Check out the photo gallery of Jessica Mendoza's trip to Afghanistan with other Olympians at WomehnsHealth.com by clicking here.

A hearty crop of elites jumpstarted their '08 seasons at TriSports.com's Desert Classic Duathlon Sunday. Canadian Paul Tichelaar outlasted the men's field for the run-bike-run victory in 1:24:33, while Boulder, Colorado's Joanna Zeiger beat all women on the 3.5-mile-21-mile-2.7-mile course with a smashing 1:38:29. (read more)

After sitting out last season with an injury and taking most of this year off to give birth to her first child, Vail’s Sarah Schleper is rearing to get back in the gates for one final push — the 2010 Games. (read more)

The U.S. women's softball team begins a 62-game, cross-country trek next week that softball aficionados should view as rock 'n' roll fans do the Van Halen reunion tour with David Lee Roth. (read more)

Kim Vandenberg was featured in Swimming World Magazine's Olympic preview of the 200m Butterfly competitors. (read more)