Youngs, McPeak grab the bronze
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Durango&#39;s Elaine Youngs hit a tap to open sand to finish a dominating decisive set as she teamed with Holly McPeak to nab the bronze in beach volleyball.
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ATHENS -- The mistakes were so minor. Carly Patterson&#39;s foot scraping the lower of the uneven bars. Courtney Kupets&#39; tumbling pass that ended here instead of there. Mohini Bhardwaj&#39;s slight stumble on the beam.
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They were lucky to get the bronze. They came with one of the finest big men in all of basketball -- but with nobody to back him up.
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For the first time since 1988, the Olympic men&#39;s basketball gold medal will not go to the United States. Argentina beat the Americans 89-81 in semifinal action yesterday, meaning bronze is
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ATHENS, Greece -- Whether it counted as victory or just consolation, the US men&#39;s basketball team took the Olympic bronze medal with a 104-96 victory Saturday against Lithuania.
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HERAKLIO, Greece -- It&#39;s almost as though their careers are intertwined, one just beginning, the other only a gold-medal match away from retirement.
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Josh Duncan's first shot was a dead-center 3-pointer. For his next shot, the junior center darted inside to get a three-point play.
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Goals from Irish international Aiden McGeady and Bulgaria&#39;s Stilian Petrov were enough to give Celtic victory over Hearts at Tynecastle in their last game of 2004.
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SAITAMA, Japan -- The European champions are playing for a much bigger prize. The best the United States can hope for is yet another bronze medal.
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Two U.S. men advanced to the final of the shot put Wednesday, hoping to make even more history at the ancient site that gave birth to the Olympics 2,780 years ago.
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Going into territory that Merlene Ottey, Grace Jackson and Juliet Cuthbert could never quite reach, Veronica Campbell gave Jamaica their first women&#39;s sprint gold medal in last night&#39;s 200 metres final.
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Australia&#39;s Loretta Harrop dominated and lost. Susan Williams, of Littleton, wasn&#39;t supposed to be there but left with the bronze, the only American medal.
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Senior Kathrin Ress and freshman Elisabeth Egnell led the way for Boston College, combining for 27 points and 17 rebounds in the Eagles' 53-36 win over Holy Cross last night in Worcester.
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The U.S. men's basketball team salvaged  some pride Saturday, beating Lithuania 104-96 to take the  Olympic bronze medal.
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Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball, and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team &#151; Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night.
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NEW YORK -- Jason White would have preferred to hand it off to Adrian Peterson, much like he has all season, but he wasn&#39;t exactly disappointed with the new recipient, either.
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ATHENS, Greece - While the U.S. men's basketball team fell short of its gold-medal goal, the bronze it won Saturday night helped the American delegation reach a bigger goal - it was the 100th U.S...