Olympics
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SOCHI SCENE: Russian star powerFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - The main news conference room at the media center in Sochi has seemed comically oversized for most of these games, with a couple dozen reporters filing i...
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SOCHI SCENE: Too many jacketsFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - When Yuka Sato and husband Jason Dungjen go to their closets, they need to be very careful. Imagine donning the wrong national jacket when accompanying y...
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White cruises through halfpipe qualifyingFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Shaun White had no problem with the Olympic halfpipe and took the first step toward his third straight gold medal Tuesday, scoring a 95.75 on ...
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Team USA's Randall out early in women's cross-country sprintFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Kikkan Randall's attempt at becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic cross-country skiing medal fell well short Tuesday when she wa...
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Plushenko to skate 7th, Chan 21st in men's short programFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - Four-time Olympic medalist Evgeni Plushenko drew the seventh spot for Thursday's men's short program at the Sochi Games. Skaters prefer not to go early i...
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Tretiak says U.S. taught Russians a lesson in 1980Feb 11, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - Vladislav Tretiak says the U.S. hockey team taught the Soviets a "good lesson" about respecting competitors by beating them in the 1980 Olympics. Speakin...
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U.S. men's hockey good enough for goldFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Nobody is picking the U.S. to win the gold medal at Sochi, but the way the Americans see it they have some unfinished business. They remember their overtime loss to Cana...
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Sochi chief: No need to use stored snow - yetFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - The head of the Sochi Olympics says there's no need to bring in stored snow to cope with the warm temperatures in the mountains - but organizers are read...
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Bode Miller regrets not having eye surgeryFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Bode Miller says he needs Lasik eye surgery and regrets not having the operation before the Olympics. After dominating the training sessions, ...
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NBC's Costas sitting out prime-time Olympics coverage with eye infectionFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - With both eyes reddened by an infection, NBC's Bob Costas said he will sit out the network's prime-time Olympics coverage on Tuesday. Taking his place in Sochi will be "...