What's Happening Today Weather Forecast/Hot Ticket/Opening Ceremonies Schedule/Local Culture Scorecard A look at the Serious and the Silly at the Olympic Games Silver Lining With its double-overtime win over Croatia, Lithuania put in a bid as the best of the rest behind the dream team. by Tim Layden Truth and Consequences Despite high hopes and a fast start, the U.S. men's soccer team was still not in Argentina's league by Peter King One Bold Stroke On a day of swimming firsts, a medal-worthy gesture out of the pool stole the show by Gerry Callahan Boys Will Be Boys On little sleep, The youthful U.S. baseball team received an early wake-up call, then beat Nicaragua by Michael Bamberger Quick, Painful Exits The Games had barely started, and dreams were already over by Gerry Callahan Mighty Mites Photo Act Battle Scarred Canadian rower Silken Laumann has fought through pain—in and out of competition by Michael Farber SI Olympic Flashback 7/29/84: A breakthrough for women's cycling by Ron Fimrite
	The Fleming File If You're not a Bobsledder, You're Nothing but a Luger by David Fleming
	Five Ring Circus: Olympic Cartoons Olympic Mile, by Al Kratzer Official Things, by David Coulson
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