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American leaves nothing to chance, wins Olympic 400 gold medal
Tribune Olympic BureauLaShawn Merritt left nothing to chance. He broke down video of his Olympic semifinal race and video of everyone who was in the final Thursday night. He studied how Jamaica's Usain Bolt had run the straightaway of his world-record performance in the 200....Tags: 5K Run, Athletics, Track and Field, Awards and Prizes, Allyson Felix
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In the men's 400 meters, LaShawn Merritt's a fast learner
Special to The TimesBEIJING -- LaShawn Merritt left nothing to chance. He broke down video of his 400-meter Olympic semifinal race and video of everyone who would be in the final Thursday night. He studied how Jamaica's Usain Bolt had run the straightaway of his world-record...Tags: 5K Run, Athletics, Track and Field, Awards and Prizes, Allyson Felix
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U.S. Completes Romp Through Pool
The Associated PressBEIJING -- The U.S. Olympic team put away Dirk Nowitzki and Germany in a hurry. Next up: the only team so far these Americans couldn't blow out. After destroying Germany 106-57 on Monday, the Americans (5-0) move on to a quarterfinal matchup Wednesday...Tags: Chauncey Billups, National Basketball Association, Awards and Prizes, Houston Rockets, Allen Iverson
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What to watch at the Olympics Friday
Tribune Olympic BureauFriday's top events Track and field: Last chance to see Lightning Bolt. Insane Bolt. Usain Bolt. Just call him the world's fastest man. With his anchor leg in the sprint relay, Jamaica also is expected to have the world's fastest team. Basketball: Manu...Tags: 5K Run, San Antonio Spurs, Athletics, Track and Field, Awards and Prizes
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U.S. on losing end of last Olympic softball game -- for now
Tribune Olympic BureauAfterward, as his players sat grim-faced and stricken, their silver medal a shiny symbol of rare failure, U.S. softball coach Mike Candrea would tell them he was proud of them. And he would tell them something else. "As athletes, it's awfully tough to...Tags: Sports Organizations, Baseball, Polo, Softball, International Olympic Committee
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Will U.S. loss be softball's Olympic savior?
BEIJING -- The second-place finish by the U.S. women's softball team had a silver lining. The greatest team in the history of the short-lived Olympic sport, a team that won the first three gold medals contested after softball's inauguration in 1996 in...Tags: Sports Organizations, Baseball, Government, International Olympic Committee, Awards and Prizes
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U.S. women's volleyball team set to go for the gold after upsetting Cuba
Tribune Olympic BureauBy Saturday night here, all of volleyball will learn just how golden her touch really is. That's when Jenny Lang Ping, the U.S. women's volleyball coach, will have directed her team in the gold medal match of the Beijing Olympics. She is, after all, the...Tags: Volleyball, Awards and Prizes, Beijing Games
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US men, women both flub baton handoffs in relay
The U.S. has failed to advance out of the first round of both the men's and women's 400-meter relays at the Olympics, dropping the baton in each race. First, men's anchor Tyson Gay, part of the American team that won the relay at last year's world...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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China hopes to attract more US college students
AP Education WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP -- China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004. But even before the 2008 Games, China was already...Tags: Culture, Purdue University, Summer Olympics, Students, Colleges and Universities
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