Deena Kastor Drops Out of Women's Olympic Marathon

I am watching live coverage of the Women's Olympic Marathon in Beijing, and Deena Kastor has dropped out.

Details will be forthcoming, I'm sure, but twenty minutes into the race she seems to have experienced some kind of foot injury. She walked off the road hobbling on one foot and gesturing to the other.

This is terrible news for the U.S., because Deena Kastor (a three-time Olympian) was a real contender for a medal in the marathon. Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Blake Russell are still in the race, and at the moment (about 50 minutes in), Lewy Boulet is in the front pack.

LIVE: Men's Olympic Basketball: U.S. v. Greece

In the 4th quarter, the U.S. Men's Basketball Team leads Greece 80-57. With less than 7 minutes remaining, the U.S. seems certain to win.

Although the score might make this sound like a blow out, Greece has put up a good fight. Compared to other U.S games, the Greek team has stayed pretty close to Team USA.

Greece is, in fact, the only team that has beaten the U.S. basketball team since 2006. If they intended to stretch that into a two-game winning streak, though, they will be disappointed.

Can Jeremy Wariner Win Gold in the 400 Meters Again? -- Track and Field Events Start Friday

Olympic Track and Field events begin this Friday, and American Jeremy Wariner will attempt to win his second Olympic gold medal in the 400-meters. The final in that event will be on Saturday.

Wariner will be easy to spot -- he's the one with the diamond earrings and sunglasses (even at night). He will also, most likely, be the one in first place.

NBC Let's You Catch Up On Olympic Events

With so many Olympic events being broadcast on NBC TV and on-line (at NBCOlympics.com), it's hard to keep up with everything. If you miss an event, you can always go to NBCOlympics.com and watch it after the fact.

Just go to the "Online Listings" section and select the time that the event aired. Then click to watch a replay of the event.

If you missed Michael Phelps win in the 200 M, be sure to watch it. Of course, by the time you do, there will probably be several other Phelps wins to catch up on...

U.S. Water Polo -- Men trail Serbia, Women tie Italy

At the moment, I am watching the U.S. versus Serbia in Men's Water Polo. Serbia leads 4-1 in the 4th period.

This is a grudge match, because earlier in 2008 (in the FINA World League Super Final), Serbia beat the U.S. 7-3 to win the gold medal.

Team USA would like to redeem itself against Serbia. Unfortunately, at this point it looks like Serbia has an insurmountable lead.

Earlier today, the U.S. Women's Water Polo Team tied with Italy.

Underdogs Rise to the Occasion -- U.S. Men's Gymnastics

Despite the loss of both Hamm brothers (the only members of the U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team with Olympic experience), the young members of Team USA have risen to the occasion.

Jonathan Horton, in particular, has turned in several impressive performances. Raj Bhavsar, who moved from alternate to contender, has also performed very well.

At this moment, the men's gymnastics are being aired live on NBC, so hopefully more medals are on the way.

Javier Molina Hampered by Hole in Lung

The U.S. Boxing Team has received more bad news -- this time relating to Javier Molina.

Last week, Gary Russell collapsed from dehydration and was unable to make his weigh-in. Then on Monday, Javier Molina lost to Bulgarian light-welterweight Boris Georgiev. Coach Don Campbell revealed the reason:

They discovered, day before yesterday, that he's got a hole in his lung.

It's been a tough few days for the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, but the remaining nine players can still pull out a victory.