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Mixed legacy likely as China's Olympics conclude

Associated Press
Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China completed its stint as Olympic host Sunday with a superstar-studded closing ceremony that capped a 16-day pageant of state-of-the-art logistics and asto...
Host China wins gold medal race; U.S. first overall

Associated Press
Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. The United St...
U.S. pulls out silver in water polo

Associated Press
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Peter Biros scored three goals to lead Hungary to a 14-10 win over the United States and a third consecutive gold medal in Olympic men's water polo. Hungary b...
Double U.S. relay gold begins 'healing process'

Associated Press
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Sanya Richards clutched this medal, stared at it, smiled at it. A few feet away, Allyson Felix did the same. These weren't their first prizes of the 2008 Olymp...
Phelps looking ahead to 2012 London Olympics

Associated Press
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Look out London, Michael Phelps is coming to the 2012 Games and he's thinking about adding even more events to his repertoire. The Beijing Olympics and Phelps'...
Stars of song, sport to top Olympic closing show

Associated Press
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- A Spanish tenor, a British soccer star and a throng of kung-fu fighters are among the scheduled closing-ceremony attractions Sunday night as China concludes i...
U.S. men golden in volleyball

Associated Press
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- As the crowd roared and his team exulted in its gold medals, the coach of the U.S. men's volleyball team buried his head in his hands and walked off the court...
Emotional U.S. ride ends with silver

By Anne M. Peterson AP Sports Writer
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Brazil won its first gold medal in women's volleyball on Saturday, beating the U.S. 3-1 and ending an emotional run by an American team struck by tragedy hours...
Gymnasts' parents 'indignant' over age questions

Associated Press
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The parents of the Chinese gymnasts are indignant, the International Olympic Committee sounds satisfied and the Beijing Games are almost over. Yet questions p...
Clay wins decathlon for United States

Associated Press
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Bryan Clay, who grew up in Hawaii, has won the decathlon at the Beijing Games, the first American man to win the 10-discipline event at the Olympics since 199...

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