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Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan score twice apiece in 4-0 victory at CONCACAF title game, but both teams already had advanced to the London Games. Wambach has 131 goals, second all-time on the international list behind U.S. great Mia Hamm, who had 158.VANCOUVER, Canada — Now...(more)
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Abbott completes the only successful quadruple jump of the 20 men in the free skate and earns 273.58 points to claim his third national title in four years.Reporting from San Jose -- If the men's free skate at the U.S. championships were a color chart, it...(more)
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Adam Rippon, a two-time world junior champion who's faltered at the senior level, skates a strong short program and stands second to his friend and training partner, two-time U.S. champ Jeremy Abbott.Reporting from San Jose -- Adam Rippon knew what was at stake as he waited...(more)
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AP - Director Danny Boyle offered a sneak peak of 2012 London opening ceremony that would include the ringing of a massive bell and one of the U.K.'s most maligned institutions, the National Health Service.
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AP - A top British official says almost 100 people have been arrested for illegally selling tickets and bogus hotel rooms for the 2012 London Olympics.
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The Equatorial Guinea swimmer had never dipped a toe in an Olympic pool but left a hero despite a hapless performance"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well" –...(more)
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Just after 1 a.m. on May 31, the rolling hills of True Prospect Farm in Chester County lit up as a fast-moving fire raced through a barn housing 11 show horses.
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AP - A British tabloid reported Tuesday that it had been handed documents about security arrangements for the London Olympics that were left on a train by a police officer, the latest in a series of embarassing mishaps involving British authorities misplacing government documents.
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AP - Procter & Gamble plans to raise $5 million to support youth sports programs around the world through its Olympic campaign focusing on mothers.
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AP - McDonald's Corporation extended its global Olympic sponsorship for eight more years on Friday to remain a top-level sponsor through the 2020 Summer Games.
