Olympics
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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...
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Phelps goes out in style, rallying in 100 flyAug 03, 2012 2:00 pm - LONDON — Michael Phelps is turning his final Olympics into quite a victory lap, and don't fret about American swimming after he's gone. Led by a pair of high schoolers,...
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Franklin completes Olympics backstroke sweep with world recordAug 03, 2012 1:00 pm - Missy Franklin won the 200-meter backstroke in a world-record time at the London Olympics, adding it to the gold medal she won in the 100-meter event five days ago. Fran...
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Olympic Gold: Gabby Douglas' moment to rememberAug 03, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON — AP photographer Gregory Bull knew it would come — the moment when Gabby Douglas does that little bit extra. Her leap, high above the beam, in the women's all-ar...
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Douglas shatters glass ceiling with historic winAug 03, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON - Gabby Douglas believed two years ago, when she convinced her mother to let her move halfway across the country. Martha Karolyi became a convert over the winter,...
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Jager qualifies for Olympic finals in steeplechaseAug 03, 2012 8:00 am - Evan Jager, a graduate of Jacobs High School, qualified Friday for Sunday's final in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Jager finished second in the preliminary qualifier in ...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Pistorius a true OlympianAug 02, 2012 9:13 pm - Blade runner: When the track and field portion of the Olympics kicks off in, oh, about three weeks, you know all eyes are going to be on South African sprinter Os...