Olympics
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McBride named to Olympic teamJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Brian McBride is in; Chad Barrett is out. McBride, an Arlington Heights native, is one of three over-age players named to the U.S. Olympic men's soccer team Thursday. He...
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Howard says he's ready for Beijing
Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. - Dwight Howard has been brushing up on his Chinese. He can already say "hello" and "I love you." Soon, he and his Olympic teammates hope, the all-star cen...
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May-Treanor and Walsh win AVP tournament
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Olympic qualifiers Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the AVP Crocs Slam Chicago Open on Sunday, beating Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh 18-21, 21-17 and 21-14. The ...
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Olympic swimmer Shanteau has cancer
Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is heading to Beijing with a devastating diagnosis: He has cancer. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Shanteau...
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Rope climb, anyone? Olympics awash in discarded sports
Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - If you've been swimming, you probably tried it at least once: dive into the water and see how far you can get without taking a stroke. Coast past 62 feet and you could h...
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Torres sets another American record
Jul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- The U.S. Olympic trials ended with Michael Phelps cheering from the stands after another dominating meet, Katie Hoff savoring her emergence as a potential...
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Torres: I'm not swimming 100 free
Jul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Dara Torres has dropped the 100-meter freestyle from her Beijing Olympics schedule, choosing to make the 50 free her only individual event in her record f...
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Top U.S. sprinter injured, out of 200
Jul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Tyson Gay accelerated through the first curve. Then he started flying. Not in the figurative sense, but in an all-too-real way - a shocking sprawl to the ground that cos...
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Olympic event: Taekwondo explainedJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - ...
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Olympic event: Pentathlon explainedJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - ...