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

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 ...

Mark, Diana win silver, bronze for family taekwondo dynasty
Diana Lopez of the United States won taekwondo bronze with a match-ending kick in overtime against Italy's Veronica Calabrese. ...

Olympic streak halted as U.S. softball loses to Japan for gold
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Campbell-Brown continues Jamaica's sprint streak
Veronica Campbell-Brown has won the gold medal in the women's 200 meters, extending Jamaica's streak in the sprints at the Beijing ...

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 ...

Byrnes pumped to open season in top spot of Super 25
On a muggy morning at Presbyterian College, Byrnes (Duncan) running back Marcus Lattimore doesn't bother taking his helmet off ...

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