Olympics
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Bolt anchors Jamaica to relay record for 3rd goldAug 11, 2012 5:16 pm - LONDON — Be it a gold medal or a souvenir from a record relay run, Usain Bolt always gets what he wants at the Olympics. The Jamaican will leave London a perfect 3 for 3...
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Women win 5th straight gold, rout France 86-50Aug 11, 2012 4:00 pm - LONDON — Expected to dominate, they did. All those style points were a bonus. The U.S. women’s basketball team routed France 86-50 in the final Saturday, collecting thei...
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Brazil stuns U.S. for gold in women’s volleyballAug 11, 2012 2:42 pm - LONDON — Destinee wasn’t enough for the United States. Brazil denied the United States its first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball Saturday in a 3-1 upset that ha...
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Aurora gymnast Anna Li considers herself luckyAug 11, 2012 1:00 pm - Bad fall on July 24 could have paralyzed Olympic alternate
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Arm’s length: Does smartphone photography hold reality at bay?Aug 11, 2012 8:00 am - LONDON — Matthew Driller was holding a navy umbrella, blocking the view of spectators standing five deep and waiting to see the Olympic women’s cycling road race flash p...
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Olympic stamp collecting ‘the sport of the spectator’Aug 11, 2012 8:00 am - LONDON — These British athletes can’t be licked. The Royal Mail has been busy paying tribute to the country’s Olympians in the last two weeks with special-issue stamps f...
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Review: Following foreign athletes is cumbersomeAug 11, 2012 7:39 am - NEW YORK — It should come as no surprise that much of the Olympics coverage in the U.S. is focused on American athletes and top performers from other countries. You’re n...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Quite an Olympics for American womenAug 10, 2012 6:45 pm - It’s the 40th anniversary of Title IX here in the United States this year and the Olympics is serving as the perfect tribute. Quite simply, the U.S. women, all of whom h...
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Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Friday, August 10Aug 10, 2012 6:18 pm - ...