Olympics
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Women’s all-around, Lochte-Phelps II highlight Thursday’s Olympic slateAug 01, 2012 9:36 pm - LONDON — A giddy Gabby Douglas offered a stream of words at her mile-a-minute best. “A lot of hard work, a lot of passion,” she said, “a lot of sacrifices and determinat...
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London’s mayor has major hang-upAug 01, 2012 9:18 pm - LONDON — Some are calling it the best moment at the Olympics so far: London Mayor Boris Johnson stuck on a zip wire. Crowds who gathered at a London park to watch the ga...
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Is there any avoiding Olympic spoilers?Aug 01, 2012 9:00 pm - NEW YORK — Mandy Hauck turned 25 on Wednesday, but she's avoiding Facebook and her happy birthday messages to steer clear of Olympic spoilers about her favorite sport, f...
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Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Wednesday, August 1, 2012Aug 01, 2012 8:05 pm - ...
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U.S. superstars likely will sit most of Nigeria gameAug 01, 2012 8:04 pm - LONDON — While teams such as Nigeria want to test themselves against LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, they may have to settle for Kevin Love and Andre Iguodala. U.S. Olympi...
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US beach women lose their first Olympic setAug 01, 2012 6:00 pm - LONDON — One streak is over. The unbeaten streak continues for two-time defending Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor. The...
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Anthony Davis: From college star to US Olympic subAug 01, 2012 2:37 pm - LONDON — Anthony Davis stopped dribbling, tucked the ball under one of his long arms and shook hands with the tall reporter whose face seemed so familiar. “He had no ide...
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Michael Phelps has 19 medals, but is he the Greatest?Aug 01, 2012 2:19 pm - LONDON — The greatest? When it comes to Michael Phelps, the answer seems obvious with just a cursory glance of the medals table. The guy has won 15 golds — “insane,” say...
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Comcast: Olympics far exceeding expectationsAug 01, 2012 10:25 am - NEW YORK — Television viewers are so excited about the Olympics that NBC’s corporate owners said Wednesday they now expect to break even on the London games after once p...
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Colo. swimmer’s gold gives state reason to cheerAug 01, 2012 10:12 am - AURORA, Colo. — Colorado has seen its share of pain this year with a mass movie theater shooting and deadly wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes. But when Missy Fr...