News Articles
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U.S. Men Win again in Water Polo, Advance at Beijing
by MARK LONG - Mon Aug 18 14:14:49 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) U.S. captain Tony Azevedo climbed out of the pool and started congratulating each of his teammates. read more
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Three Balkan water polo teams in hunt for medals
by By MARK LONG - Mon Aug 18 12:46:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) As the Balkans' landscape shifted and settled, water polo crossed all borders - a big reason Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia remain in the medal hunt in Beijing. read more
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US men win again in water polo, advance at Beijing
by By MARK LONG - Mon Aug 18 07:05:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) U.S. captain Tony Azevedo climbed out of the pool and started congratulating each of his teammates. read more
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US water polo wins again, advances at Olympics
by By MARK LONG - Mon Aug 18 06:53:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) The Americans continued their improbable run in Beijing with an 8-7 victory over Germany on Monday, winning their preliminary group and earning an automatic berth in the water polo semifinals. read more
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Dutch upset defending gold medalists in water polo
by By MARK LONG - Sun Aug 17 07:09:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) The Netherlands upset defending gold medalists Italy 13-11 in penalty shots in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's water polo tournament Sunday. read more
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Americans upset Croats in Olympic water polo
by MARK LONG - Sat Aug 16 12:51:27 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Tony Azevedo scored three goals and the Americans used stifling defense to upset world No. 1 Croatia 7-5 in Olympic preliminary play Saturday, the most significant U.S. men's water polo victory in two decades. read more
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Americans upset Croats in Olympic water polo
by By MARK LONG - Sat Aug 16 06:07:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Tony Azevedo scored three goals and the Americans used stifling defense to upset world No. 1 Croatia 7-5 in Olympic preliminary play Saturday, the most significant U.S. men's water polo victory in two decades. read more
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U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Water Polo Hammers Russia 12-7 To Complete Group Play
by Greg Mescall - Fri Aug 15 14:59:01 -0400 2008
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Russian women lose again in Olympic water polo
by By MARK LONG - Fri Aug 15 08:35:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) The United States women's water polo team beat Russia 12-7 Friday, handing the European champions their third straight loss of the Beijing Games. read more
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Sisters hope to avoid Olympic water polo matchup
by By MARK LONG - Fri Aug 15 06:30:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Agnes and Erzsebet Valkai ran into each other at a restaurant in the athletes' village last week. read more
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Serbia Edges U.S. Olympic Team for Men's Water Polo 4-2 In Defensive Battle
by Greg Mescall - Thu Aug 14 12:34:39 -0400 2008
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Mustachioed Croats cruising in water polo
by By MARK LONG - Thu Aug 14 09:57:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Croatia's Maro Jokovic swiped his finger across his upper lip, pointing out how far he has to go to get his mustache to match those of his teammates. read more
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Mustached Croats cruising in water polo
by By MARK LONG - Thu Aug 14 06:05:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) The Croatian men's water polo team powered its way to a 13-5 win over Germany on Thursday, continuing an undefeated run at the Beijing Olympics that has focused attention on the players' newly grown facial hair. read more
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Canadian water polo coach ejected, suspended
by By MARK LONG - Thu Aug 14 05:47:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Canadian men's water polo coach Dragan Jovanovic was ejected from Thursday's match against Australia, a penalty that comes with a one-game suspension from Olympic competition. read more
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Masked Casanova helps Italy tie US in water polo
by MARK LONG - Wed Aug 13 07:52:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Italy's Elisa Casanova had trouble seeing, breathing and swimming. read more