Olympics
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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, ...
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U.S. women's hoops finishes pool play unbeaten
Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Another game, another rout. Tina Thompson scored 10 points during a 21-0 run in the second quarter and the U.S. women's basketball team beat New Zealand 96-60...
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Bolt breaks 100-meter record, wins Olympic gold
Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Pure speed. It emanated from those loping, waist-high strides 6-foot-5 Usain Bolt churned with his golden spikes -- untied lace and all -- to win the 100-mete...
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Olympics do not define who we areAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Your e-mails hammered pretty hard at my disdain for Olympic swimming. Some ripped me for the misconception that I don't respect what swimmer Michael Phelps has achieved....
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Last shot sinks American shooter again
Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Matt Emmons aimed at the target -- his own, this time. Four years ago, he lost a gold medal by shooting at someone else's, and he wasn't about to make that mi...
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Another American boxer sent home early
Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Demetrius Andrade started out in an indecisive panic, as if he was certain the judges would refuse to score his punches even if he threw them. The American we...
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U.S. runs Olympic softball win streak to 20
Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Monica Abbott pitched five perfect innings, Crystl Bustos, Jessica Mendoza and Tairia Flowers homered as the U.S. Olympic softball team extended its winning s...