Olympics
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London Olympics lead to gold-medal procrastinationAug 10, 2012 10:25 am - NEW YORK — Chores piling up. DVRs stuffed and groaning with unwatched favorites. Late, bleary strolls into the office. Welcome to the Great Olympic Time Suck, that unsu...
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Olympic champ Lysacek makes return officialAug 10, 2012 9:44 am - LONDON — Olympic figure skating champion Evan Lysacek’s decision to return took all of an hour. In training for the past year, Lysacek made his return official Friday an...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Some things you notice watching OlympicsAug 10, 2012 8:50 am - Random Olympics thoughts: ŸI want my #147;Parks and Recreation#148; back. ŸClass, thy names are Gabby Douglas and Oscar Pistorius. ŸI#146;m pretty sure the ...
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Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday, August 9Aug 09, 2012 9:20 pm - ...
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Openly gay athletes still scarce at Olympic GamesAug 09, 2012 6:28 pm - Associated Press LONDON — It has been a great games for gay Olympians — probably. British equestrian Carl Hester won gold in team dressage in London. Midfielder Megan Ra...
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US women reach Olympic volleyball gold-medal matchAug 09, 2012 3:29 pm - LONDON — Coach Hugh McCutcheon made a special point of seeking out captain Lindsey Berg for a quick hug after the U.S. women’s volleyball team advanced to the gold medal...
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Taylor wins Olympic triple jump gold for USAug 09, 2012 3:08 pm - LONDON — Christian Taylor won the Olympic triple jump gold medal Thursday night, overtaking U.S. teammate Will Claye with his fourth jump in the final. Taylor, the world...
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Bolt wins 200, Rudisha gets 800 record at OlympicsAug 09, 2012 3:00 pm - LONDON — Usain Bolt backed up his billing as a "living legend" by winning the Olympic 200 meters and becoming the first athlete to repeat as double Olympic sprint champi...
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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...