Aug. 5: Kick Around the Park

Note of the Day

NBCOlympics.com has announced it will stream all of Wednesday's action online, including USA-Norway (7:45am EST/4:45am PST) and Brazil-Germany (5am EST/2am PST). View the full TV and Online Schedule

Story of the Day

Group dynamic works for U.S. Boston Globe

Podcast of the Day

The Heathers Trivia Game - USSoccer.com

Quote of the Day

"Heather Mitts has a little gecko, but she's trying to remove it, so it looks like roadkill right now," Natasha Kai told USA Today regarding her teammates botched tattoo.

WPS Coverage

• Someone paid attention in class when they rattled on about this “Ne... The Offside WPS
• Ginormous Olympic TV Schedule Post World Cup Blog
• Several leagues later, debate on single-entity model still lively Sports Business Journal

U.S. Olympic Coverage

• Revamped, re-focused for gold CNNSI
• Markgraf: Don't overlook Norway The Associated Press
• Kai changes attitude, fitness after flawed first impression USA Today
• Amy Rodriguez is 'A-Rod' of U.S. soccer LA Times
• Portage's Lindsay Tarpley goes for gold again Kalamazoo Gazette
• Year makes a difference for Tarpley The Detroit News
• Thinking outside the Boxx FIFA.com
• Ex-Notre Dame stars don stars and stripes Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
• Rampone: U.S. is ready Fair Game Blog
• Hucles looking for more Gold VirginiaSports.com
• A Dragon's Head? The Goalbox: Nicole Barnhart Blog
• Foot massages and the Great Wall Tarpley's Thoughts
• Dragon's Head Chalupa Chat
• Abby's big 'break' Messenger Post
• Swedish coach sings U.S. women's soccer back into contention Rocky Mountain News
• Olympic soccer squads both gold hungry The Star-Ledger
• Quote Sheet: U.S. Women Preview Olympic Opener vs. Norway USSoccer.com
• U.S. meets toughest group opponent Norway Chinaview
• U.S. women's soccer team to play different games against different ... Chinaview
• Film relives Olympic pain and glory including Foudy's story International Herald Tribune
• New technology being tested on Olympic athletes including Mitts Daily Breeze

Group E Olympic Coverage

• Hosts open with a hard one FIFA.com
• Pellerud glad his team is far from hype The Canadian Press
• Canadian women go for the gold Vancouver Sun
• Canadian soccer team hoping nation falls in love once again Times Colonist
• Lang oozes Canuck pride FIFA.com
• Preparation for Argentina Rhian's Soccer Journal
• Chinese women's soccer looking for Olympic rebirth The Associated Press
• Shang: Hard task ahead for China FIFA.com
• Ljungberg leaves Olympic team Damallsvenskan Newsblog
• No Olympics for Ljungberg Svensk Fotboll (Swedish)
• Ljungberg trained day after suffering tear Expressen (Swedish)
• Hanna's national team career may be over Expressen (Swedish)
• Ljungberg to miss Olympics SVT Video (Swedish with a bit of English)
• Photo Gallery of Ljungberg's injuries Sport Bladet (Swedish)
• Almgren has mixed emotions on replacing Ljungberg Gotenborgs-Posten (Swedish)
• Gold is Dennerby's vision for Sweden Sport Bladet (Swedish)
• Swedes have Lotta spirit FIFA.com
• Argentina aims for quarterfinals Chinaview

Group F Olympic Coverage

• Hot start as old foes collide FIFA.com
• Brazil hoping to finally win women's football gold Deutsche Presse-Agentur
• Brazil trains in preparation for opening match vs. Germany CBF (Portuguese)
• World champions Germany eye elusive gold medal AFP
• Neid lays out quarterfinals as Germany's first goal DFB (German)
• Pohlers questionable for Germany's opener against Brazil due to min... DFB (German)
• Difficult task for Super Falcons

Group G Olympic Coverage

• A clash of the titans FIFA.com
• Berntsen says Norway is prepared to face U.S. NFF (Norwegian)
• Siri Nordby believes U.S. will be Norway's toughest opponent NFF video (Norwegian)
• Knudsen thinks Brazil is the best NFF video (Norwegian)
• A new New Zealand FIFA.com
• New Zealand, Japan ready for opener Chinaview