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The all-around difference between Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson

L.A. Times - Sports — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Liukin, the Olympic all-around gymnastics champion, appears to want to stay competitive. Her U.S. teammate Johnson, who was favored in the event, contemplates taking a break.

BEIJING -- This is the difference between being the women's gymnastics all-around gold medalist and the balance beam gold medalist:

Clippers Sign Paul Davis

NBA.com: Clippers News — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:05:24 +0000

Intern for the Clippers

NBA.com: Clippers News — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:05:24 +0000

Let’s kick this season off

L.A. Times - Sports — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:46:00 +0000

Almost everything you wanted to know, from the toughest conference, to the best games, to the most overrated teams (sorry, Hokies and Bulls).

Everyone is itching to get started, especially over at USC, so let's adjust our under armor and dig into the 2008 season survival kit:

Chargers’ Shawne Merriman will be in-studio analyst

L.A. Times - Sports — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:28:00 +0000

Fox says it will be the first time a current player has served in a full-time capacity for any national pregame studio show for any sport.

San Diego's Shawne Merriman is already one of the NFL's best defensive players. This season, he'll be the quintessential multi-tasker.

Beach and indoor volleyball are worlds apart

L.A. Times - Sports — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:37:00 +0000

The indoor game, six to a team, is a virtual ballet with a perfectly choreographed routine, whereas the beach sport, with two to a team, is a more freewheeling game that calls for versatility.

BEIJING -- Kerri Walsh remembers the first time she tried to play competitive volleyball on a beach. But she'd rather not.

Still waiting for Tiger Woods

L.A. Times - Sports — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0000

FedEx Cup playoffs begin without the world's No. 1 player, who is recovering from knee surgery, won't be back until possibly April and might not ever be the same.

As further proof that the PGA Tour season didn't end when Tiger Woods had reconstructive knee surgery in June, the $63-million FedEx Cup playoff series starts today with the $7-million Barclays at Paramus, N.J. The show goes on, but the showstopper isn't around.

So far, no competition for U.S. men’s basketball team

Los Angeles Clippers News — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:39:28 +0000

BEIJING -- So much for the preliminaries, not to mention Chris Kaman's Excellent Adventure.

U.S. men hang tough for win against Serbia

L.A. Times - Sports — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:30:00 +0000

Americans were trailing in the third set when Coach Hugh McCutcheon called a timeout and gave a pointed pep talk.

BEIJING -- Playing in a raucous Capital Gymnasium where the Serbian fans booed the U.S. men's volleyball team early and often, the Americans hung tough Wednesday night and won in five sets, 20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 15-12, over Serbia to advance to the Olympic semifinals, where they will play Russia.

U.S. baseball team beats Japan, 4-2

L.A. Times - Sports — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:38:00 +0000

Americans advance to the medal round and will play Cuba on Friday.

BEIJING -- A run-scoring single by Brian Barden snapped a scoreless tie in the 11th inning Wednesday and sparked a four-run U.S. rally that carried the Americans to a 4-2 win over Japan in the final game of pool play in the Olympic baseball tournament.