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Jamaica's Usain Bolt breaks 200-metre record, gets sprint double
BEIJING - Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 metres in 19.30 seconds Wednesday, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an ...
Jamaica's Usain Bolt set for golden double at Beijing Games
BEIJING - While Olympic watchers waited Wednesday for the Usain Bolt show to begin, three Russian swimmers - one a marathoner, the other two who have made synchronized swimming's duet event their own ...
Major leaguers could play in Olympics come 2016 if baseball makes comeback
BEIJING - Major leaguers might be headed to the Olympics in eight years if the sport gets back on the program and international baseball organizers have their way. International Baseball Federation...
Canada not going to reach the podium on Wednesday at Beijing Games
BEIJING - Canada's march to the podium was interrupted on Wednesday, as a light day of finals and some disappointing results ended the country's four-day medal streak. The Canadian softball team ch...
Canada looks unlikely to reach the podium on Wednesday at Beijing Games
BEIJING - Canada's march to the podium was interrupted on Wednesday, as a light day of finals and some disappointing results ended the country's four-day medal streak. The Canadian softball team ch...
A.J. Burnett, Adam Lind stay hot as Blue Jays top Yankees 2-1
TORONTO - A.J. Burnett continued down what could be a road to personal riches on Tuesday night. Whether the surging right-hander can help the Toronto Blue Jays in a meaningful way remains open to d...
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Here are the sports results from Tuesday: American League baseball Toronto 2 N.Y. Yankees 1 Tampa Bay 4 L.A. Angels 2 Cleveland 9 Kansas City 4 Boston 7 Baltimore 2 Chicago White...
France's Amelie Mauresmo struggles to victory at Pilot Pen tournament
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Amelie Mauresmo dominated at times and struggled at others Tuesday in a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 victory over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the first round of the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament. ...
British cycling team keeps rolling at Olympics with another gold medal
BEIJING - Britain's dominating cycling team has pushed the country to its best Olympic showing since London first hosted the Games in 1908. Chris Hoy won the 15th gold medal of the Beijing Games fo...
Baseball roundup: Tuesday's action on the diamonds
The Chicago Cubs traded for Rich Harden expecting to get an ace pitcher, but they probably didn't expect to receive a hitter as well. The Victoria native allowed two hits in seven innings Tuesday n...
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