosto de 2008, Terra
La estadounidense de origen nicaragüense Diana Lopez derrotó 3-2 a la italiana Veronica Calabrese y obtuvo la medalla de bronce en la categoría de -57 kg de taekwondo femenino, este jueves en el Gimnasio Universitario de Pekín en el marco de los Juegos Olímpicos-2008.Read More

21 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Robert Scheidt y Carlos Espínola escribieron páginas históricas en la vela olímpica con las medallas que cosecharon el jueves para Brasil y Argentina, respectivamente.La plata que Scheidt consiguió junto a Bruno Prada en la clase star lo convirtió en el primer deportista brasileño que se sube a un podio en cuatro olimpiadas consecutivas, mientras que el bronce de Espínola con Santiago Lange como compañero de tripulación en la tornado lo dejó como el argentino con más preseas en la historia.Read More

Miami Herald/Thu, Aug. 21, 2008
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Cars honked, crowds cheered and Jamaica stood still.Every time Usain Bolt’s image flashed across the giant TV screen in Nelson Mandela Park at Kingston’s Half Way Tree Square, the crowd standing at the four-way intersection roared.Read More

21 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Todos los competidores latinoamericanos fueron eliminados el jueves en las semifinales de las competencias de canotaje en los Juegos Olímpicos.Mexicanos, cubanos, argentinos y venezolanos probaron suerte en las semifinales de kayak y canoa de 500 metros pero se quedaron relegados y no avanzaron a las finales por medallas.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Boston Globe / August 21, 2008
BALTIMORE - Even he knew, as he walked off the mound, as he walked out of the major leagues (for now), what his fate would be. There was little else to do, little leeway, on a team for which every win is precious.Clay Buchholz could have looked at the scoreboard and seen the three runs already in on his watch, with two more soon to follow, and realized that all this - the big league parks and the pressure of a season nearing its end - would no longer be his.Read More

20 de agosto de 2008, Terra
mexicano Guillermo Pérez ganó la medalla de oro en la categoría -58 kg de taekwondo al derrotar por decisión arbitral al dominicano Yulis Gabriel Mercedes el miércoles en una final latinoamericana en el Gimnasio Universitario de Pekín, en el marco de los Juegos Olímpicos 2008.Read More

20 de agosto de 2008, Terra
La entrenadora española de sincronizada, Anna Tarrés, subrayó hoy que la primera medalla olímpica lograda hoy por Gemma Mengual y Andrea Fuentes, es un premio a la constancia y “un pequeño milagro” que llega después de diez años de trabajo e inversión.Rea More

20 de agosto de 2008, Terra
La venezolana Dalia Contreras, de 24 años, ganó uno de los bronces de la categoría de -49 kilos en taekwondo, en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín-2008, al imponerse en el repechaje a la keniana Mildred Alango, este miércoles en el Gimnasio Universitario de la capital china.Read More

By Marc J. Spear, Boston Globe / August 20, 2008
BEIJING - With the United States softball team standing behind him, President Bush made a big plea for help."It’s good for the world to have girls playing softball,” Bush said. “These women are going to show young girls how to win."But as powerful as Bush is, even he doesn’t have enough juice to save softball from getting a third strike in the Olympics.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin, Boston Globe / August 20, 2008
BALTIMORE - It was hours before the game, before Daisuke Matsuzaka would take the mound, walk too many, and still win. Before Jason Varitek would show for the second straight night that he isn’t quite done as a hitter. Before another power swing (and result) by Kevin Youkilis. That was when Josh Beckett stood at his locker in Camden Yards and spoke without his usual defiance.Read More

Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe, August 19, 2008
BALTIMORE - Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski will have to undergo heart bypass surgery because of a blockage in one of his main arteries, a source with knowledge of the situation indicated. Yaz is at Massachusetts General Hospital, but there was no further word on the number of blockages the 1967 Triple Crown winner is dealing with.Read More

By Alan Abrahamson, Tuesday, August 19, 2008, NBC
BEIJING - Shawn Johnson won the balance-beam gold Tuesday night in the final event of women’s gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Nastia Liukin took silver. This was a coronation. For American gymnastics royalty has a new power pair. Two good friends, one from Parker, Texas, near Dallas, the other from West Des Moines. Read More

19 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Argentina jugó de gran manera y goleó 3-0 a Brasil, en el gran clásico sudamericano por las semifinales de los Juegos Olímpicos. Dos tantos de Agüero y uno de Riquelme (de penal), le dieron el pase a la final para disputar el oro ante Nigeria.Read More

19 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Argentina ganó este martes la prueba de Madison de ciclismo en pista de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín-2008, con el dúo formado por el veterano Juan Curuchet (43 años) y por Walter Pérez (33 años), seguido de España y Rusia, en el velódromo de Lao Shan.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Globe Staff / August 19, 2008
BALTIMORE - It should have been a bit confusing to Jason Bay. Not that the Pirates don’t get their share of fans on the road - OK, they don’t - but it should have been somewhat odd to hear the ovation from the crowd of 40,429 last night at Camden Yards when he smashed his second home run of the game.Read More

18 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Cuba sufrió el lunes su primer revés en el boxeo olímpico, en una jornada en la que Colombia, México y Venezuela vieron esfumarse sendas posibilidades de ganar medallas de bronce.Read More

18 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El panameño Irving Saladino ganó la medalla de oro de salto de longitud en los Juegos Olímpicos, este lunes en Pekín, delante del sudafricano Khotso Mokoena y del cubano Ibrahim Camejo.Read More

Brian Cazeneuve, CNN
BEIJING—Let’s start by dispelling some rumors about Dara Torres. She hasn’t been talking to the Chinese gymnastics team about age manipulation. She didn’t jam the info computers in Beijing with page 457 of her swim résumé. Read More

By Alan Abrahamson Monday, August 18, 2008 NBC
BEIJING—Nastia Liukin tied for first but got second in an incredibly convoluted scoring mess in the women’s uneven bars competition Mondaya at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It seemed she wuz robbed, China’s He Kexin geting the gold, Liukin left with silver. China’s Yang Yilin got the bronze, the bars results adding to the host nation’s sensational gymnastics performance at these Games—the great haul of China. Read More

18 de agosto de 2008, Terra
La cubana Yarelys Barrios ganó la medalla de plata en la prueba de disco ganada por la estadounidense Stephanie Brown-Trafton, este lunes en Pekín, en el marco de los Juegos Olímpicos-2008.El último escalón del podio se lo quedó la ucraniana Olena Antonova.Read More

Monday August 18, 2008, CNN
The United States scored nine first-inning runs to beat China 9-0 to move within two wins of another gold medal in Olympic softball.Stretching their winning streak to 21, the U.S. (7-0) tied an Olympic record—one of the few they didn’t already own—with the nine-run outburst in the first, which included Kelly Kretschman’s three-run homer, three doubles, three singles and two pitchers.Read More

18 de agosto de 2008, Terra
La cubana Yoanka González ganó el lunes la medalla de plata en la prueba de 25 kilómetros por puntos de ciclismo en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín, y dijo que se sentía obligada a conquistar la presea para su esposo, otro ciclista que por un accidente no pudo competir en China. Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Globe Staff / August 18, 2008
It was Superman-esque, as Josh Beckett ripped off his uniform top in the dugout, then stalked over to the steps that lead to the tunnel to the clubhouse. Except there was no saving to be done. Beckett, in fact, had left his team with a very messy situation, and himself with a very early shower.Read More

17 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Rafael Nadal ganó hoy el primer oro olímpico del tenis español tras derrotar en la final del torneo de Pekín al chileno Fernando González por 6-3, 7-6 (2) y 6-3 en dos horas y 22 minutos.Se trata de la undécima medalla olímpica del tenis español, pero la primera de oro. González, bronce en Atenas, logró la plata, que supone la cuarta medalla del tenis chileno.Read More

17 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El español Gervasio Deferr, bicampeón olímpico de salto, ganó este domingo la medalla de plata en la final de suelo de gimnasia artística de los Juegos de Pekín-2008, mientras que el campeón del mundo brasileño Diego Hypolito terminó en un decepcionante sexto lugar.Read More

By John Powers Globe Staff / August 17, 2008
BEIJING - It wasn’t official until the final few meters, when anchorman Jason Lezak held off Australia’s Eamon Sullivan by seven-10ths of a second. But finally, after nine days, 17 races, and a record eight gold medals, Michael Phelps got to exhale today.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Globe Staff / August 17, 2008
Compared with the four-hour bout the Red Sox had Tuesday with the Rangers, last night’s matchup between Roy Halladay and Paul Byrd seemed more inclined to the virtuoso.Two pitchers dedicated to throwing strikes, getting the ball back, and throwing more strikes.Read More

16 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El atleta jamaiquino Usain Bolt ganó el sábado la medalla de oro en la prueba de los 100 metros planos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín y rompió el récord mundial de la especialidad. Read More

16 de agosto de 2008,Terra
El equipo de sóftbol de Venezuela cosechó este sábado su segunda victoria en cinco jornadas del torneo de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín-2008, derrotando a Canadá por 2-0, un día después de imponerse por primera vez frente a Holanda.Read More

16 de agosto de 2008,Terra
El marchador ecuatoriano Jefferson Pérez, medalla de plata en 20 km, el nadador brasileño Cesar Cielo Filho, oro y récord olímpico en 50 m libres, y la colombiana Jackeline Rentería, bronce en lucha libre, brindaron un sábado glorioso para el deporte latinoamericano en los Juegos de Pekín-2008.Read More

16 de agosto de 2008, Terra
La mexicana Laura Sánchez ratificó en los últimos dos saltos su boleto a la final de trampolín tres metros de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2008 y su compatriota Jashia Luna quedó eliminada al quedar fuera de las doce mejores.Read More

BBC News, Jamaica
Not education, employment or even crime, but which Jamaican will win the 100m final in Beijing. “Remember, I said Usain, no Asafa, no I’ll bet money on Usain. Bolt is faster because he’s more accurate than Asafa. No, Asafa will win the gold. He’ll get the gold medal,” one person said. Read More

16 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Dichosa y con lágrimas en los ojos, Jackeline Rentería le entregó este sábado a Colombia la segunda medalla en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín-2008, un valioso bronce en los 55 kg estilo libre del torneo de lucha, un deporte que le abrió las puertas al éxito cuando abandonó el judo.Read More

15 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Un sencillo de Michel Enríquez produjo dos carreras en el undécimo inning y el actual campeón Cuba se mantuvo invicto en el béisbol olímpico al ganarle por 5 a 4 a su eterno rival Estados Unidos.Read More

By John Powers Globe Staff / August 16, 2008
BEIJING - When her teenage “daughters” on the United States team get all giggly and goofy in their dorm at the Athletes’ Village, America’s swimming mom is tempted to tell them to pipe down and chill out. “Then I have to remind myself that I was once them,” Dara Torres says.Read More

August 16, 2008 Boston Globe
Last night’s rainout allowed the Red Sox to shuffle their rotation slightly. Paul Byrd, who was supposed to make his Sox debut last night, will face Toronto ace Roy Halladay today. Josh Beckett will be pushed back to tomorrow, when he’ll face Shaun Marcum. And Clay Buchholz will not pitch until Wednesday in Baltimore.Read More

15 de agosto de 2008,Terra
DIEGO MENDEZ
Brasil saldrá el sábado con la mente puesta en el presente y dejando atrás el pasado, cuando enfrente a Camerún por el pase a la semifinal del fútbol de los Juegos Olímpicos.Los “Leones indomables” dejaron en el camino a Brasil con un gol de oro en los cuartos de final de Sidney 2000 tras empatar 1-1 en los 90 minutos.Read More

August 15, 2008 , CNN
BEIJING, China (AP)—Nastia Liukin of the U.S. edged teammate Shawn Johnson for the all-around gold in women’s gymnastics Friday in an intense match-up that lived up to its billing at the Beijing Games.Liukin finished with 63.325 points, a mere six-tenths ahead of Johnson, the reigning world champion who beat Liukin at the U.S. championships and Olympic trials only a few weeks ago.Read More

15 de agosto de 2008,Terra
China se clasificó la tarde del viernes para los cuartos de final del torneo de básquetbol femenino de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín-2008, al vencer a Malí por 69 a 48 en partido de la cuarta fecha del Grupo B de la ronda inicial.El triunfo de la dueñas de casa también le aseguró el boleto a la próxima ronda a España, que esta noche se enfrentaba al tricampeón olímpico Estados Unidos en el cierre de la cuarta fecha de la llave en el Gimnasio Olímpico de Wukesong.Read More

By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer, August 15, 2008
BEIJING (AP) Manager Davey Johnson was disgusted with the Cubans, down a key player and finding his U.S. baseball team in a surprising hole only three games into these Olympics. Read More

By STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer August 15, 2008
BEIJING (AP) First-time Olympian James Blake has come up one point short in his bid to reach the Olympic finals, losing to Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. Read More

By Barbara Matson Globe Staff / August 15, 2008
David Ortiz didn’t stick around last night to sweep up. He had done his job - knocking in three runs with his 17th home run of the season to put the punch in the Red Sox’ nine-run second inning - and when manager Terry Francona sent in Sean Casey to pinch hit for him in the eighth, Ortiz showered and left the park. Nothing left to do.Read More

By Amalie Benjamin Globe Staff / August 15, 2008
There was reason to awaken early for Daisuke Matsuzaka yesterday. Not the enticing thought of facing those hot Texas bats, but there were games to watch, teams to cheer, and, yes, a start that night. So, Matsuzaka started early. His high school team, playing in the Koshien tournament? Check. His country, playing Taiwan in the Olympics? Check.Read More

14 de agosto de 2008, Terra
En gran faena la raqueta número uno de Chile, Fernando González (15°), triunfó y se inscribió en semifinales de los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing. El Bombardero llegó a esta instancia tras vencer por un doble 6-4 al francés Paul Henri Mathieu (26°) y ,no sólo está entre los cuatro mejores del certamen, sino que además luchará por la medalla de bronce.Read More

14 de agosto de 2008, Terra
El ‘’Dream Team’’, España y Lituania lograron este jueves sus pasajes para los cuartos de final del torneo de básquetbol masculino de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín tras ganar por tercera vez consecutiva, en tanto que Argentina volvió a triunfar y quedó al borde de la clasificación.Read More

14 de agosto de 2008, Terra
Cuba sufrió, pero al final de cuentas su ofensiva le ayudó a levantarse para derrotar a Canadá 7-6, viniendo desde atrás en el béisbol olímpico.El abridor cubano Adiel Palma fue castigado con tres cuadrangulares, incluyendo dos del jardinero izquierdo Nick Weglarz y uno de Michael Saunders, pero por segundo partido seguido Alfredo Despaigne fue el salvador al disparar un jonrón de dos carreras que le dio la ventaja del triunfo a los caribeños.Read More

By Nick Cafardo Globe Staff / August 14, 2008
Coco Crisp didn’t look down to third base to see how deep Travis Metcalf was playing. It didn’t matter.In the third inning last night, with the Red Sox already ahead, 2-0, Crisp decided he was going to start something. He was going to use his speed to get on base.He was the No. 9 hitter in the order but he was leading off the inning. Crisp bunted and raced to first for a single, starting a four-run inning that essentially won the game for the Sox.Read More

August 13, 2008 Boston Globe Mike Lowell struck out looking in the seventh inning, because there was nothing else he could do. He couldn’t swing, having strained his right oblique during the at-bat.And now he’s hoping that the injury isn’t too bad. The Sox will give Lowell an MRI today to determine the severity of the injury, though oblique problems can often linger, especially in baseball players. Read More

August 13, 2008 Boston Globe There was still hope in the frayed voices of the Fenway faithful. Too much, perhaps. As Jacoby Ellsbury walked to the plate in the eighth, they cheered. As J.D. Drew lifted a fly ball to right field, they cheered. Hadn’t they given up yet? Hadn’t they headed for the exits, the jubilation of a 10-run first inning turned into discouragement and regret, that ocean-deep lead turning to a deficit with frightening quickness?Read More

Agosto 13, 2008 Terra Las mexicanas Paola Espinosa y Tatiana Ortíz conquistaron la primera medalla para México en los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing. La dupla mexicana conquistó la presea de bronce en clavados sincronizados, en la plataforma de 10 metros.Las clavadistas mexicanas se repusieron de un inicio incierto y sacaron la casta y orgullo, además de la buena técnica, especialmente en las últimas tres rondas, y así vinieron del fondo de la tabla de ocho competidoras para alcanzar la presea de bronce, al sumar 330.06 puntos.El oro fue para las chinas Ruolin Chen y Xin Wang, que sumaron 363.54 puntos, mientras que la plata fue para las australianas Melissa Wu y Brioni Cole, con 335.16 unidades.Read More

August 12, 2008 Los Angeles Times Phelps gets his third gold in the 200 freestyle, and Coughlin and Peirsol each triumph in the 100 backstroke.Not only is Michael Phelps three for three in his quest to surpass swim legend Mark Spitz’s record seven gold medals in one Olympics, his run is assisting, and ultimatelyelevating, his U.S. teammates. This was on full display this morning at the Water Cube. Phelps’ world record in the 200-meter freestyle was followed by six more medals for the Americans, including gold-medal performances from Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol, the latter also in a world record in the 100 backstroke.Read More

La selección española de baloncesto, actual campeona del mundo, venció hoy a China por 75-85 en un partido en el que llegó con 14 puntos de desventaja al último cuarto, y que logró resolver en la prórroga gracias a la gran actuación de Pau Gasol. Read More

By Amalie Benjamin
Globe Staff / August 12, 2008
CHICAGO - Just as parts of the rotation are crumbling - health for Tim Wakefield, ineffectiveness for Clay Buchholz - Josh Beckett has chosen this point in the season to reassert himself. He hadn’t been struggling, exactly. No, he has “just been off just a click,” as Jason Varitek put it.Read More

Agosto 11, 2008 TERRA “Esperé 12 años por este momento”: Diego Salazar El único medallista colombiano en Beijing relató emocionado el proceso que le significó llevarse la plata después de una floja presentación en los pasados Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas. Un triunfo más de la constancia que festeja el país.
En 2004 juró revancha en su momento más difícil. Se iba de Atenas derrotado en lo que eligió como su promesa de vida: levantar pesas. “No me olvido de eso. Fue un momento duro, pero me hice más fuerte y ahora me llevo esta medalla”, comenta entre una nube de micrófonos de periodistas colombianos que lo persiguen por la zona mixta.Read More

By ANNE M. PETERSON,
AP Sports Writer
Updated August 11, 2008
BEIJING (AP) The U.S. women’s volleyball team, playing its second match of an emotionally draining Olympics, fell to Cuba in three sets on Monday. Cuba, ranked third in the world, overpowered the U.S. women 25-15, 26-24, 25-17 and went up 2-0 in preliminary round play. The U.S. women were even at 1-1. Read More

By STEPHEN WILSON,
AP Sports Writer
Updated August 11, 2008
BEIJING (AP) In the first official doping case of the Beijing Olympics, Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno was kicked out of the games Monday after testing positive for EPO.
Moreno, who had been due to compete in the women’s road race and individual time trial, was tested in the athletes’ village on July 31 and left China later the same day before learning the result, the International Olympic Committee said. Read More

By Amalie Benjamin
Globe Staff / August 11, 2008
CHICAGO - When he walked off the field after the third inning yesterday, Clay Buchholz’s stride was slow and deliberate. Nearing the dugout, he removed his Red Sox cap and wiped his forehead with his arm. It had been a long day so far, a long four-run inning, yet another bit of failure as Buchholz works feverishly to correct the problems that have led to a very long season.Read More

EFE - Shenyang - 10/08/2008
Ronaldinho, autor de dos goles, se ha sumado hoy a la fiesta de Brasil, que se ha asegurado su presencia en cuartos al derrotar con contundencia (0-5) a una roma y timorata Nueva Zelanda, que no fue rival y ante la que le ha bastado jugar en segunda velocidad para imponerse con suficiencia. Read More

EFE - Shanghai - 10/08/2008
La selección olímpica de Argentina ha conseguido hoy su clasificación matemática para cuartos de final en los JJOO de Pekín 2008, tras vencer hoy en Shanghai a Australia con un solo tanto, en un partido que ha sido más difícil por la férrea defensa oceánica que por la calidad de los rivales de Argentina. Read More

Posted on Sun, Aug. 10, 2008
BY ISRAEL GUTIERREZ

BEIJING—In the last swimming final of the day, 41-year-old Dara Torres, a Parkland resident, anchored the U.S. women’s 400-meter freestyle relay team to a silver medal, becoming the oldest U.S. swimmer ever to medal.It was Torres’ 10th Olympic medal overall, putting her two behind Jenny Thompson, whose 12 is the most for any U.S. Olympian.Read More