Sports Stories from August 9, 2012 (Change date)
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US women win 1st gold in Olympic water poloAug 09, 2012 3:00 pm - LONDON — The United States won its first gold medal in women's water polo, getting five goals from Maggie Steffens and a sterling performance from goalkeeper Betsey Arm...
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US tops Japan to take Olympic women's soccer goldAug 09, 2012 3:00 pm - WEMBLEY, England — Abby Wambach didn't put on her "Greatness Has Been Found" T-shirt right away. She instead strayed from her teammates and knelt alone at midfield — and...
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Semenya advances to 800-meter final at OlympicsAug 09, 2012 2:55 pm - LONDON — Closing in on an Olympic medal three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, Caster Semenya of South Africa won her 800-meter semifinal heat in 1 minu...
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Chicago Wolves sign 20-year-old goalieAug 09, 2012 2:06 pm - The Chicago Wolves have signed 20-year-old goaltender Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault, team officials announced Thursday. Corbeil-Theriault, a Montreal native, led the QMJHL w...
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A breakthrough for players and sun at PGAAug 09, 2012 2:00 pm - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The breakthrough moment Thursday wasn't just the sun shining over Kiawah Island. It was Carl Pettersson breaking 70 for the first time in 21 tries ...
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Fire pointing the way to end playoff droughtAug 09, 2012 12:32 pm - What is the Fire’s magic number? Heading into the final third of the season, the Fire (10-7-5, 35 points) sits in fifth place, good for the final playoff spot in the Eas...
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Mozingo blasts 2 homers, but Boomers fallAug 09, 2012 12:03 pm - O’FALLON, Mo. — The Schaumburg Boomers could not hold a 5-0 lead and fell 7-5 to the River City Rascals in the finale of a three-game series in suburban St. Louis on Thu...
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Mike North video: Should the Nationals shut down Strasburg?Aug 09, 2012 10:30 am - Mike North talks about the Washington Nationals and GM Mike Rizzo shutting down Steven Strasburg at 160 innings pitched. Hear how a Washington repoter is silenced when a...
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High school football player collapses, diesAug 09, 2012 10:07 am - SPRING VALLEY, Ill. — Grief counselors have been called in to help students at Hall High School deal with the death of one of the football players at the north-central I...
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AP: IOC to strip U.S. cyclist Hamilton of Athens goldAug 09, 2012 9:13 am - LONDON — The IOC is set to formally strip American cyclist Tyler Hamilton of his gold from the 2004 Athens Games and reassign the medals after his admission of doping, a...