Olympics
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Olympics singles now Williams-less
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Serena Williams lost to Elena Dementieva of Russia, and as the clock approached midnight, Venus Williams was beaten by Li Na of China. The startling sequence ...
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Du redeems herself, wins gold for China
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's Du Li has rebounded from an earlier defeat to win gold in the women's 50-meter, three-position rifle event. Du led by one point entering the finals an...
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American takes silver in women's skeet
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Chiara Cainero of Italy won the gold medal in women's skeet shooting Thursday, beating Kim Rhode of the United States and Christine Brinker of Germany in a sh...
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Federer upset by U.S.'s Blake in Olympic tennis
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal ended Thursday night when he lost to American James Blake. Soon after, Serena Williams was also elimin...
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U.S. softball game with Canada suspended by rain
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Heavy thunderstorms suspended the U.S.-Canada softball game Thursday at the Olympics, putting the Americans' lengthy winning streak on hold for a day. The U.S...
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Americans Hoff, Ziegler fail in 800 free heats
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Katie Hoff and Kate Ziegler ended their Olympics with a stunner — neither teenager advanced out of the 800-meter freestyle heats Thursday night, ensuring th...
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Georgia beats Russia in beach volleyball
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Cristine Santanna and Andrezza Martins, native Brazilians playing for Georgia at the Olympics, rallied to a three-set victory over Russia, advancing to the m...
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Working for Team USA all the medal he needsAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Through pain you grow. That's what they say. Of course, the ones saying it usually aren't in pain. John Fierro won't necessarily subscribe, though pain is his game, and ...
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Kitajima makes it a double double for Japan
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) -- Make it a double for Japan's Kosuke Kitajima. Again. Kitajima swept the breaststroke events in his second straight Olympics on Thursday, winning the 200-...
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Bernard of France wins Olympic 100 free
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Alain Bernard of France has won the 100-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, beating out world record-holder Eamon Sullivan of Australia. Bernard touched ...