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Merritt leads another USA sweep of 400 meters
LaShawn Merritt has upset defending champion Jeremy Wariner to lead a U.S. sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the Olympics. ...

NFL union chief, Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw dies at 63
NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw has died, apparently of pancreatic cancer. His death was confirmed Thursday ...

Mark Lopez takes silver on last-second point
In the taekwondo equivalent of a basketball buzzer-beater, South Korea's Taejin Son scored as the match ended to win gold in ...

Japanese have a ball after upsetting U.S. for softball title
Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten ...

Chen's final dive gives China 7th gold
Chen Ruolin rallied on her last dive, earning four 10s, to win the gold medal on women's 10-meter platform, making China 7-for-7 ...

U.S. men, women drop batons in 4x100 relay events
The U.S. sprint disappointments continued when the men and women both dropped the baton on the handoff to the anchor.

Japan stuns USA 3-1 in gold medal softball game
The U.S. Olympic softball team was denied a fourth straight gold medal, losing 3-1 on Thursday to Japan in the sport's final ...

Russia's Moiseev defends modern pentathlon gold medal
Andrey Moiseev of Russia has won the men's Olympic modern pentathlon. Lithuanian Edvinas Krungolcas won the silver, and teammate ...

May-Treanor/Walsh take 2nd straight beach volleyball gold
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their second-straight beach volleyball gold medal with a win over Tian Ja and Wang Jie ...

Rams RB Jackson reports, close to signing new deal
The 27-day holdout of Rams running back Steven Jackson is over, with agent Eugene Parker informing the team Wednesday afternoon ...

Selvin Young doesn't want to be next discarded Broncos RB
Even though the Denver Broncos' Selvin Young is the starting running back, he sees competition lurking. Young knows his Broncos ...

Netherlands knocks out USA for women's water polo gold
The Netherlands has defeated the USA 9-8 to claim the gold in women's water polo. Australia beat Hungary 12-11 for the bronze ...

20-game winners climbing back into the picture
Just when it appeared they were fading away like leisure suits and platform shoes, the 20-game winner could be back in vogue.

Freestyle wrestling golds for Russia, Georgia, Uzbekistan
Shirvani Muradov, taking the place of one of the world's most successful wrestlers over the last four years, has won the Olympic ...

Four team jumping horses suspended for doping
Four horses in the Olympic equestrian team jumping competition, including one from Norway's bronze-medal team, have been provisionally ...

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