Olympics
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China's He edges U.S.'s Liukin on uneven bars
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's He Kexin won a tiebreaker over all-around champion Nastia Liukin of the United States for the uneven bars gold medal Monday at the Beijing Olympics. B...
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American men sweep Olympic 400m hurdles medals
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- American Angelo Taylor has won the men's Olympic 400-meter hurdles, finishing in 47.25 seconds to lead a U.S. sweep in the event. Kerron Clement finished seco...
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'Phelpstival' planned for Olympic hero
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Ready for a big-time welcome? Baltimore County (Md.) held a "Phelpstival" at the county seat when Michael Phelps came home an Olympic hero four years ago. Now that he's ...
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Softball team makes it 21 straight in Olympics with 9-0 win
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The U.S. softball team tied an Olympic record by scoring nine runs in the first inning -- all with two outs -- and rolled to its 21st consecutive win, 9-0 ove...
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Americans in beach volleyball medal round
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are in the beach volleyball final four after beating Germany 21-13, 25-23. The reigning world champions and gold med...
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'Go China!' no longer enough for Olympic fans
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The South Korean baseball team's cheerleaders sashayed in a flawless line, bellowing out the national victory song. Yu Ling, watching in awe with his fellow C...
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U.S. wins equestrian team jumping gold
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- The U.S. has won the gold medal Monday in Olympic equestrian team jumping, knocking out Canada, which has taken silver. Norway has won the bronze. The U.S. ...
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Golden boy Phelps eager for his own bed
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Michael Phelps kept every swimsuit, every cap, every pair of goggles he wore during nine magical days at the Water Cube. Every memory will be savored, too, fr...
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U.S. women's soccer rallies to beat Japan 4-2, reach Olympic final
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Angela Hucles scored a goal in each half Monday to lead the United States to a 4-2 win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil. It will be the fou...
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Tough going for Wheeling's Torres in 10,000Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Former Wheeling High School star Jorge Torres' first Olympic experience produced another personal first Sunday morning. "It was the first time I ever got lapped," Torres...