U.S. Misses Cut in Olympic 100 Free
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ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...
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What a night for U.S. athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200. Dwight Phillips and John Moffitt went 1-2 in the long jump. Marion Jones and the 400-meter relay team cruised into the finals.
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KOCHI, Japan  - Michelle Wie missed the cut for the 11th time in 12 professional men's events after a nervous 80 left her at 17 over par at the Casio World Open on Friday.
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ATHENS, Greece - The United States won the men's 400-meter medley relay in world-record time Saturday night, giving Michael Phelps his record eighth medal of the Athens Olympics without him getting into the pool. Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak won in 3 minutes, 30.68 seconds, lowering the old mark of 3:31.54 set by the Americans at last year's world championships in Barcelona, Spain...
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ATHENS, Greece -- The United States&#39; march toward a medal in women&#39;s basketball met minimal resistance today at the Summer Olympics.
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ATHENS, Greece Aug. 27, 2004 - The US men&#39;s basketball team will go home from the Olympics without a gold medal for the first time since it began using NBA players after the Americans were beaten soundly by Argentina 89-81 in the semifinals Friday.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The US Olympic Committee doesn&#39;t think the entire American team that won gold in the 4x100-metre relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics should be stripped of their medals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Gail Devers failed once again in the Olympic 100-meter hurdles, falling to injury just steps into her first race. Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the event, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle Sunday...
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The U.S. team continued to  dominate the world short course championships Friday, claiming  five gold medals without the help of Michael Phelps after he  was forced out of the meeting with an injured back.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in Athens on August 23 that women&#39;s shot put champion Korzhanenko of Russia has been excluded from the 28th Olympic Games after failing a doping test.
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American gymnast Paul Hamm, who was asked to return his Olympic gold medal in the men's all-around because of a scoring error, may have received another snub.
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What a night for US athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200.
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As the American sliced to victory in Tuesday night&#39;s final of the women&#39;s 100-meter hurdles at the Athens Olympics, a crash early in the race had taken out two of her main rivals.
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The U.S. men's basketball team was  beaten by Argentina Friday, denying it an Olympic gold medal  for the first time since 1992 when NBA players started  competing.
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The U.S. men's basketball team will be the first not to bring home a gold medal since 1988. The Americans lost to Argentina, 89-81, in the semifinals on Friday.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - The United States pushed towards the 100-medal mark at the Panamerican Games on Thursday but may let one of the biggest go, with their baseball team ready to forfeit the gold to Cuba.
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Australia&#39;s Brooke Hanson charged to two gold medals while Ian Crocker needed a world record to give the United States their only individual victory at the world short course championships on Sunday.