MiamiHerald.com: Olympics http://www.miamiherald.com/653/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Olympics http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/653/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Olympics 60 Wed, 14 May 2008 07:55:04 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com IOC gives $1 million to aid China earthquake relief http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/531344.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/531344.html Tue, 13 May 2008 10:53 EDT The International Olympic Committee has decided to give $1 million in financial support to help relief and recovery efforts following a devastating earthquake in China. Olympic torch relay downscaled after quake http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/531300.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/531300.html Tue, 13 May 2008 10:18 EDT The Olympic torch relay will be simplified, downscaled and open with a minute of silence Wednesday when a leg starts in the southeastern city of Ruijin, a symbolic gesture to thousands who died in a massive earthquake in central China. U.S. weightlifter Moreau receives two-year suspension http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/530926.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/530926.html Tue, 13 May 2008 02:38 EDT The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced Monday that an independent arbitrator from the North American Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that weightlifter Josh Moreau was suspended for two years due to doping. The latest news from the USOC - May 12 http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/530344.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/530344.html Mon, 12 May 2008 16:38 EDT <p /> Top Cuban athlete still missing from national judo team http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/530259.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/530259.html Mon, 12 May 2008 15:26 EDT The Cuban national judo team prepared to return home Monday without one of its stars, whose weekend disappearance fueled speculation she is defecting. Cuban team member missing after Judo competition http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/529502.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/529502.html Sun, 11 May 2008 22:21 EDT A member of Cuba's women's national judo team left the team at some point Sunday afternoon following the final day of the Pan American Judo Championships. BMX racer Kyle Bennett clinches US Olympic berth http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/528420.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/528420.html Sat, 10 May 2008 12:03 EDT Kyle Bennett is the United States' first Olympic BMX qualifier. Beijing podium protests possible http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/528048.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/528048.html Sat, 10 May 2008 06:27 EDT Australian Olympic chief John Coates said Saturday that he believes there's a good chance some athletes will protest on the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics. Recovering Yao wants top-eight finish in Beijing http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/526299.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/526299.html Thu, 08 May 2008 18:27 EDT The Olympics are still three months away, and already Yao Ming is trying to work the officials. Olympic flame summits Mount Everest http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/525107.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/525107.html Thu, 08 May 2008 16:32 EDT Cheering mountaineers raised the Olympic torch at the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday, producing the triumphant image that China has longed for in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. Olympic flame hits highest peak http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/525644.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/525644.html Thu, 08 May 2008 08:38 EDT The Olympic torch relay made its way up Mount Everest, as the flame reached the world's highest peak on Thursday. Dalai Lama's envoy details Tibetan proposals at China talks http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/524157.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/524157.html Thu, 08 May 2008 04:19 EDT The Dalai Lama's envoys and Chinese officials disagreed more than they agreed at weekend talks on how to move beyond the unrest in Tibet, one of the Tibetan spiritual leader's representatives said Thursday. GM Bob Watson says Roger Clemens not welcome on Olympic team http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/525091.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/525091.html Wed, 07 May 2008 21:19 EDT Roger Clemens isn't welcome on the U.S. Olympic baseball team. U.S. general manager Bob Watson said Wednesday that he isn't considering the 45-year-old right-hander for his roster for the Beijing Games. At Olympics, drug testers and athletes will square off over doping http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/525046.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/525046.html Wed, 07 May 2008 19:34 EDT When some 11,000 athletes arrive in Beijing for the Summer Olympic Games in August, a few will be playing cat-and-mouse games to avoid random anti-drug tests. Olympic torch nears Everest summit http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/524985.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/524985.html Wed, 07 May 2008 18:09 EDT The Olympic torch moved to within striking distance of the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday, with the flame likely to reach the top of the world's tallest mountain in the next several days. Olympic torch enjoying a smooth relay in China http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/524431.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/524431.html Wed, 07 May 2008 12:52 EDT Paramilitary police donned Hawaiian shirts and pink buses shuttled in more cops in camouflage. Security was heavy but officers were markedly relaxed as jubilant crowds, apparently free of protesters, helped kick off the Olympic torch's tour of China. China acknowledges tightening of visa rules before Olympics http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/522664.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/522664.html Tue, 06 May 2008 14:59 EDT China has tightened visa controls ahead of the Olympic Games, with invitation letters and hotel reservations required for some travelers, the government acknowledged Tuesday after weeks of insisting the entry process was business as usual. European athletes in asthma study at Beijing Olympics http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/523058.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/523058.html Tue, 06 May 2008 13:30 EDT Athletes from 10 European countries will take part in an allergy and asthma study at the Beijing Olympics. Clothing, gestures will be scrutinized at Olympics http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/522257.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/522257.html Tue, 06 May 2008 05:44 EDT Waving the Tibet flag or paying tribute to the Dalai Lama during the medals ceremony will be against the rules at the Beijing Olympics, though the penalties for those infractions remain unknown. Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/521519.html http://www.miamiherald.com/653/story/521519.html Mon, 05 May 2008 12:43 EDT Cheering Chinese stood on their chairs and waved flags as the Olympic torch started its mainland leg Sunday on the tropical island of Hainan - the first stop in what is expected to be a peaceful three-month journey to Beijing.