Sports Stories from August 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Russia ends US streak in men's volleyballAug 04, 2012 9:52 pm - LONDON — Maxim Mikhaylov scored 27 points and Russia snapped an 11-match winning streak for the U.S. men's volleyball team in Olympic play with a 3-2 preliminary round v...
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Phelps ends career with gold in medley relayAug 05, 2012 10:18 am - LONDON — The finale was a formality, more a coronation than a contest. Michael Phelps headed into the retirement the only way imaginable — with another gold medal. Recla...
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Berry’s goal completes Fire comebackAug 05, 2012 4:57 pm - On the quality of his defensive work alone, the Fire’s Austin Berry will get a few votes in the MLS rookie-of-the-year balloting. Scoring the odd goal will be sure to ge...
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Boomers blanked again 5-0Aug 04, 2012 11:30 pm - Unable to dig themselves out of an early hole, the Schaumburg Boomers fell to the Joliet Slammers 5-0 on Saturday night at Boomers Stadium. The Boomers (41-30) were shut...
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Is there an obligation to wave U.S. flag?Aug 05, 2012 10:42 am - A strange sensation came over me while watching the United States-Lithuania men’s basketball game Saturday. It wasn’t strange for me but would be for most Americans. You...
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Who will fill Cubs' leadership gap?Aug 05, 2012 7:43 pm - Darwin Barney surveyed the situation in the Cubs' clubhouse the other day. “It's tough; it's weird,” the second baseman said. “Somebody was saying yesterday, ‘We're salt...
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Enough with swimming, gymnastics: Catch these off-beat Olympic eventsAug 05, 2012 8:22 am - Enough with all the swimming and gymnastics. There are 26 sports with 36 disciplines and more than 300 events in the 2012 Summer Olympics so there's a lot more going on ...
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