Olympics

• NEW YORK (AP) — A look at media coverage of the London Olympics: An opening ceremony from the mother country with a Beatle, a queen and Mr. Bean proved irresistible for viewers in the United States, with a record-setting 40.
(YAHOO!)
• No question, Olympic TV is unlike anything else in U.S. TV sports. But while plenty has changed about Olympic TV over the years, one big thing hasnt: NBC will take the action it sees as most interesting to U.S.
(USA Today)
• LONDON (AP) -- Alexander Vinokourov sprung the first surprise of the London Olympics.
(YAHOO!)
• LONDON (RNN) – If the presence of the female athletes in this years Olympic Games has escaped your notice – look again.
(NBCNews.com)
• LONDON — The torch wasnt exactly passed. The torch was fumbled and dropped and floating alongside the thrashing Michael Phelps before Ryan Lochte cradled it in his giant grip and sprinted to the wall.
(Los Angeles Times)
• — Hugh McCutcheon tried to remind anyone who would listen. With the U.S. womens volleyball team anointed as the dominant gold-medal favorite, the no-nonsense coach kept talking up the competition, warning of the pitfalls.
(Los Angeles Times)
• LONDON (AP) -- Michael Phelps failed in his first medal bid at the London Olympics, shattering the overpowering mystique he created with his unprecedented eight gold medals at Beijing.
(YAHOO!)
• The U.S. Olympic mens basketball team finally will play a game that counts Sunday. A challenging exhibition schedule ended with a perfect record, and now the team begins its march toward another gold medal.
(Sporting News)
• Hey everyone, we just landed in London late Thursday morning, and were just all getting excited about winning the gold medal again.
(ESPN)
• LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A choreographer for the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games said on Saturday he was upset that his musical tribute to the victims of the 2005 London bus and train bombings had not been televised in the United States.
(Reuters)