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US softball team rocks Venezuela, 11-0
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
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The Americans picked up where they left off four years ago in Athens, starting their bid for a fourth straight gold medal with an 11-0 rout of Venezuela on Tuesday that set an Olympic record for runs scored in a game. "We were so amped up when we got...
Tags: U.S, Venezuela Finch, gold medals, softball team, Monica Abbott, straight gold, Team USA, Andrea Duran, fourth straight, rocks venezuela
South Korean edges North Korean for gold
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility South Korea's Jin Jong-oh won the gold medal in men's 50-meter pistol Tuesday, holding on despite a poor final shot to edge North Korea's Kim Jong Su...Jin scored only 8.2 of a possible 10.9 points on his final attempt, meaning Kim and Tan each could...
Tags: North Korean Kim Jong-Su, China, gold medals, Jin Jong-Oh, Jin Jong-oh, Beijing Shooting Range Hall, Japan, South Korea, Kim Jong Su...Jin, 50m pistol
Grandpa's bombshell
Sydney :: Australia | about 1 year ago
Credibility 0pm THE end of their fairytale romance made international headlines but Stephanie Rice's grandfather, Jack, has let slip the gold medal-winner is still very much an item with fellow swimmer Eamon Sullivan. Chatting to a television news crew today, Mr...
Tags: Stephanie Rice, gold medals, Jack, Eamon Sullivan
Hoff narrowly misses gold in 400 freestyle
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain won the gold medal in 4 minutes, 3.22 seconds with Hoff just .07 seconds behind her at 4:03.29. Joanne Jackson, also of Great Britain, claimed the bronze at 4:03.52. "I feel like I should have gotten my hand on the wall...
Tags: PM Michael Phelps, world record, meter freestyle, gold medals, Leisel Jones, body length, Beijing, olympic record, Australia
On Sports and Civil Rights: An Olympic Moment Remembered
Mexico City :: Mexico | about 1 year ago
Credibility Olympiad, it's hard to believe that 40 years have passed since American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos shocked the world by staging a silent but dramatic demonstration during the medal presentation ceremony that followed their first- and third-place...
Tags: gold medals
Americans sweep women's sabre fencing gold
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility The most exciting game on Day 2 produced some unconventional noises heard on the floor (yelps and shrieks) some chippy noises heard from the crowd (whistles and cackles) and set up an awards ceremony that made American Olympic history. When soon-to-be...
Tags: gold medal, olympics, allnews, Mariel Zagunis wins women´, U.S, usa, gold medals, Becca Ward, Sada Jacobson, notre dame
Springs' Caruso falls short of shooting finals
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Emily Caruso, pressed for time, stumbled to a 15th-place finish today in the 10-meter women’s rifle shooting competition...Caruso said she took too long on her first string, which forced her to rush through her final string. She had trouble early, scoring...
Tags: Emily Caruso, Katerina Emmons, beijing olympic, air rifle, Beijing, gold medals
Hoff determined to prove who's boss
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper...Thus began a rivalry that will, in all likelihood, come to a head on Sunday morning when the pair face off in the 400IM final. "I was definitely shocked...
Tags: Australia, Athens, Beijing, gold medals
Phelps calm amid storm of Olympic hype
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility The curtain rose on the Michael Phelps show Wednesday, the US swim star turning in a relaxed performance before a throng of media touting his tilt at Olympic history at the Beijing Games. I'm not saying anything," said Phelps, whose five individual events...
Tags: American Michael Phelps, U.S, Beijing, gold medals, China, getty images, individual medley
Leslie leads US to Diamond Ball title
Moscow :: Russia | about 1 year ago
Credibility This was the first meeting between these two rivals with both teams at full strength since the 2004 Olympics gold medal game, won by the Americans 74-63. Before Tuesday's game both teams said this contest was merely a tuneup for the Olympics and nothing...
Tags: United States, Russian, U.S, Diamond Ball, Australia, gold medals, Becky Hammon, China, Shawn Redhage
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