Olympics
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Russia ends US streak in men's volleyballAug 04, 2012 2:00 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 04, 2012 2:00 pm - 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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Is there an obligation to wave U.S. flag?Aug 04, 2012 11:11 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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Enough with swimming, gymnastics: Catch these off-beat Olympic eventsAug 04, 2012 8:00 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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Review: NBC offers plenty of live Olympics onlineAug 04, 2012 7:32 am - NEW YORK — Soccer and balance beam gymnastics on the desktop. Swimming and badminton on the laptop. Boxing on the iPhone. Gymnasts’ floor exercises on the iPad. Vault ro...
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Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Friday, August 3, 2012Aug 03, 2012 11:00 pm - ...
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Jeter leads quick women's 100 heats at OlympicsAug 03, 2012 9:00 pm - LONDON — Well, that sure was fast. Expectations that the London Olympics track meet would be filled with good times were quickly confirmed on Day 1, with seven sprinter...
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The new curling? Archery was hot at London GamesAug 03, 2012 9:00 pm - LONDON — Maybe it's the effect of "The Hunger Games" and bow-and-arrow-toting heroine Katniss Everdeen, or the lure of competing at a 200-year-old venue. Or maybe it's ...
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Federer edges Del Potro in Olympic semifinalsAug 03, 2012 2:37 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer leaned on the net, exhausted but exhilarated after winning the final set 19-17 to earn his first Olympic singles medal. “It has been a...
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US men, defending champs, lose in beach volleyballAug 03, 2012 2:28 pm - LONDON — Defending beach volleyball gold medalist Phil Dalhausser saw the Italian points pile up on the scoreboard and knew his hopes for a repeat were over when Todd Ro...