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For the USA, advancing to the men’s soccer quarterfinals simply wasn’t in the cards. Already playing without key midfielders …

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Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won gold in the Olympic men’s road cycling time trial Wednesday, adding to the bronze he took in the men’s road race.

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Katie Hoff’s second Olympics has been a success compared with her traumatic first, four years ago. Her two medals here so far represent improvement, but she has fallen short of expectations.

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At these Olympics, you’ll find no Yao Ming bobbleheads, no Liu Xiang key chains, no Mao soap-on-a-rope.

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British, American and Ukrainian boxers and coaches threw down complaints that Asian boxers were getting favorable judging. And several Chinese gymnasts were alleged to be underage.

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The New York Yankees are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1993. “They’re not supermen,” Steinbrenner said.

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Japan won its third judo gold medal at the Olympics on Wednesday as Masae Ueno, the 2004 Athens champion, dominated the middleweight field and quickly sent Anaysi Hernandez of Cuba to the mat in a lopsided final.

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Scolari has guided his team to a string of attacking preseason performances, peaking with a 5-0 win over AC Milan, and presided over a squad so harmonious that life under Avram Grant seems a long time ago.

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Manuchar Kvirkelia turned two strong moves into a two-period victory Wednesday over China’s Chang Yongxiang in the Greco-Roman 74-kilogram weight class and Georgia’s first Olympic wrestling gold medal; Railway worker Steeve Guenot won France’s first Olympic wrestling gold medal in 84 years by taking the Greco-Roman 66-kilogram weight class Wednesday and denying Kyrgyzstan its first [...]

Despite all the history, despite all the national heroes of generations past, the Chinese have never known a badminton artist like the one nicknamed Super Dan.

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