Mariel Zagunis won the first U.S. gold medal of the Beijing Games, leading an American sweep Saturday in women's saber fencing. Zagunis took the gold with a 15-8 victory over Sada Jacobson, who won the silver. Becca Ward took the...
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In terms of gold medals China is leading the pack with 6 followed by Korea with 3 and the US and Czech Republic both with 2 golds. Eight other nations have won gold: Italy, Japan, Australia, Spain, The Netherlands, Great...
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Pakistan's swimming queen Kiran Khan is the youngest athlete in the contingent representing the country at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games which opened on Friday. At 17 years and 232 days on Saturday, Lahore-born 50-meter and 100 swimmer has earned...
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I got the opportunity to chat with Stu McNay, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, while he was waiting at SFO to board his plane to China, via his cell phone. The Beijing Olympics have generated a...
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Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the 10-meter air rifle Saturday, spoiling China's bid for the games' first gold medal. Emmons, the wife of American shooter Matt Emmons, finished with an Olympic record of 503.5 points after shooting a...
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China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pyrotechnics and pageantry -- topped by the unworldly sight of a flying gymnast, traversing the heights of the stadium to light the...
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China declared Thursday it was ready to stage one of the greatest Olympics ever, even as pollution concerns and human rights controversies hung over the final day of preparations for the opening ceremony. As the world's best athletes poured into...
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Days before the Olympic Games open in Beijing, the Chinese authorities have said they are confident that athletes and spectators will be safe. This assurance comes after an attack which killed 16 policemen in the western region of Xinjiang. A...
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A 1909 baseball card of Hall of Famer, Honus Wagner, sold for $1.62 million to John Rogers, 35, of North Little Rock, Ark., at a memorabilia auction on Friday night held by Mastro Auctions in Chicago. Rogers, who has been...
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Brett Favre will be reinstated and added to the Green Bay Packers' active roster Monday at noon when the league office is open for business. The NFL announced the move Sunday. Earlier this week, Favre sent a letter to Goodell...
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