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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 ...
Injured gymnast Hamm not going to Beijing

Associated Press
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...
Torres in 'total shock' after coach's diagnosis

By Beth Harris Associated Press
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...
Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud

Associated Press
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...
Iraqi teams banned from Beijing Olympic games

Associated Press
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusa...
Olympic swimmer Hardy fails drug test

Associated Press
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks t...

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