Olympics
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Leslie perfect as U.S. routs Mali in women's hoops
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Lisa Leslie set a U.S. Olympic record going 7-for-7 from the field as the women's team continued its unblemished run through the Beijing Games with a 97-41 vi...
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18-year-old U.S. wrestler loses
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Eighteen-year-old Jake Deitchler, the youngest U.S. Olympic wrestler in 32 years, dropped his opening-round match, then lost again in the repechage round of the Greco-Ro...
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U.S. cyclist wins gold
Aug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Kristin Armstrong became the second American female cyclist to win an Olympic gold, beating Britain's Emma Pooley in the road time trial. Armstrong joined only Connie Ca...
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Germans take gold in team, individual equestrian events
Aug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- German Hinrich Romeike, riding Marius, won the individual gold medal in equestrian eventing. His score of 54.2 penalty points Tuesday night edged U.S. rider...
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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 ...