Olympics
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Phelps becomes winningest athlete in Olympic history
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- A daily double. Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals -- and five world records i...
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Whoever watches this is all wetAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The world officially has gone mad. That's even aside from the Russia-Georgia conflict or John Edwards thinking he could get away with it. What put insanity over the top?...
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Kid, vet lose as US Greco drought continues
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Jake Deitchler, a kid wrestling among men, had the period won, and maybe would have won the match shortly after that. Then he made a rookie mistake, the kind n...
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Phelps moves on to 200 IM finalAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Michael Phelps has advanced to the 200-meter individual medley final at the Beijing Olympics, setting himself up to win his sixth gold medal. The American wo...
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Golden girls no more: China beats Americans
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ China upset the error-prone United States in the women's gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. China's score of 188.9 points was more tha...
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Rice wins another IM gold
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING ) -- Stephanie Rice of Australia has won the 200-meter individual medley at the Beijing Olympics, lowering her own world record and adding to her victory in the ...
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U.S. softball team powers past Australia
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The U.S. Olympic softball team was not about to go down under. Cat Osterman pitched a no-hitter, Crystl Bustos belted a two-run homer and the Americans extend...
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Federer avenges Olympic defeat
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Signaling his recent tailspin may be over, Roger Federer avenged a defeat four years ago at the Olympics by beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7...
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Spain's Olympic basketball team defends controversial photo
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Players on Spain's Olympic basketball team defended a photo in an ad showing the players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese. ...
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U.S. men's soccer done after loss to Nigeria
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Promise Isaac and Victor Obinna scored to lead Nigeria over a short-handed United States team 2-1 Wednesday, earning a place in the quarterfinals of the Olymp...