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US beats China 3-2 in women's volleyball »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ The United States, playing under former Chinese player Jenny Lang Ping, defeated China 3-2 in women's volleyball Friday night as the ...

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Lawmakers want Olympics out of Russia »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The International Olympic Committee should punish Russia by moving the 2014 Winter Olympics out of Sochi, Russia, the co-chairs of the congressional ...

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Friday highlights at Beijing Games »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

Who else? Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal with his sixth world record, this time in the 200-meter individual medley.

American Nastia Liukin ...

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Friday highlights at Beijing Games, AS »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

Who else? Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal with his sixth world record, this time in the 200-meter individual medley.

American Nastia Liukin ...

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Nadal clinches medal by beating Djokovic »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Rafael Nadal has clinched at least a silver medal by beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the Olympic semifinals.

Nadal's ...

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Crocker stands in way of Phelps making history »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Poor Ian Crocker.

He desperately craves an Olympic gold medal of his own, about the only thing missing from his swimming career ...

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Majewski wins shot put for Poland »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Tomasz Majewski of Poland won the men's shot put with a career best 70 feet, 6 1/2 inches, upsetting a ...

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Ravens to show Phelps' race on stadium screens »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BALTIMORE (AP) _ The Baltimore Ravens are urging fans attending Saturday night's NFL preseason game not to leave early.

Baltimore area swimmer Michael Phelps ...

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Look both ways! Bolt, Powell, Gay cruise to 100 SF »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Far ahead halfway through his 100-meter Olympic quarterfinal, Usain Bolt casually swiveled his head to his right, to his left, then back ...

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Wife of American killed in China back in Minn. »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) _ The wife of an American killed in China last week is back in her home state of Minnesota getting treatment for ...

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Coventry defends Olympic gold in 200 backstroke »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe defended her Olympic title in the 200-meter backstroke, winning in a world-record time.

She led all the way ...

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Phelps wins 7th gold by 0.01 seconds »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Michael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic of Serbia to the wall to win the 100-meter butterfly Friday, tying Mark Spitz's record of ...

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Brit Adlington breaks Evans' 800 free world mark »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Rebecca Adlington of Britain won an Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, breaking Janet Evans' 19-year-old world record.

Adlington touched in ...

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US men thru to round of 8 in beach volleyball »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Americans Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament, squeaking by Switzerland in three ...

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Brazil's Cielo wins Olympic gold in 50 freestyle »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports

BEIJING (AP) _ Cesar Cielo of Brazil sprinted to an Olympic gold medal in the men's 50-meter freestyle, defeating a field of heavyweight contenders ...

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