Even Greek grandmas root for the home team
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In 2000, Greece brought home 13 medals. The Greek Olympic Committee hopes to double that number.
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Encouraged by worldwide praises for its successful hosting of the Olympic Games, self-confident Greeks are expecting a big boom in foreign investment in the post-Olympic era.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Capping its sports-hosting triumph, Greece ended the XXVIII Olympiad with a festive splash of ethnic folklore, music and dancing.
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IRAKLION, Greece - The only teenager on the U.S. women's soccer team gave the old vets a chance to leave with one last gold...
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European champions Greece have proved that the US National Basketball Association players still have some work to do before they can claim they are the best in the world.
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THESSALONIKI, Greece - The U.S. women's soccer team needed only a tie Tuesday and that's all it got - settling for a draw against a team it had always beaten...
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ATHENS, Greece - They are America's newest golden girls - powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S...
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OLYMPIA, Greece -- In olden times, each Olympic Games would be named after the victor of the main event.
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SOMETIMES home-team fans become so caught up in the crisis of the week that they lose track of the big picture of a game or season.
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ATHENS -- No Greek has pushed harder, or stands to win more, from these Olympic Games than the woman who organized them. And when the Olympic flame goes out in the Olympic Stadium tonight, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki will turn her formidable energy and organizational might to closing the books on the $9 billion-plus Games -- and perhaps, to the goal many ...
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The city's dominance in football, baseball, and basketball has fans in a rare feel-good mood.
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ATHENS, Greece - The place and the opponent don't really matter. This U.S...
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HERAKLIO, Crete -- You hang around long enough, you see a kid who had your picture up on the wall, and who thought you were some kind of a goddess, take your pass and score the goal that gives you one last chance at a gold medal.
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First there was the Detroit Pistons. Then there was the Summer Games in Athens. Now there&#39;s the Indiana Pacers. Kids, coaches, hope you&#39;re paying attention, because the message is clear: Teams reign supreme.
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ATHENS -- The place was ready for a party. Prohibitive underdog Greece had its fans waving the blue-and-white flag and chanting &quot;Hellas&quot; at every opportunity when they weren't booing the United States.
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A damaged Albanian car is seen in central Athens, early Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004 . Greek and Albanians soccer fans fought across the country, following a loss by European champion Greece in a World Cup qualifier in Tirana.
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Last day of the Champions League group stage kicks off tonight... and thereâs lots in store. The scenario: Not only does Rafael Benitez&#39;s Liverpool side need a win against their Greek opponents, they need