SI's E.M. Swift: Sorry, mom
Gymnastics' balance beam of power has shifted.

SI's Phil Taylor: Bad to be good?
We should embrace Dream Team's dominance.

SI's Alex Wolff: Shot to thrill
Archers carry Bhutan's Olympic hopes.

SI's Grant Wahl: The world is watching
U.S. men make history and international headway.

SI's Tim Layden: Injury forcer Miller out of 100
Decision to withdraw paves way for Jones.

SI's Richard Hoffer: Battling on
Boxer hopes to triumph through devestating losses.

SI's Michael Farber: The name game
Aussies teams all have unique aliases.

Romania wins gold World champion Romania won its second gold medal, clinching it easily with 154.608 points. Russia won the silver and China took the bronze. The defending gold medalist United States finished fourth. Q&A: Kerri Strug

Snapped Dot Richardson committed two errors in the top of the 11th inning as Japan beat the United States 2-1 to snap the defending Olympic champions' 112-game winning streak. Softball Results | Softball Coverage Just Checking In: Michele Smith

Red, white and blue The U.S. men's team advanced out of the first round of an Olympic soccer tournament for the first time, beating Kuwait 3-1. Danny Califf scored in the 40th minute, Chris Albright in the 63rd and Landon Donovan in the 89th. Soccer Results | Soccer Coverage Landon Donovan Checks In | Brian Dunseth Checks In

Banging out a win Dunks by Ray Allen and Antonio McDyess and a rejection by Alonzo Mourning spurred a 14-0 run near in the second half as the United States defeated Italy 93-61. Basketball Results | Basketball Coverage

Mixed bag In front of a very partisan crowd, Australian Patrick Rafter survived a tough first set in the opening round, defeating American Vince Spadea. Tennis Coverage

Armed and dangerous Kurt Ainsworth shut down a lineup spiced with former major leaguers, leading the unbeaten United States to a 6-2 victory Tuesday against the Netherlands. Baseball Results | Baseball Coverage

Smashing success China's Chen Xiaomin set two world records and gave her country its second gold in women's weightlifting. South Asian women have won four of the seven weightlifting medals so far. Weightlifting Results | Weightlifting Coverage