Olympics
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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...
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U.S.'s Trafton strikes gold in discus
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Their most accomplished hurdler went down, their best sprinter went out. Instead of racking up medals, the Americans entered the fourth day of the Olympic trac...
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Williams sisters team up for gold
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Venus and Serena Williams kept up a family tradition Sunday, playing together in the Olympic doubles tournament and walking away with the gold medal. Slugging ...
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There's no stopping Nadal
Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - As Rafael Nadal stood in front of the medal podium, his nation's flag draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman. In tennis...
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U.S. gets silver in team saber
Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- France won the gold medal in men's team saber, defeating a scrappy U.S. team that simply ran out of comebacks. Julien Pillet, Boris Sanson and Nicolas Lopez w...
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Sens-8-tional!
Aug 16, 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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Jamaicans sweep women's 100 meters
Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Jamaicans proved they are the world's fastest humans Sunday when Shelly-Ann Fraser led a sweep in the women's Olympic 100-meter race on the heels of Usain Bol...
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Gymnast Johnson has gold snatched away
Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Once more, the gold medal was within Shawn Johnson's reach. Again, it was snatched away. Two days after Nastia Liukin edged Johnson for the all-around title, ...