It's 6: Phelps keeps going with another gold medal |
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Germany's Steffen wins Olympic 100 free |
| | | Britta Steffen of Germany has won the 100-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, holding off world record-holder Libby Trickett of Australia. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Bolt, Powell, Gay coast through first 100m heats |
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Liukin looks golden all-around |
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U.S. coach Lang Ping returns to native land |
| | | Revered for her role as the "Iron Hammer" linchpin of the Chinese volleyball team on world championship and Olympic gold medal-winning teams, Jenny Lang Ping felt suffocated a dozen years ago. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Stewart hires Newman at Stewart-Haas Racing |
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Dominican wrestler killed in store |
| | | Former Pan American Games wrestling medalist Wilson Santiago Rojas was shot to death when he tried to prevent his cousin from being robbed inside a Santo Domingo electronics store. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Ramirez gets his dreadlocks trimmed, about an inch |
| | | The best-known dreadlocks in these parts got a little shorter Thursday. Heeding the request of his manager, Manny Ramirez got a haircut, but as teammate Jeff Kent said with a smile, holding his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart: "Yeah, about that much." | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Mongolians rejoice at first-ever Olympic gold |
| | | Thousands of Mongolians hit the streets of the capital to celebrate the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal, offering vodka toasts, blaring their car horns and waving the nation's flag from the city's tallest buildings. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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NKorean shooter, Vietnamese gymnast test positive |
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Rogers, McIntosh will play against Jets |
| | | Carlos Rogers' ever-present smile was wider than usual Thursday at Redskin Park after coach Jim Zorn told him he will make his 2008 debut more than a month ahead of schedule in Saturday night's preseason game at the New York Jets. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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China wins gold medal in badminton |
| | | Du Jing and Yu Yang won China's first gold medal in Olympic badminton on Friday, defeating South Korea's Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won in the final of women's doubles. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Kai puts US in semifinal with 2-1 win over Canada |
| | | Natasha Kai headed in an extra time goal, giving the defending champion United States a spot in the Olympic women's soccer semifinal with a 2-1 victory over Canada. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Blake rips foe after Olympic tennis loss |
| | | James Blake could shrug off the three match points he failed to convert, and even the misfire on an easy forehand that would have given him a berth in the Olympic final. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Patriots sign 9-time Pro Bowl safety John Lynch |
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Angels' Izturis to have season-ending surgery |
| | | Los Angeles Angels shortstop Maicer Izturis will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his left thumb. Izturis aggravated the injury Wednesday and is scheduled to be operated on next Tuesday by Dr. Steve Shin, who will repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament. The Angels expect the 27-year-old Izturis to be ready for spring training. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Braves' Tom Glavine returns to DL with sore elbow |
| | | Tom Glavine went back on the Atlanta Braves' disabled list, a day after the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was hit hard in his first start since June 10. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Athletics starts at last, Phelps resumes quest |
| | | BEIJING (Reuters) - Ten days of elite athletics action begin in the main Olympic Bird's Nest venue on Friday, giving the United States a chance to catch up with China in the battle for gold medals. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Orioles' 8-run eighth beats Indians 11-6 |
| | | Lou Montanez hit a tiebreaking double during an eight-run eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles went on to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-6 Thursday night and split their four-game series. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Cubs cap sweep of Braves despite Kotsay's cycle |
| | | A brief benches-clearing skirmish and only the second cycle in Atlanta history couldn't stop the Chicago Cubs from completing their first season sweep of the Braves. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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