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Czech shooter wins games' first gold

Associated Press
Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ Katerina Emmons spoiled China's bid for the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday by winning the 10-meter air rifle for the Czech Republic. Emm...
Going for the gold with thumbs, Crocs and multi-tasking

By Burt Constable
Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - As a newspaper guy, my favorite moment of Friday night's lavish Olympic Games Opening Ceremony production was when an army of Beijing performers paid tribute to "movable...
Greek runner tests positive before games

Associated Press
Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- A Greek sprinter failed a drug test a few days before the Olympics and could be removed from the games. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist said ...
China strides onto Olympic stage

Associated Press
Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pyrotechnics and pageantr...
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 ...

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