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Bush gives pep talks to US Olympians in Beijing

Associated Press
Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- U.S. President George W. Bush blended carefully calibrated political messages for China and Russia with enthusiasm for his nation's athletes Friday as he beca...
Suburban sports stars follow dreams to Beijing

By Mike Spellman
Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The assignment from MacArthur Junior High track coach Greg Fedyski for one of his star runners, Jorge Torres, was pretty straightforward: Write down your goals. Conside...
U.S. women fall in soccer

By Ryan Lucas Associated Press Writer
Aug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - QINHUANGDAO, China - Norway jumped on the United States from the opening whistle, getting two goals in the first four minutes Wednesday to beat the U.S. women's soccer t...
Athlete, family strike gold

By Barry Rozner
Aug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Some parents can scarcely make it through a child's kindergarten play without suffering apoplexy or aneurysm, fearing the slightest misstep and the agony of failure. One...
Morgan Hamm out of Olympics with ankle injury

Associated Press
Aug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Morgan Hamm's eyes were red, his voice shaky. The bone spurs digging into his left leg made it impossible for him to tumble, and giving up his spot on the U.S...
From African refugee camp to the Olympic starting line

Associated Press
Aug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Lopez Lomong's life on the run began in the Sudan, and it would have ended there, too, with just one false step. Two decades and thousands of miles later, it ...
Your guide to watching the games

By Ted Cox
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Are you ready for more Summer Olympics than ever before on TV? And yes, I mean more than ever before, combined. NBC is planning to put its various TV networks, cable cha...
U.S. men's basketball team expects different results this time

Associated Press
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The Euro is worth more than the American dollar these days. Geez, what timing. One of the more pressing questions leading up to the Beijing Olympics might be this: What ...
What Olympics sports are on where and when?

By Ted Cox
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's a quick scan of NBC's broadcast, cable and Internet outlets and what they'll specialize in and when. NBC WMAQ Channel 5 The biggest events of the games will be he...
Ilinois' Magnuson, a late bloomer, is making waves in the pool

Associated Press
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Christine Magnuson was tall and strong, an impressive volleyball player in junior high school. So the volleyball coach at Andrew High School couldn't wait to ...

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