Olympics
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Stars of song, sport to top Olympic closing show
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- A Spanish tenor, a British soccer star and a throng of kung-fu fighters are among the scheduled closing-ceremony attractions Sunday night as China concludes i...
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U.S. men golden in volleyball
Aug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- As the crowd roared and his team exulted in its gold medals, the coach of the U.S. men's volleyball team buried his head in his hands and walked off the court...
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Emotional U.S. ride ends with silverAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Brazil won its first gold medal in women's volleyball on Saturday, beating the U.S. 3-1 and ending an emotional run by an American team struck by tragedy hours...
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Gymnasts' parents 'indignant' over age questions
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The parents of the Chinese gymnasts are indignant, the International Olympic Committee sounds satisfied and the Beijing Games are almost over. Yet questions p...
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Clay wins decathlon for United States
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Bryan Clay, who grew up in Hawaii, has won the decathlon at the Beijing Games, the first American man to win the 10-discipline event at the Olympics since 199...
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Bolt, Jamaica smash world record in 400 relay
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Three races. Three wins. Three world records. OK, so Usain Bolt won't take home eight gold medals from these Olympics, the way Michael Phelps did. That's simp...
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U.S. beats Argentina, shoots for gold Sunday
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The Olympic title is vacant once again. The climb back to the top of world basketball is almost over for the U.S. men's team. Friday night's 101-81 U.S. victo...
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Italy's Schwazer wins 50K walk
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Alex Schwazer of Italy won the gold medal in the 50 kilometer walk with an Olympic record Friday, beating Australia's Jared Tallent. Denis Nizhegorodov of Rus...
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American Rogers, Dalhausser win beach v'ball gold
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have completed an American sweep of the beach volleyball gold medals, beating Brazil in three sets. A day after Kerri Walsh and...
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U.S., Hungary meet for gold in men's water polo
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The United States advanced to the Olympic gold medal game in men's water polo for the first time in 20 years with a surprise victory over Serbia on Friday. Th...