Olympics
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Her-stories: What you may not know about U.S. OlympiansAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Olympic Games produce some of the best moments in sports, and some of the best personal stories as well. Here are some intriguing tidbits from the NBC Sports website...
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Phelps opens Olympic swimming in 400 IM prelims
Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Michael Phelps opened his quest to win eight gold medals by qualifying 1.44 seconds faster than his rivals with an Olympic-record time in the 400-meter indivi...
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History is made as Olympics come to ChinaAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Bubbling with pent-up anticipation, the huge crowd counted down the last five seconds to China's biggest moment on the world stage: "Wu! Si! San! Er! Yi!" Then...
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Swimmers suited to greatness?Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Head on over to the futuristic-looking Water Cube and wriggle into your high-tech suit, Michael Phelps. It's time to hit the pool. Swimming is perhaps the most...
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Czech shooter wins games' first gold
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Going for the gold with thumbs, Crocs and multi-taskingAug 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...
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Greek runner tests positive before games
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China strides onto Olympic stage
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Bush gives pep talks to US Olympians in Beijing
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Suburban sports stars follow dreams to BeijingAug 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...