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Seattle Times, 13.10.08 09:08 UTC

Briefs | Tennis: Jelena Jankovic, Igor Kunitsyn earn Kremlin Cup singles titles

Tennis No. 1 Jankovic has won three finals in three weeks: Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic of Serbia won her third title in three weeks Sunday, beating Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the ...

Los Angeles Times, 02.10.08 00:30 UTC

Chinese gymnasts are cleared in age-falsification investigation

The International Gymnastics Federation found no violations during the Beijing Games. However, it is continuing its probe into possible problems at the 2000 competition.

Los Angeles Times, 25.09.08 20:01 UTC

Lance Armstrong will race in Tour of California

The news comes one day after Armstrong officially announced his return to professional cycling after a three-year break.

Seattle Times, 25.08.08 09:04 UTC

China racks up prized medals

BEIJING How much is an Olympic medal worth? If you're a U.S. winner, the answer is $25,000, courtesy of the U.S. Olympic Committee plus millions more in potential endorsement deals. A silver medal ...

New York Daily News, 24.08.08 17:02 UTC

Agony and ecstasy for U.S. volleyball coach as Olympics close

Hugh McCutcheon had been there, pacing and coaching the American volleyball team to an Olympic title, the first in 20 years. He personally endured the longest Olympic Games in the history of these ...

Seattle Times, 23.08.08 09:03 UTC

U.S. lags China in golds as end looms

BEIJING With just two days left before the end of the Olympic Games, some U.S. sports officials were fretting Friday about a likely U.S. second-place finish in the gold-medal count, far behind China, ...

New York Daily News, 22.08.08 22:13 UTC

USOC's new math has U.S. beating China in gold medal duel

BEIJING - The U.S. Olympic Committee has invented a new accounting method that would give the Americans the most gold medals at these Summer Games. According to Jim Scherr, CEO of the organization, ...