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Olympics

Gabrielle Douglas competes on the beam during day 4 of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials at HP Pavilion on July 1, 2012 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Gabby Douglas gets chance for 3rd gold on beam

Nancy Armour, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - After bobbling and wobbling her way across the balance beam this summer, the bubbly 16-year-old promised she'd get things cleaned up in time for the Olympics...
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Gabby Douglas: 'What's wrong with my hair?'

Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Women's gymnastics all-around champion Gabby Douglas likes her hairstyle just fine, thanks...
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Darvis Patton, Andre Osagie and Ryan Bailey

22 reasons women love Olympic track and field

theGrio
SLIDESHOW - They're among the fastest, most athletic human beings on earth, and in many cases, they're also not hard on the eyes...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05:  Runners get ready to leave the starters block to start the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England.  (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Usain Bolt heckler throws bottle; gets slapped by judo star

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - A vending machine worker from Leeds, England was arrested during the Olympics for throwing a bottle into the arena not long after heckling Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt...
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Serena in no mood to slow down, eyes Rio Olympics

Paul Logothetis, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - A day after completing a career Golden Slam, Serena Williams still wants more...
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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars final on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 6, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Gabby Douglas chases more gold in individual beam

Janie McCauley, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - The 16-year-old gymnast nicknamed the Flying Squirrel has won two Olympic gold medals in London and has one last chance at another when she competes in the individual balance beam final Tuesday...
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning gold in the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England.(Photo by Julia Vynokurova/Getty Images)

Jamaica at 50: The fastest nation on Earth

Marlon Hill
OPINION - On this day of August 6th, we celebrate 50 years of the Black, Green & Gold with a birthday greeting from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and look forward to the next 50 years of lightning success on and off the track...
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Tears flow for Tyson Gay after 100 final

Pat Graham, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Tyson Gay was so choked up, he couldn't speak. Justin Gatlin was so happy he struggled to find the right words...
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Richards-Ross scores 1st US track gold

Eddie Pells, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Disappointment, tears and that oh-so-unsatisfying color — bronze — are all in the past for Sanya Richards-Ross...
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Usain Bolt is golden in Olympic 100

Raf Casert, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt lived up to all the hype of becoming a "living legend" at the London Games, decisively defending his 100-meter title by beating Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake in the defining race of the Olympics.
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