Olympics
Openly gay athletes still scarce at Olympic Games
It has been a great games for gay Olympians _ probably.
Ireland's Katie Taylor claims women's boxing gold
Katie Taylor of Ireland won the first lightweight gold medal in Olympic women's boxing, edging rival Sofya Ochigava of Russia 10-8 Thursday in front of a raucous, mostly Irish crowd.
Viola, Bell miss out on Olympic diving final
No sweet music for Brittany Viola. The daughter of former major league baseball pitcher Frank Viola missed out on the 10-meter platform diving final at the London Olympics.
Britain's Adams wins women's boxing flyweight gold
Flyweight Nicola Adams of Britain won the first Olympic gold medal in women's boxing, stunning world champion Ren Cancan of China in a 16-7 victory Thursday.
Russians 1-2 halfway through Olympic qualifying
No surprise, there's a Russian in the lead in rhythmic gymnastics.
Canada wins bronze in Olympic women's soccer
Diana Matheson scored in injury time Thursday to give Canada the Olympic bronze medal in women's soccer with a 1-0 victory over France.
Neymar expects nothing new in Olympic final
For Brazil, the Olympic soccer final means a chance to end decades of frustration. For Neymar, it's just another match.
Belgian to leave Olympics after drunken night
The Belgian Olympic Committee says it has told cyclist Gijs van Hoecke to leave the Olympics after photos appeared of him looking drunk and unable to walk while leaving a London nightclub.
5 Olympic things to know for Thursday
Here are five things to look out for at the London Olympics on Thursday:
Sailing 'commentator' knows nothing about sailing (VIDEO)
Particularly with the nuances of a complicated sport like sailing, what's the point of background research?
South African swimmer out of Olympic open water
Jessica Roux of South Africa has dropped out of the women's 10-kilometer open water swim on the fourth of six laps.
After gold, Fierce Five facing uncertain future
They stood together, arms locked, Olympic gold medals around their necks and _ for just a moment _ between their teeth.
AP sources: IOC opens doping inquiry of 2008 champ
The IOC has opened an investigation into the Italian race walker expelled from the London Games for doping and could retest the 2008 gold medalist's samples from Beijing.
Pearson made to wait for Olympics gold medal
London Olympics organizing chief Sebastian Coe acknowledges that a medals ceremony for 100-meter hurdles winner Sally Pearson was delayed, meaning she got her gold in an emptying stadium.
Md. gold medalist Katie Ledecky shares her favorite moments
Katie Ledecky describes her Olympic experience as a whirlwind that has yet to sink in.
The Olympics: World's Fairs of the 21st century?
It rose in England's capital with the promise of showcasing humanity's best: supreme accomplishments, fresh technologies, people from far-flung lands and their cultural traditions. It was both trumpeted as a global achievement and dismissed as overly commercialized "trumpery."
German canoers win women's 500-meter K-2
Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze of Germany won the women's 500-meter K-2 at Dorney Lake on Thursday, denying their Hungarian rivals a third straight Olympic title in the event.
Hungary canoer Danuta Kozak wins women's K-1 500
Hungary's Danuta Kozak won the Olympic title in the women's 500-meter K-1 at Dorney Lake on Thursday, her country's third gold medal of the canoe sprint regatta.
Australia wins Olympic gold in the men's 1,000 K-4
Australia surprisingly won gold in the men's 1,000-meter K-4 at Dorney Lake on Thursday, upsetting the favored crews from Hungary and Slovakia.
Olympic 'games pastors' minister to games-goers
At the Olympics, it's not just the athletes who go faster, higher and stronger. So do the emotions of spectators at this vast, dramatic and often confusing event.
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