http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/ Athens, KS News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/content/6cc84d8299b416567a1f6ca404d847e6.html Former Kansas University basketball shooting guard Billy Thomas who has played professionally in Argentina Italy and Serbia now is giving Greece a try http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/content/e31e6483317a75f27e8ad921ef7521be.html Asafa Powell of Jamaica continues to go places fast He won the 100 meters Sunday at the Rieti Italy Grand Prix in 982 seconds http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/content/fbe4c7e9306575ef729193631186f8eb.html Natalie du Toit led the South African Paralympic team into Beijingamp;rsquo;s National Stadium on Saturday becoming the first person to carry a countryamp;rsquo;s flag at the opening ceremony of both the Olympics and Paralympics http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/content/1cc268d8cf32a51b9623812b36ecbaf1.html It was ignited in style It ended with spiritWe were left wanting more Yet we have to wait until 2012 for its next appearance http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/content/1fd36ec45190f41df37f7deae85e9e60.html NBC says the Beijing Olympics proved so captivating that millions of Americans now need to catch up on some sleep http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/content/6b239c6accf06375614770ceba2ea876.html BEIJING It wasn39;t so much the way the US men39;s basketball team played in its 118107 goldmedal win over Spain that proved how deeply these NBA superstars cared about the Olympics although certainly their intensity against the talented Spaniards spoke volumes http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/content/59defa4da9f2a2ab1a25bcb2d4186b0d.html Samuel Wansiru doesn39;t look the part of punishing warrior standing 5foot4 and 112 pounds http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/athens/content/49d0b7e8dcbaa68dbc42df4833eeffbd.html Bad news: Usain Bolt is out of races to run In the final performance of his breakout Olympics Bolt got the baton for Jamaica in the men39;s 400meter relay final when the race was close and ended any doubt by the time his leg was done Once he made a clean handoff to teammate Asafa Powell the only question was whether they39;d get the world record too