Olympics
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U.S. Olympic basketball team in New York state of mindJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Gazing out from the top deck of a yacht Monday, Dwyane Wade wondered why the Statue of Liberty's torch seemed so shiny. Turns out, Wade learned, the new torch...
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Bulgaria pulls Olympic weightlifters for doping
Jun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria's weightlifting federation says it will withdraw its team from the Beijing Olympics after 11 lifters tested positive for a banned steroid. Th...
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Gatlin expected to appeal ruling
Jun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Banned sprinter Justin Gatlin is expected to appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Florida that prohibits him from competing in this weekend's U.S. Olympic tr...
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Judge denies sprinter Gatlin's request
Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A federal judge now says sprinter Justin Gatlin cannot compete in this weekend's U.S. Olympic track and field trials. The decision reversed his earlie...
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IOC says Gatlin not welcome
Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Banned sprinter Justin Gatlin must go to Switzerland if he wants to compete in Beijing. The International Olympic Committee says Gatlin, whose four-year doping ban recen...
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Injury KOs local gymnastics champ
Jun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- National gymnastics champion David Sender of Arlington Heights couldn't compete at the Olympic trials Saturday because he still was hobbled by a sprained...
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Injury knocks out local gymnastics champ at Olympic Trials
Jun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA - National gymnastics champion David Sender of Arlington Heights couldn't compete at the Olympic trials Saturday because he was still hobbled by a sprained ...
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Phelps entered in 9 events at swim trials
Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Michael Phelps is entered in nine events at next week's U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The six-time Olympic gold medalist plans an ambitious schedule for t...
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Floods just latest obstacle for Johnson
Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Go home and rest, Shawn Johnson's coaches insisted, there was nothing to worry about. Her gym would be safe from the fast-rising river, and nothing was g...
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Olympic hopeful from Naperville dresses for successJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In one of the busiest weeks of her young life, Mackenzie Caquatto had to stop and see how she looked in her new gymnastics leotards and warmup clothes. When the colors a...