Olympics
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Liu Xiang pullout a blow to advertisers
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Hurdler Liu Xiang's surprise departure from the Olympics was a blow to advertisers including Coca Cola and Nike that made the 25-year-old hurdler a star of cam...
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U.S.'s Shawn Johnson gets her gold
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Shawn Johnson finally got her Olympic gold medal in the last event of the women's competition Tuesday night, the balance beam. Johnson, bothered by a headache...
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Fowles, U.S. beat South Korea in women's basketball
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Sylvia Fowles and the U.S. women's basketball team were too big for South Korea to handle. Fowles scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the U.S. to...
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Villa leads U.S. to gold medal game in water polo
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Brenda Villa scored three goals, including the game-winner with a minute remaining, and the U.S. women's water polo team advanced to the gold medal match with...
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Walsh, May-Treanor in beach volleyball gold medal game
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Defending Olympic champions Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor of the United States will play for another gold medal after advancing to the beach volleyball ch...
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Germany's Frodeno wins triathlon at the wire
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Jan Frodeno of Germany has won the men's triathlon, edging Simon Whitfield of Canada in an exciting four-man sprint finish. Whitfield led momentarily just a fe...
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American whiz kid Cejudo wins Olympic gold
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's get to know Henry Cejudo, American gold-medal winner in freestyle wrestling. The son of illegal immigrants from Mexico, Cejudo (pronounced say-HOO-doh) was 4 when ...
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Gall, Knight lead Team U.S.A. baseball past Taiwan
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- John Gall hit a go-ahead solo homer to start the sixth, Brandon Knight struck out five in 6 1-3 strong innings, and the U.S. baseball team beat Taiwan 4-2 on ...
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U.S. advances easily in women's 200
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- It was a long wait for Allyson Felix. It felt every bit as long for Muna Lee. Felix, Lee and American teammate Marshevet Hooker easily made it through the fir...
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Americans Richards, Jones blow leads
Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- It was theirs to lose, and they did. Sanya Richards led in the stretch but was outrun to the finish in the 400 meters and Lolo Jones clipped the second-to-las...