Olympics
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Taiwanese baseball Olympian fails drug test
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - TAIPEI, Taiwan _ A senior Taiwanese baseball official says one of the island's players has been banned from participating in the team's first game of the Olympic tourna...
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U.S. ready for 'rematch' with Greece
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Two years ago, the U.S. may have overlooked Greece. Not this time. As soon as the Americans finished drubbing Angola 97-76 on Tuesday night, they were relishi...
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Tinley Park's Magnuson wins silver
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Libby Tricket of Australia won the women's 100 butterfly, while American Christine Magnuson claimed the silver and another Aussie, Jess Schipper, took the bronze. ...
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Easy win for Serena Williams at OlympicsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Serena Williams raced into the third round at the Olympics, winning the final 10 games Tuesday to beat Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-0 in 44 minutes. Wil...
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U.S. women's water polo team tops China
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. women's team, with 10 first-time Olympians, overcame a shaky start to beat host China 12-11 in preliminary play. "I can guarantee it won't be like that the rest...
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Phelps wins 2nd gold as U.S. wins relay
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Jason Lezak outtouched Alain Bernard of France at the wall Monday to give the United States a victory in the 400-meter freestyle relay and keep alive Michael ...
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Top-seeded Ivanovic pulls out
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The biggest surprise on a dismal first day of Olympic tennis came from Ana Ivanovic, who didn't even play. The top-seeded Ivanovic withdrew Sunday because of ...
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U.S. second in women's gymnastics; China holds lead
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China issued the challenge, and the short-handed U.S. women couldn't answer on Sunday. Now on to the showdown in the gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olym...
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U.S. women top China 108-63
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The U.S. women's basketball team quickly dashed any hopes China had of an upset, avenging a loss in April with the second American drubbing of the Chinese in ...
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U.S. gets bronze in women's trap
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Satu Makela-Nummela of Finland won the gold medal in women's trap shooting Monday, hitting 21 targets in the finals to set an Olympic record. "I did not belie...