United States tennis player, Lindsey Davenport withdrew from the women’s singles competition today, citing a knee injury that she agravated playing at Wimbledon earlier this summer. She still hopes to compete in the doubles competition with her partner, Liezel Huber. That competition begins on Sunday.
Davenport, 32, won the Gold Medal in women’s singles at the 1996 Atlanta Games. She is a former #1-ranked player and has three Grand Slam singles victories to her credit. Her last win was at the Australian Open in 2005.

Nike has put together a series of segments about the 2008 US Men’s Basketball Team. Here the team gets together for their media blitz in New York City two weeks ago. Watching the video, you just know the team’s going to be great.

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President George Bush hosted members of the US Olympic and Paralympic teams at the White House this morning, just days before the teams leave for Beijing. Also present was Eunice Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics (and sister to President John F. Kennedy). There were remarks in the Rose Garden, followed by a luncheon.

Much is written about Shawn Johnson, but how much do you know about America’s number two gymnast, Nastia Liukin? What her train and listen to her talk about the upcoming games in the video below:

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US Gymnast, Shayla Worley fractured her right fibula yesterday during the two-day Olympic selection camp at the Bela Karolyi Camp outside of Houston, likely ending her Olympic chances for this year.
The camp will decide the final four members of the US women’s gymnastic team. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin have already been selected for the team. The additional members will be announced this evening.

Jill Kintner will be the first US woman to compete in Olympic BMX, which is debuting as an Olympic sport at the Beijing games. Here she talks a little about that and about training for the big event.

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The leading scorer on the US Olympic soccer team Abby Wambach, will have to watch her team compete from the sidelines. The 28-year-old Rochester native broke her left tibia and fibula last night during the first half of a match with Brazil. She will have surgery on the leg and be off for 12 weeks, missing the Beijing Games.
The Brazil-US match was a final tune-up for the team prior to going to Beijing. Despite Wambach’s injury, the United States won 1-0.

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin will be competing in six events in Beijing–100m back stroke, 100m freestyle, 200m individual medley, and three relays. The 25-year-old California girl hopes to best her performance in Athens, where she took home five medals–just the third woman to win five medals in one Olympic meet. Here’s what she has to say about the upcoming games:

When he was 11 years old, Michael Phelps’ coach, Bob Bowman already saw Phelps rising to the top of the swimming world. Here’s what he and Michael’s mother had to say about it:

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The United States is sending three men to compete in the High Jump in Beijing. They are first-place qualifier, Jesse Williams, joined by Andra Manson and Dustin Jones. Manson tied for second in the qualifier and Jones finish sixth, but the other 2nd place finisher as well as the fourth and fifth place athletes, lacked the necessary Olympic qualifying standard.
Williams was the 2006 NCAA indoor and outdoor champion. It is his first Olympic Games.