CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
Olympic floor champion Kyle Shewfelt headed the list of six men selected Monday to compete for Canada's gymnastics team at the Beijing Olympics in August.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - American gymnast Morgan Hamm's participation in next month's Beijing Olympics hangs in the balance after he failed a drugs test at a selection event in May, USA gymnastics said on Friday.
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm is recovering from his broken hand and can now do gymnastics again. ???I???m very, very encouraged today,??? coach Miles Avery said. ???I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Wow, I???m finally seeing him do real gymnastics, and it feels good.??? He has been out of action since May 22 when he broke his hand in the parallel bars at the national championships.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson will be in the spotlight at this summer's Iowa State Fair — in butter. While the 16-year-old reigning world champion from West Des Moines is going for gold at the Olympics in Beijing next month, a "butter Johnson" will be sharing a cooler with the butter cow at the fair in Des Moines. Butter sculptor Sarah Pratt plans to incorporate a balance beam into Johnson's pose,...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
While the real Shawn Johnson is competing in the Beijing Olympics in August, another Shawn Johnson will stand proudly here in Des Moines during the Iowa State Fair. In keeping with the tradition of the Fair, a butter sculpture of Iowa's Olympic gymnast will be on [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
Chris Ford, ESPN.com: No one knows if Sharpe will be a stud or a bust. But I like the pick just because it's Detroit president Joe Dumars being bold, as usual, trying to reach for greatness.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
Chris Ford, ESPN.com: No one knows if Sharpe will be a stud or a bust. But I like the pick just because it's Detroit president Joe Dumars being bold, as usual, trying to reach for greatness.
Sportnetwork (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
Manchester United have released five youngsters as Sir Alex Ferguson starts preparing his squad for another assault on the game's top honours. Michael Barnes, Sean Evans, Michael Lea, Ritchie Jones and Kieran Lee will all leave Old Trafford at the end of June with a host of Football League clubs expected to show interest in the quintet.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
The Pistons have taken back their previous selection of Kansas State's Bill Walker and picked a new player. That is, at least, according to Chris Ford's new ESPN NBA mock draft. The Pistons, as of today, will take guard Chris Douglas-Roberts out of the Memphis.
Rod 2.0:Beta (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
Say it ain't so. Mini muscle marvel and Olympic hopeful Sean Golden will not be representing the USA at the Beijing Olympics. The disappointing news was announced Sunday after the weekend Olympic trials in Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center Golden...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
Frankfurt - Gymnastics world champion Fabian Hambuechen and swim star Britta Steffen led the way as another 125 athletes were on Monday nominated to represent Germany at the Beijing Olympics. The German Olympic Committee (DOSB) has now picked 204 ath...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
PHILADELPHIA – Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are taking their rivalry to the Beijing Olympics, where it will have golden overtones. Johnson and Liukin earned guaranteed spots on the U.S. women's gymnastics team last night after finishing 1-2 at the Olympic Trials – the same places they had at the national championships two weeks ago.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
Fremont's Kevin Tan made his first Olympic team when USA Gymnastics announced their men's squad for the Beijing Games. Morgan Hamm, Joseph Hagerty and Justin Spring also were named Sunday. Paul Hamm, the reigning Olympic champion and Morgan's twin, and...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are taking their rivalry to the Beijing Olympics, where it will have golden overtones. Johnson and Liukin earned...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are taking their rivalry to the Beijing Olympics, where it will have golden overtones.
