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Richards-Ross takes 1st US gold at Olympic track
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:26PM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Disappointment, tears and that oh-so-unsatisfying color — bronze — are all in the past for Sanya Richards-Ross.
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Pistorius bows out of Olympic 400 in semifinals
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:20PM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius failed to reach the Olympic final of the 400 meters, following a bad start with a slow race and finishing last in his semifinal heat on Sunday night.
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Kobe not Kobe so far for US men's Olympic team
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:17PM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Kobe Bryant is the most popular basketball player on the planet, the star of stars in a glittering galaxy of them on the U.S. men's Olympic team. His offensive repertoire is second-to-none.
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US men's basketball enters tough final week
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski said this was the plan all along: Get to the final week of the Olympic tournament healthy and playing well.
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Phelps gets started on the rest of his life
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:33PM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — On the first day of the rest of his life, Michael Phelps found old habits are hard to break.
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Mustafina wins bars gold, Tweddle gets 1st medal
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:21PM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Aliya Mustafina couldn't take her eyes off the scoreboard, staring it with pride and delight.
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Column: Some sweet redemption for Murray
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:39PM August 05, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Up on Murray Mount, the crowd was in a festive mood long before the rain stopped and the roof over Wimbledon parted to reveal a Centre Court sparkling brilliantly in the sunlight.
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UConn: Calhoun resting after hip surgery
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:05PM August 05, 2012 CommentFARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — UConn coach Jim Calhoun has undergone successful surgery to repair a left hip fracture from a bicycle accident.
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Debut over, Olympic women boxers look to final
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:48PM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — The first Olympic women's boxers have little time to enjoy the history they made in their debut.
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Athletes, tourists get Olympic tattoos in London
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:18PM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON — The British capital is awash in Olympic ink — tattoo ink, that is.
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Murray drubs Federer for gold at Olympics
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:21AM August 05, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Andy Murray stood with the Union Jack draped over his shoulders, an Olympic gold medal around his neck, flanked by the man he had just beaten, Roger Federer, and basking in the roar of the Centre Court crowd.
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Britain awakes to an unfamiliar sensation: winning
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:32AM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Britain awoke, afraid it might all have been a dream.
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Williams sisters defend Olympic doubles gold
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:58AM August 05, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams teamed with big sister Venus to win the women's doubles title at the Olympics on Sunday, adding to the singles gold she won on Centre Court at Wimbledon a day earlier.
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EYES ON LONDON: Gabby's back, US-less 400m final
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:58AM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (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:
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EYES ON LONDON: Sebastian Coe, golden UK joy
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:28AM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (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:
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5 Olympic things to know for Sunday
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:43AM August 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Here are five things to look out for at the London Olympics on Sunday:
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Wimbledon repeat: Federer-Murray face off in final
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:36AM August 05, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer has "been around the block," as he puts it. The Swiss star has played for major titles, for the record books, for a place in tennis history.
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Olympic Viewing: Era ending for Gaines, too
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:55PM August 04, 2012 CommentRowdy Gaines had a simple message after calling Michael Phelps' 18th and last gold medal-winning race Saturday. "All I can say is thank you," the NBC swimming analyst said.
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UConn's Calhoun fractures hip in bicycle accident
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:16PM August 04, 2012 CommentUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun fractured a hip in a bicycle accident Saturday, hours before he was supposed to coach a group of his former players in a charity game.
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Linemen lead, Martin brings tears to Hall of Fame
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:00PM August 04, 2012 CommentCANTON, Ohio (AP) — The linemen led the way as they always do, accepting their inductions into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with an abundance of humility. Curtis Martin finished the evening by supplying plenty of tears.
