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U.S..softball teameam rocVenezuelae11-01-0 in opener

denverpost.com     Aug 13, 2008   66 related          

Picking up where it left off in the Athens Games, the U.S. Olympic softball team started its 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.                    

Eller's Sharp Shooting Yields Gold Medal

tbo.com     Aug 13, 2008   60 related          

The Associated Press Published: August 13, 2008 BEIJING - On behalf of his country - and the U.S. Army - he was an Olympic champion. Eller won the gold in double trap Tuesday, the first for the U.S. in shooting at the Beijing...                    

Paes and Bhupathi get past first hurdle

hindu.com     Aug 12, 2008   21 related          

BEIJING: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi got off to a rousing start to their fourth Olympic campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon of France, on a pleasant evening under clear blue skies on Court No. 7...                    

Nadal, Federer advance in Olympic tennis

upi.com     Aug 12, 2008   430 related          

of Switzerland advanced to the round of 16 at the Olympics Tuesday while the Williams sisters moved on as well. Nadal, who will become No. 1 player in the world when the new computer rankings come out later this month, breezed...                    

Phelps leads force-four America (AFP)

yahoo.com     Aug 12, 2008   3,935 related          

by Dave James 14 minutes ago BEIJING (AFP) - Michael Phelps swam to within one victory of becoming the greatest Olympian of all time on Tuesday as America collected four more golds at the Beijing Games. The unstoppable...                    

Thompson keys 23-0 run to spark U.S. win over China

heraldextra.com     Aug 12, 2008   46 related          

BEIJING -- The U.S. women's basketball team quickly dashed any hopes China had of an upset, avenging a loss in April with the second American drubbing of the Chinese in as many nights. Tina Thompson scored 13 of her 27 points...                    

UPDATE 1-Olympics-Tennis-Women's singles second round results

reuters.com     Aug 12, 2008   8 related          

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Olympic tennis women's singles second round results in Beijing on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding, * denotes new result). * Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Mariya Koryttseva (Ukraine) 2-6 6-1 7-5...                    

Beijing Olympic Roundup

theeagle.com     Aug 12, 2008   966 related          

Wire reports Women's basketball: A day after the U.S. men routed China, the women won by an even more lopsided score. However, that U.S. team only had four players from the current Olympic team on it. Chen Yanqing broke two...                    

U.S..s. deniChinaina wwith 27 27-point show Thompsonson

denverpost.com     Aug 12, 2008   67 related          

The Denver Post and wire services BEIJING — Team USA's Tina Thompson had taken a behind- the-back drop pass from teammate Tamika Catchings and leaped toward the basket. But Chinese guard Bian Lan ran into Thompson and sent her...                    

U.S. beach volleyball stars ring up a victory

bostonherald.com     Aug 12, 2008   14 related          

By Herald wire services Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - Added 13m ago Kerri Walsh has her gold ring back on her hand and another golden prize in her sights. The American beach volleyball player covered her wedding ring with a...