Olympics
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Rock stars? Team USA not partying like themAug 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...
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Phelps keeps a low profile upon arrivalAug 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...
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U.S. basketball teams edge past Australians
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 ...
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Wheeling High School grad chasing Olympic dreamsAug 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 ...
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Fowles, Parker arrive in China
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, ...
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Hardy withdraws from Olympic team
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...
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Olympic panel: Iraq can come to Beijing
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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Injured gymnast Hamm not going to Beijing
Jul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Paul Hamm won't be going to the Beijing Olympics, after all. The reigning Olympic gold medalist announced Monday that he is withdrawing from the U.S. team because his br...
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Torres in 'total shock' after coach's diagnosis
Jul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - This was supposed to be a thrilling time for Dara Torres. Preparing to swim in her record fifth Olympics at age 41 and with a chance to add to her pile of 10 career meda...
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Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud
Jul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD _ Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the ga...