 RTE.ie |
Doping cases rock equestrian
Sports Network - Hong Kong, China (Sports Network) - The doping cases at the Olympics have now reached the horses, as three riders were excluded from the jumping medal competition Thursday due to equine doping. Olympics Photo Wire Four team jumping horses suspended for doping |
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 CBC.ca |
IOC chief should thank, not lecture, Jamaican sprint champ Usain Bolt
New York Daily News - BEIJING - He pounded his chest in mid-stride. He spread his arms dismissively before hitting the finish line, then later he playfully danced like an extraterrestrial chicken. IOC chides Bolt for lack of respect to rivals IOC chief Jacques Rogge says Usain Bolt should pay his rivals more … |
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 Ninemsn |
With Bryant in high gear, US unstoppable
Boston Globe - By Marc J. Spears That was the sound the fans chanted over and over in tribute to Kobe Bryant, who has not only emerged as the world's most popular basketball player here, but one of the most popular Olympians. USA basketball finds right combination against Australia James Set the Tone as NBA Stars Find Harmonic Convergence |
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 Washington Post |
Walsh, May-Treanor of US win 2nd beach volley gold
The Associated Press - BEIJING (AP) - Kerri Walsh celebrated her second straight Olympic gold medal with her husband, Casey Jennings, a fellow beach volleyball pro who failed to qualify for the Beijing Games but made the trip anyway to cheer on his wife. Video: Olympic Minute: Bolt's World Record, and More Walsh, May-Treanor reign over China |
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 Boston Globe |
Sox demote Buchholz after another pummeling
Boston Globe - By Amalie Benjamin BALTIMORE - Even he knew, as he walked off the mound, as he walked out of the major leagues (for now), what his fate would be. An absurd third Red Sox option Buchholz to Class AA |
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 The Southern Ledger |
Jackson ends holdout with Rams; new deal expected
Philadelphia Daily News - St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson ended his holdout yesterday while his agent continues negotiations for a new contract. The 235-pound Jackson, a bruising runner and the centerpiece of the team's offense, is entering the final year of a 5-year … St. Louis back close to new deal Jackson ends holdout, will report to Rams |
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 Boston Globe |
US Soccer - Galarcep: US vs. Guatemala recap
ESPN - By Ives Galarcep, Special to ESPNsoccernet GUATEMALA CITY — It wasn't pretty, but World Cup qualifiers in Central America never are. Bocanegra's Goal Is Just Enough for the US Bocanegra's header helps USA hold off Guatemala |
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A sticky subject at Olympic table tennis
Los Angeles Times - BEIJING — Parents, are your teen-agers spending a lot of time all of a sudden in the garage playing ping pong? Glad they're doing something more active than sitting in front of a screen playing video games? Table tennis chic? No, but it's trying Sound of China: Tap, tap, roar! |
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Taekwondo: Diana Lopez knocked out of Olympics
Sports Network - Beijing, China (Sports Network) - American Diana Lopez was knocked from the taekwondo tournament in the quarterfinals of the women's 57-kilogram Thursday at the Beijing Olympics. Lopez falls in OT of women's taekwondo quarterfinals Differing fortunes for Taekwondo siblings |
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 Boston Globe |
Beijing police grab foreign and Chinese activists
Yahoo! News - By AUDRA ANG, AP Writer 2 minutes ago BEIJING - Police descended on a group of foreign pro-Tibet activists and some disgruntled business owners from Hong Kong on Thursday, taking both groups away minutes after they displayed protest signs in central … Olympics buzz: Ugly side of China Would-be protesters punished |
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