Olympics
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Dara Torres misses out on 6th Olympic teamJul 02, 2012 7:29 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Dara Torres has come up short in her bid to make it to the Olympics for a sixth time. The 45-year-old Torres finished fourth in the final of the 50-meter f...
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No runoff in dead heat tie at U.S. track trialsJul 02, 2012 7:04 pm - EUGENE, Ore. — It will be remembered as the most anticipated race never run. The runoff that turned into a walk away to conclude the U.S. track trials. Jeneba Tarmoh con...
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Michael Phelps won’t go for 8 goldsJul 02, 2012 6:13 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Eight was enough for Michael Phelps in Beijing. The world’s greatest swimmer dropped one of his eight Olympic events on Monday, leaving him with seven at t...
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Aurora gymnast heading to Olympics as alternateJul 02, 2012 12:03 pm - Aurora resident Anna Li will be heading to the 2012 Olympic Games in London as one of three alternates for the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team. The 23-year-old Li was selec...
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Coughlin hangs on to make 3rd Olympic swim teamJun 30, 2012 2:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Natalie Coughlin hung on to make her third Olympics with a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle on Saturday night, giving her a chance to win a re...
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Blake pulls a stunner, beats Bolt in 100Jun 29, 2012 10:00 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Fastest Man in the World wasn't the fastest man in Jamaica on Friday night. That honor goes to Yohan Blake, who got out of the blocks fast and fi...
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Upset in 200 breast: Weltz beats Hansen, ShanteauJun 29, 2012 9:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Brendan Hansen and Eric Shanteau were the favorites. The race was a different matter. In another major breaststroke upset, Scott Weltz won the 200 meters ...
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Wieber halfway to London after 1st day of U.S. gymnastics trialsJun 29, 2012 8:19 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jordyn Wieber usually doesn’t worry too much about rankings. This is one meet, however, where she really, really wants to finish first. The reigning ...
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Blake pulls a stunner, beats Bolt in 100Jun 29, 2012 8:19 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica — “The Beast” turned out to be quite an animal. Not even Usain Bolt can argue with that. The Fastest Man in the World wasn’t the fastest man in Jamaica...
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Olympian Matt Grevers started his career in the shallow end of a Waukegan YMCA pool.Jun 29, 2012 7:55 pm - Before he started setting world records, three-time Olympic medalist Matt Grevers was a 6-year-old sitting on a bench beside a YMCA pool in Waukegan. The 6-foot-8 qualif...