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McCoughtry leads fourth-quarter surge for U.S.
A handful of journalists were on hand to watch the U.S. women's basketball team win its Olympic opener against Croatia. It was an obvious contrast to the crammed news conference the previous day for the U.S. men's team, where reporters scurried toward...Tags: Women's National Basketball Association, Kobe Bryant, Geno Auriemma, LeBron James, Angel McCoughtry
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Olympic roundup: Day 1
LONDON — You rarely ever see it, but you did on Saturday, the first full day of competition at the Olympics. But there atop the swimming medal stand, was no Michael Phelps. In the first shocking result of the Games, Phelps finished fourth in the 400...
Tags: Ryan Lochte, Italy, United Kingdom, Tamika Catchings, Santiago Giraldo
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U.S. women coming together, extend win streak to 37
LONDON — Let's play a contest, seeing how, after Czech Republic's sizzling first quarter, the U.S. women's basketball team didn't have much of one Friday night at the Basketball Arena. If the U.S., which improved to 4-0 in pool play with its 88-...
Tags: Women's National Basketball Association, Geno Auriemma, Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker
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2012 Olympics: Phelps wins final individual medal
LONDON - Michael Phelps' last individual race at the Olympics ended like so many of the ones before it - with his hands on the wall before everyone else in the pool. Phelps rallied to win the 100-meter butterfly on Friday for his third gold of the London...
Tags: Michael Phelps, Single Sculls, Beijing Games, Cullen Jones, Phil Dalhausser
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U.S. takes winning streak into semifinal
LONDON — Lauren Jackson became the Olympics' all-time leading women's scorer in Australia's quarterfinal victory, which clinched a berth in Thursday's semifinal against a familiar foe in Team USA. "She's one of my good friends," Sue Bird said of...
Tags: Women's National Basketball Association, Tamika Catchings, Candace Parker, Sue Bird, Basketball
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U.S. women survive 1st true test, reach gold-medal game
LONDON — The U.S. women's basketball team has won games with its talent and tenacity, its defense and depth. On Thursday, in a taut semifinal far closer than the final score indicated, it used all those qualities and added one more: its leadership....
Tags: Geno Auriemma, Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles, Sue Bird, Candace Parker
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U.S. women beat France to win basketball gold, 86-50
LONDON — With smiles on their faces and gold medals hanging from their necks, Diana Taurasi gathered Tamika Catchings and Sue Bird together late Saturday night at North Greenwich Arena. The three shook hands. Who knows what time and upcoming...
Tags: Candace Parker, Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, Basketball, Sue Bird
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