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Aug 13 2008

'Perfect storm' sees swimming at a watershed in Olympic year - NEWS.com.au

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Telegraph.co.uk
'Perfect storm' sees swimming at a watershed in Olympic year
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 4 hours ago
Sydney 2000 was the last Olympics with an indoor pool, and 14 world marks were established. But time, coaching techniques and technology have taken swimming ...
USA's Michael Phelps makes Olympic history to become the Games ... Telegraph.co.uk
Mates keep Phelps' dreams alive as records keep tumbling in ... Bangkok Post
Natalie Coughlin: The ‘gold’ that got away Inquirer.net
San Jose Mercury News - The Associated Press
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Aug 13 2008

Spain's Olympic basketball teams posing for photos pull back skin … - Chicago Tribune

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Telegraph.co.uk
Spain's Olympic basketball teams posing for photos pull back skin ...
Chicago Tribune, United States - 2 hours ago
By KC Johnson | Chicago Tribune Olympic Bureau BEIJING — The Spanish men's and women's basketball teams posed for pre-Olympics photos in which their members ...
Spanish player defends controversial photo The Associated Press
Spanish Hoopsters in Hot Water Over Olympics Ad FOXNews
Olympic Notes SportsBusiness Daily (subscription)
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Gadling
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Aug 13 2008

Roundup: Top seeds sail through to set up big clashes at Olympics … - Xinhua

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SuperSport
Roundup: Top seeds sail through to set up big clashes at Olympics ...
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
13 (Xinhua) -- All top seeds made it through to the quarterfinals of the singles event to set up mouthwatering clashes at the Olympic tennis tournament on ...
Serena and Venus Williams advance in Olympic tennis Los Angeles Times
Federer exacts Olympic revenge Sportinglife.com
Federer avenges Olympic defeat The Associated Press
Canada.com - The Times
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Aug 13 2008

Soni sets Olympic record in breaststroke qualifier - USA Today

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Reuters
Soni sets Olympic record in breaststroke qualifier
USA Today - 49 minutes ago
"I didn't even know I had broken an Olympic record, it felt great," she said. "It reminded me that I am in the right place and not to stress. ...
Two Olympic records go in heats as US swimmers dominate Bangkok Post
Phelps, Lochte set up showdown in Olympic 200 IM The Associated Press
Was Amanda Beard sick, distracted, or just too old to compete in ... Los Angeles Times
OCRegister - ESPN
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Aug 13 2008

Olympic medal count: China emerging as gold powerhouse as predicted - Salt Lake Tribune

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CTV.ca
Olympic medal count: China emerging as gold powerhouse as predicted
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
By Michael C. Lewis It was months ago that the chief executive of the US Olympic Committee spoke those words, before the Americans so much as stepped foot ...
Phelps stands tall as records continue to fall at Beijing Olympics The Canadian Press
US Leads In Olympic Medals, But China Has Most Gold AHN
Wednesday's Olympic Highlights Post Chronicle
AFP - The Associated Press
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Aug 13 2008

The Olympic Shame Games - SportingNews.com

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The Olympic Shame Games
SportingNews.com - 1 hour ago
While the protests continue over in Beijing, here in America we’ve all caught Olympic fever, and the uncomfortable implications of the Totalitarian Games ...
Video: Olympics '08: Phelps Wins 10th, 11th Golds AssociatedPress
Olympic Daily Preview - Thursday, August 14th Ottawa Citizen
Olympic medal count: China emerging as gold powerhouse as predicted Salt Lake Tribune
Bloomberg - The Canadian Press
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Aug 13 2008

Olympic soccer: RSL's Seitz again misses action as team eliminated … - Salt Lake Tribune

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CBC.ca
Olympic soccer: RSL's Seitz again misses action as team eliminated ...
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 2 hours ago
By Michael C. Lewis Nigeria's Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi, right, fights for a header with the United States' Maurice Edu during a Beijing 2008 Olympics Group B ...
US out after 2-1 Olympic soccer loss to Nigeria The Associated Press
US Men's Olympic team elimiated after 10-man loss to Nigeria Potomac Soccer Wire
Beijing Olympic Soccer: Nigeria defeats United Stated In Entertainment
Sowetan - BBC News
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Aug 13 2008

Serena and Venus Williams advance in Olympic tennis - Los Angeles Times

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NDTV.com
Serena and Venus Williams advance in Olympic tennis
Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago
They are also alive in doubles at the Beijing Olympic tennis tournament. The possibility of a replay of the men's and women's Wimbledon finals rematch is ...
Roger Federer avenges his 2004 Olympic loss Chicago Tribune
Federer avenges Olympic defeat The Associated Press
Blake advances to play Federer at Olympics; Williams sisters win Canada.com
AFP - Swissinfo
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Aug 13 2008

Dara Torres: The Oldest Olympic Swimming Medalist in History - U.S. News & World Report

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Wall Street Journal
Dara Torres: The Oldest Olympic Swimming Medalist in History
U.S. News & World Report, DC - 3 hours ago
Dara Torres, 41, became the oldest swimming medalist in Olympic history on Sunday. She has twice retired from swimming and has a 2-year-old daughter, ...
Olympic Athlete Agent Evan Morgenstein: My One On One CNBC
Gold Medal Olympic Swimmer Breaking Stereotype DiversityInc.com (subscription)
Gray Beards Swim for Gold Wall Street Journal
Access Hollywood - Asianjournal.com
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Aug 13 2008

Most Americans back holding Olympics in China - The Associated Press

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The Associated Press
Most Americans back holding Olympics in China
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans think staging the Olympics in China was a good decision despite its government's human rights abuses, Beijing's smog and ...
China wins women's gymnastics International Herald Tribune
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