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August 17

Through 5 of 37 medal events Sunday

BEIJING — The Chinese men can’t lose in Olympic gymnastics.

BEIJING — Venus and Serena Williams teamed up to win the Olympic doubles final Sunday, beating Spanish duo Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2, 6-0.

The only thing Patrick Moore failed to do for Central High School in Saturday’s Victoryswap.com football jamboree at Finley Stadium was help the cheerleaders.

Reigning women’s 400-meter hurdles champion Fani Halkia of Greece will not defend her Olympic title in Beijing after becoming the latest Greek athlete to fail a doping test.

BEIJING — In the ready room before the women’s 50-meter freestyle, Dara Torres was a chatterbox, as usual. Everyone was nervous, but she broke the tension by talking about childbirth.

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BEIJING — Four down, four to go. The U.S. men’s Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world.

BEIJING — Swimmer Michael Phelps might have the most gold medals at these Olympics. But nobody has or will put on a show here at the Summer Games quite like what sprinter Usain Bolt did Saturday night.

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