Olympics
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Bolt, Jamaica smash world record in 400 relay
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Three races. Three wins. Three world records. OK, so Usain Bolt won't take home eight gold medals from these Olympics, the way Michael Phelps did. That's simp...
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U.S. beats Argentina, shoots for gold Sunday
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The Olympic title is vacant once again. The climb back to the top of world basketball is almost over for the U.S. men's team. Friday night's 101-81 U.S. victo...
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Italy's Schwazer wins 50K walk
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Alex Schwazer of Italy won the gold medal in the 50 kilometer walk with an Olympic record Friday, beating Australia's Jared Tallent. Denis Nizhegorodov of Rus...
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American Rogers, Dalhausser win beach v'ball gold
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have completed an American sweep of the beach volleyball gold medals, beating Brazil in three sets. A day after Kerri Walsh and...
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U.S., Hungary meet for gold in men's water polo
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The United States advanced to the Olympic gold medal game in men's water polo for the first time in 20 years with a surprise victory over Serbia on Friday. Th...
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Cuba goes for gold once again after beating U.S.
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The Cuban baseball team will go for gold once again, having beaten the United States 10-2 to reach the Olympic championship game. Alexei Bell hit a three-run ...
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Latvia's Strombergs takes BMX gold
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ World champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia won the men's BMX gold on Friday, sweeping to the front at the start of the winner-take-all final and never losing c...
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Maine coach quits over false Olympic claim
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - YARMOUTH, Maine -- A boys' soccer coach at a Yarmouth prep school has resigned following a newspaper report that disproved his claim that he played on the U.S. Olympic t...
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More Jamaican dominance in women's 200
Aug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- It was Jamaica Night again at the Bird's Nest, this time with Veronica Campbell-Brown doing the honors, easily winning the 200 meters Thursday to cap the firs...
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U.S. softball team loses 3-1 to Japan for gold
Aug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's...