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Shot putter wins gold, nearly disrupts 10K race, laughs terrifying laugh (VIDEO)
There's a lot going on at any given moment in the Olympics. We're not just talking about the multiple competitions; we're talking about the multiple events within competitions. During track and field,...
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Juggernaut Index No. 19: The San Francisco 49ers
Before we begin our preview of the San Francisco 49ers, let me remind you that the Juggernaut Index is entirely about fantasy potential. Repeat: FANTASY. The Niners had an outstanding season under...
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Incredible photo finish for women’s triathlon gold in London Olympics (PHOTO)
LONDON — Nicola Spirig of Switzerland and Lisa Norden of Sweden swam 1,500 meters in Hyde Park's Serpentine, biked seven laps in a 43km (26.7 miles) race and then ran 10km to the finish of the Olympic...
View ArticleDidier Drogba scores his first goal for Shanghai Shenhua
Two weeks after making his Chinese Super League debut, Didier Drogba scored his first goal for Shanghai Shenhua in today's match against Hangzhou Greentown. It probably won't make the $300,000-a-week...
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Lyoto Machida, Chad Mendes, Matt Hamill: The Morning News Roundup – 8.4.12
It's fight day! Which means while you and I are gathering provisions for tonight's UFC on FOX 4 — you know, things like avocados for fresh guacamole, cases of TAB soda and Kleenex for the tears that...
View ArticleAmateur side Playford FC tries to attract kit sponsors by playing in its...
As the marketeers at Crystal Palace ably demonstrated, producing a YouTube video that shows a little skin can help generate a huge amount of interest around a football club. Players of Sunday League...
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The Essentials: New Jersey Devils Edition
(This month, Puck Daddy asked bloggers for every NHL team to tell us The Essentials for their franchises — everything from the defining player and trade, to the indispensable fan traditions. Here's...
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Serena Williams dominates Maria Sharapova to cap career Golden Slam
Serena Williams, playing some of the most dominant tennis the sport has ever seen, won the gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday morning, defeating Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 at Wimbledon and capping...
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U.S. flag falls during Serena Williams’s gold-medal ceremony at Wimbledon...
LONDON — It was a blustery day at Wimbledon on Saturday, as Serena Williams blew through Maria Sharapova in straight sets (6-0, 6-1) to win Olympic gold in women's tennis singles. The wind continued...
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Moon between Olympic rings makes for breathtaking London photographs (GALLERY)
A full moon made for a beautiful sixth Olympic ring on Friday night, when a Reuters photographer snapped a breathtaking picture of the moon positioned between a large set of Olympic rings hanging from...
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Behind the Box Score, where LeBron James led Team USA in a nail-biter over...
Team USA 99, Lithuania 94 Basketball fans see it every year in the NCAA tournament, or in the NBA's regular season. College teams, on their way toward playing in the first week of April, always tend...
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Senegal’s Pape Souare delivers ugly kick to the head of Hector Herrera in...
Senegal scored twice in seven minutes to push its men's soccer quarterfinal match against Mexico to extra time before Mexico eventually won 4-2. It was a valiant, and at times violent, effort from...
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Serena Williams has never met Michael Phelps; someone please make this happen
LONDON — Much like with actors in Hollywood, many assume star Olympic athletes have each other on speed-dial. At the very least, the athletic elite spend hours mingling in the Olympic Village, staring...
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Shuffle Up: With Carlos Ruiz down, let’s find you a new catcher
As the calendar shifted to August, we had a terrific horserace shaping up for the Best Fantasy Catcher title. Yadier Molina, Carlos Ruiz, Buster Posey and Joe Mauer are all hitting .315 or better,...
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Opening Time: Weathering the Daniel Straily perfect storm
For the most part, Daniel Straily's debut was a successful one in Oakland. He worked six crisp innings against the Blue Jays on Friday (5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K), showed a good mix of pitches. Like a lot of...
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Bryan brothers hit miracle lob to win doubles gold medal (PHOTO)
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were on the precipice of their first gold medal, one point away from a win at the Olympics that would complete their career Slam, when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga smashed a volley at...
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Allison Schmitt holds hands with Michael Phelps as he jumps into practice...
Michael Phelps swims for the final time of his illustrious Olympic career on Saturday night in London. Hours before, he happily jumped into the auxiliary pool at the London Aquatics Centre for the...
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PGA Championship tee times: Tiger Woods, Martin Kaymer, Keegan Bradley...
The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is still the big story in the professional ranks, but on Friday the PGA of America tried to take a little bit of the spotlight away by releasing opening round pairings...
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Eventual gold-medal winner Sun Yang dove into pool early and risked...
"Quiet for the start, please." Five words universally heard around swimming pools, from rec leagues to high school to the Olympics. Someone didn't heed the request on Saturday night in London. A...
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U.S. fencer blogs defense of Mariel Zagunis after Washington Post columnist...
LONDON — U.S. fencing is bigger than Mariel Zagunis — and congrats to the women's team epee for winning the bronze on Saturday — but Mariel Zagunis was the biggest name in American fencing entering the...
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