<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Sport-by-Sport</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><description>Sport-by-Sport</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Greece Goes for Broke]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61304-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61304-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Last-minute frenzy and unforeseen expenditures have stretched Greece almost beyond its capacity and raised questions about whether the Games are feasible and worth the money.]]></description><author>By Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Journey' Home]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61315-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61315-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Olympic Games return to their birthplace Friday, more than a century after their modern reincarnation, with Greek sponsors planning a ceremonial extravaganza to showcase one of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations.]]></description><author>By Craig Whitlock</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Safety at All Costs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58111-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58111-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Greek government officials say they have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure the safety of the Olympic Games. But Greece alone has been left to pay the $1.5 billion bill.]]></description><author>By Amy Shipley and Craig Whitlock</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phelps Makes Instant Splash]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58160-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58160-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Michael Phelps's debut before the world news media 48 hours before the start of the Games he is expected to dominate was that of a guy who had showed up for work.]]></description><author>By Michael E. Ruane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardner Rebounds]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52878-2004Aug9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52878-2004Aug9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two and a half years after barely surviving an accident in the Wyoming wilderness, wrestler Rulon Gardner is back aiming for gold.]]></description><author>By Liz Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Fun in the Summertime]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61151-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61151-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author>By Bill Grant</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraq Triumphs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60481-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60481-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In its first Olympic competition since its country was shattered by war, Iraq upsets Portugal, 4-2, on Thursday.]]></description><author>By Clark Spencer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprinters Land in Hospital]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60128-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60128-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were taken to a hospital after being involved in a traffic accident a few hours before they were to face an IOC disciplinary board for failing to attend a doping test.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Phelps Touches May Not Turn Into Gold]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61121-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61121-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If Michael Phelps wins gold in seven or all eight events he is entered in, it would go down as the single greatest achievement in the history of the Olympic Games. If he doesn't, will he be portrayed as a failure?]]></description><author>By Mike Wise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Difficulty of Watching Pound Throw His Weight Around]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61120-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61120-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[That phony careerist and human necktie Dick Pound should promptly remove himself from public life and quit trying to enlarge his reputation by wrecking the reputations of others.]]></description><author>By Sally Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staley to Carry U.S. Flag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59330-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59330-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WNBA star Dawn Staley, a University of Virginia graduate, will carry the U.S. flag and lead the team into the Olympic Stadium during Friday's Opening Ceremonies.]]></description><author>By Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Boxers In for a Fight]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61310-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61310-2004Aug12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Between 1904 and 1988, the U.S. boxing team won 45 gold medals. In the three Olympics since then, the United States has won only two. Four years ago in Sydney we got shut out, blanked, whitewashed, punked. For the first time since 1948, no U.S. boxer won gold.]]></description><author>By Michael Wilbon</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strug Moves On]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52856-2004Aug9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52856-2004Aug9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Eight years after winning a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics, Kerri Strug has settled into life away from gymnastics.]]></description><author>By Eli Saslow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correia Breaks Mold]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52870-2004Aug9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52870-2004Aug9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Swimmer Maritza Correia is the first black woman to swim for the United States and her path to Athens was anything but typical.]]></description><author>By Mike Wise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprinter Edwards Banned]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56678-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56678-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards receives a two-year ban for a positive test for a stimulant, making her ineligible for the Olympics unless an appeal overturns the decision.]]></description><author>By Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[S. Williams Withdraws]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55695-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55695-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Olympics, the second American woman to bail on the U.S. squad.]]></description><author>By Liz Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malchow Forced to Shoulder Pain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58112-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58112-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Defending Olympic 200-meter butterfly champion Tom Malchow has been hampered by a right shoulder injury that was diagnosed after last month's U.S. trials.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Men Rally, Tie S. Korea]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58238-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58238-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Host Greece rallied to tie South Korea, 2-2, in Thessaloniki.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA['We've Prepared the Games Our Own Way']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58158-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58158-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Greek Olympic effort has been portrayed as disorganized and riven by delays, cost overruns and labor disputes. It's also been portrayed as possibly even dangerous from a security standpoint. What looks to us like a frenzy of disorganization is to Greeks a great national feat.]]></description><author>By Sally Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Opens With Win]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56981-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56981-2004Aug11.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 4:30:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shannon Boxx leads the U.S. women's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Greece on Wednesday on the first day of competition in the Olympics.]]></description><author>By Barry Svrluga</author></item></channel></rss>