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Runner chosen U.S. flagbearer

Associated Press
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DALIAN, China -- Eight years ago, Lopez Lomong didn't even have a country. Now he'll be carrying the flag for his adopted nation, leading the U.S. Olympic team at openin...
Daley takes 2016 bid to Beijing

By Ben Bradley ABC 7 Chicago
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Beijing is ready to host this year's Summer Olympic Games. And Mayor Richard Daley and a delegation from Chicago were in the air Monday afternoon, flying to China. They...
U.S. sprinter Dix taking an Olympic double dip

Associated Press
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - DALIAN, China - Walter Dix looks at the sprints differently than most of his competition. "Sometimes, the fastest guy doesn't win," he said Tuesday at the U.S. track tea...
Rock stars? Team USA not partying like them

By Brian MAhoney AP Basketball Writer
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - SHANGHAI, China - The swarm of photographers quickly reached more than a dozen, all for a can't-miss chance to witness a real superstar in action. Only Dwight Howard was...
Phelps keeps a low profile upon arrival

By Stephen Wade AP Sports Writer
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Michael Phelps sneaked into Beijing almost unnoticed. He's unlikely to go out that way. The probable star of the Beijing Olympics avoided hundreds of fans, pho...
U.S. basketball teams edge past Australians

Associated Press
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Lisa Leslie scored 14 points, and the United States held off Australia 71-67 to win the FIBA Diamond Ball tournament Tuesday night in Haining, China. This was the first ...
Wheeling High School grad chasing Olympic dreams

By Marty Maciaszek
Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - A restless, uneasy feeling is just what Jorge Torres wants right now. One where his stomach is churning because Torres' competitive fires are burning. It's how the 1999 ...
Fowles, Parker arrive in China

Associated Press
Aug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - HAINING, China - After a 13-hour flight from San Francisco, the U.S. women's basketball team arrived in China, ready to begin its next phase of Olympic training. First, ...
Hardy withdraws from Olympic team

Associated Press
Aug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Swimmer Jessica Hardy withdrew from the U.S. Olympic team Friday, four weeks after testing positive for a banned substance at the Olympic tria...
Olympic panel: Iraq can come to Beijing

Associated Press
Jul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee agreed Tuesday to allow Iraq to participate in the Beijing games, reversing itself after Baghdad pledged to ...

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