Olympics
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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 - ...
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US heading for win over China in both medals racesAug 10, 2012 4:00 pm - LONDON — With a surge of medals in track and field, the United States has sprinted ahead of China and is poised to finish atop the medals table at the London Olympics — ...
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US men beat Argentina 109-83 in Olympic basketballAug 10, 2012 4:00 pm - LONDON — One more for the gold, and seemingly nothing that can prevent it. This U.S. men's Olympic basketball team might not slow down until it's standing at the center ...