The biggest gold medal haul since 1908, far beyond that of rivals Germany, France and Australia, gives the U.K. an unaccustomed glow
As other U.S. women win gold, the one surefire team, softball, was shocked. And now the sport is leaving the Olympics. Superstar Jennie Finch shares her pain
Viewpoint: There's no question that the women competing in Beijing aren't anything but athletic. But should synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics remain in the Games?
Authorities sentence two Beijing women in their 70s to time in a detention camp after applying to demonstrate in the capital's official Olympic protest zones
Many on the Caribbean nation are hoping Olympic champs like Usain Bolt can help turn the tide against violent crime
They didn't get the gold this time, but after the Chinese women's volleyball teams won the silver and bronze, they got the world's attention
TIME tracks down the Olympic secret behind the flying paddles of the world's best table tennis players: glue
It's another race with history at the Bird's Nest, as the free-spirit Jamaican sprinter sets his second world mark
After a competitive first half, Team USA got into gear and blew out Australia in the basketball quarterfinals
Despite all the injuries, America's men and women ended up winning more gymnastics medals than their 2004 counterparts
The vaunted Olympic spirit is terrible for competition. What we need, says Joel Stein, are some anti-medals, and a new scoring system
In the months before the Olympics, Chinese authorities pulled in the reins on social dissent. But will Beijing loosen its grip after the world packs up and leaves?