USOC upset over FIG&#39;s attempt to pressure Hamm
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has rejected a request by FIG, the international gymnastics federation, to deliver a letter to all-around champion Paul
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U.S. Olympic chiefs reacted furiously  Friday to a suggestion gold medallist Paul Hamm should give his  medal to a South Korean rival under a plan floated by world  gymnastics officials.
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Australia&#39;s great hope for gold in the women&#39;s 400 metres hurdles final Jana Pittman has been upset by the Greek runner Fani Halkia.
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US goalkeeper Jackie Frank had only a rookie&#39;s concept of what being an Olympian meant until getting swamped by Canada in a water polo shocker.
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Upset with marks given to American Mary Sanders in qualifying yesterday, the US team filed an inquiry with the International Gymnastics Federation seeking a review of her hoop routine.
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ATHENS, GREECE - It is a measure of revenge, but no one would dare claim it as anywhere near equal. The United States&#39; victory over Australia in water polo Thursday earned the US a bronze medal, but it wasn
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ATHENS The letter from the International Gymnastics Federation to the US Olympic Committee arrived Thursday night and, as soon as the USOC officials read it, they were furious.
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The US men&#39;s basketball team were once again in danger of defeat at the Olympic tournament on Thursday, trailing Australia 51-47 at the end of the first half.
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Maybe there&#39;s some technical justification for why Paul Hamm was forced to defend his gymnastics gold medal Monday before a sports court in Switzerland.
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ATHENS, Greece - When the first whistle chirped, US women&#39;s soccer icon Mia Hamm thought it was merely a foul call. She wondered when the endless, harrowing gold medal match against Brazil would finally end.
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The US Olympic Committee says &quot;outrageous and improper&quot; pressure is being put on gymnast Paul Hamm to give up his gold medal to a South Korean rival.
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ATHENS  The International Gymnastics Federation opened an investigation Friday morning into the scoring of the men&#39;s all-around competition. It was not clear how or if it would affect Paul Hamm&#39;s dramatic ...
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Larry Brown was despondent, the head of the U.S. selection committee was defensive, and Allen Iverson was hanging up on callers who asked what went wrong. A day after their first Olympic loss in 16 years, the Americans were experiencing varying degrees of distress.
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ATHENS, Greece - When Italian coach Pierluigi Formiconi said he&#39;d remember the last-ditch semifinal win over the United States as the real gold-medal match at the Olympics, he pretty much wrote off the Greeks.
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America&#39;s US Olympic Committee is contesting a ruling which could cost Michael Johnson and his 4x400m relay colleagues gold medals from the Sydney Olympics.
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The U.S. Olympic Committee would consider supporting South Korea's bid to pursue a duplicate gold medal for one of its gymnasts to make up for the scoring error that gave American Paul Hamm the all-around title.
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US Olympic officials said Friday the International Gymnastics Federation had pressured Paul Hamm to give up his all-around gold medal.