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Openly gay athletes still scarce at Olympic Games

It has been a great games for gay Olympians _ probably.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 12:37pm EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 12:21pm EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 11:52am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 11:51am EDT

Russians 1-2 halfway through Olympic qualifying

No surprise, there's a Russian in the lead in rhythmic gymnastics.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 11:41am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 11:08am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 10:33am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 10:22am EDT

5 Olympic things to know for Thursday

Here are five things to look out for at the London Olympics on Thursday:

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 10:09am EDT

Sailing 'commentator' knows nothing about sailing (VIDEO)

Particularly with the nuances of a complicated sport like sailing, what's the point of background research?

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 09:20am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 08:50am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 08:44am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 08:32am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 08:25am EDT

Md. gold medalist Katie Ledecky shares her favorite moments

Katie Ledecky describes her Olympic experience as a whirlwind that has yet to sink in.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 07:40am EDT
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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."

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 07:25am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 05:51am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 05:31am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 05:03am EDT

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.

Thursday - 08/09/2012, 04:58am EDT
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