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US coach McCutcheon creates new story in London

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LONDON (AP) — Hugh McCutcheon stayed on the sideline and watched with delight. All around him, his players celebrated on the court, coming together for a group hug.

Openly gay athletes still scarce at Olympic Games

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LONDON (AP) — It has been a great games for gay Olympians — probably.

Hungarian Risztov wins Olympic open water gold

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LONDON (AP) — Eva Risztov retired from swimming after the 2004 Olympics, upset with her results and tired of the pool.

US women reach Olympic volleyball gold-medal match

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LONDON (AP) — Coach Hugh McCutcheon made a special point of seeking out captain Lindsey Berg for a quick hug after the U.S. women's volleyball team advanced to the gold medal match at the London Olympics.

German prosecutors probe Olympic rower's boyfriend

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BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors in the German city of Rostock have launched a criminal investigation regarding the boyfriend of Olympic rower Nadja Drygalla over his alleged involvement in a far-right attack.

Eaton captures Olympic decathlon gold for US

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LONDON (AP) — Instead of one victory lap, Ashton Eaton got four.

EYES ON LONDON: Happy dances, Gator pride, Twitter

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LONDON (AP) — Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

Pistorius, SAfrica in relay final after appeal

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LONDON (AP) — Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius and his South African teammates are moving on to the 4x400-meter relay final at the Olympics without even finishing their heat.

AP source: IOC to strip Hamilton of Athens gold

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LONDON (AP) — The IOC is set to formally strip American cyclist Tyler Hamilton of his gold from the 2004 Athens Games and reassign the medals after his admission of doping, according to an Olympic official familiar with the case.

Questions abound as NFL preseason opens in earnest

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DENVER (AP) — The dog days of NFL training camps are giving way to the preseason slate of games that give fans their football fix until Labor Day rolls around and things really get serious.

5 meltdowns in the PGA Championship

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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — This has been the year of the comeback on the PGA Tour, with 11 players coming from at least four shots behind to win in the final round.

New taekwondo rule: Don't kick hard

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LONDON (AP) — Taekwondo officials trying to take the sting out of the sport's deadliest kicks have come up with an interesting new rule: Don't bother kicking hard.

After gold, Fierce Five facing uncertain future

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LONDON (AP) — They stood together, arms locked, Olympic gold medals around their necks and — for just a moment — between their teeth.

Redemption Rematch: U.S. Soccer Takes on Japan

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LONDON (AP) — A day before the Olympic gold medal game, players and coaches from the U.S. and Japanese women's soccer teams stood in front of reporters side-by-side, like buddies on the same squad, arms linked around each other's waists. The white warmup jackets of the United States alternated with the blue ones from Japan.

The Olympics: World's Fairs of the 21st century?

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LONDON (AP) — It rose in England's capital with the promise of showcasing humanity's best: supreme accomplishments, fresh technologies, people from far-flung lands and their cultural traditions. It was both trumpeted as a global achievement and dismissed as overly commercialized "trumpery."