Olympics
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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...
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U.S. women's volleyball squad beaten by Cuba
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The U.S. women's volleyball team, playing in their second match of an emotionally draining Olympics, lost to Cuba in three sets Monday. Cuba, ranked third in ...
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Spanish cyclist kicked out of Olympics for doping
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - In the first official doping case of the Beijing Olympics, Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno was kicked out of the games Monday after testing positive for EP...
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Phelps wins 3rd Olympic gold medal in 200 free
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Michael Phelps etched his name with Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis among the winningest Olympians ever Tuesday. With three gold medals and three world records, he ...
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U.S. boxer wins opener against Italy
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine rallied to beat featherweight world champion Albert Selimov of Russia 14-7 Monday, putting several brash flourishes on the best fi...
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Nadal, Federer win twice
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Rafael Nadal took the court at 10:30 a.m. and hit his final shot more than 11 hours later. Roger Federer's first day of Olympic tennis was slightly shorter bu...
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More world records fall at Beijing Olympics
Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Two more world records fell at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, with Kosuke Kitajima of Japan winning the 100 breaststroke in 58.91 seconds to get a gold medal...