Beijing all smiles on eve of Olympics On the eve of their national coming out party, almost everyone in Beijing seemed to be practicing something. At the National Indoor Stadium, Arbitration Court Ruling Sends Olympic Soccer Into Chaos. A day before the Olympic soccer tournament starts, the top international sports tribunal ruled Wednesday that European soccer clubs do not have to allow their players to participate, a decision that threw into question whether ... Poor start dooms USA against Norway Norway scored two goals in the first five minutes of the game on Wednesday to beat the United States Women's National Team, 2-0 in the Group G opener for both teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics, A day before the Olympic soccer tournament starts.

Five Olympic stories to follow Freelance writer Jay Weiner is in Beijing covering the Olympics for SportingNews.com. His five story lines to follow while you're waiting for Team USA's games to tip off: Eight will be enough, but here are all 871 news articles »

In a government learning how not to count Session: What did taxpayers get for $600K? Lax oversight risks millions of Medicare dollars. Medicare Approves Fake Suppliers of Wheelchairs, Prosthetics.

Even the 2008 U.S. Presidential candidates chipped in. McCain: 'I don't disagree' with Obama on inflating tires.