Olympics
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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...
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Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday, August 2, 2012Aug 02, 2012 8:04 pm - ...
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Men beat Nigeria 156-73 in Olympic basketballAug 02, 2012 7:00 pm - LONDON — The U.S. team had scored 100 points by the middle of the third quarter. It was that kind of night for the Americans. They broke a few records, shattered others...
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Ann Romney ‘thrilled to death’ by horse’s testAug 02, 2012 6:15 pm - LONDON — The horse with the weight of a U.S. presidential campaign riding on her back didn’t disappoint. Ann Romney said Thursday that Rafalca “thrilled me to death” wit...
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Saudi judo fighter prepares for battleAug 02, 2012 2:32 pm - LONDON — A teenage Saudi judo fighter is preparing for the battle of her life — and not only on the mat. Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani will take on Puerto Rico’...