U.S. fails in water polo

By wire reports Monday, August 25, 2008 In their last chance for a gold medal, the U.S. came up just short, losing, 14-10, to a Hungarian team that became the first country to win three straight gold medals in the sport since Britain in 1920. An American team that came in ranked ninth in the world that surprised just about everyone by getting to the final kept it close early and had it tied at 9 in the third... [read full story]