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Twenty Golden Moments Of The 2012 Games
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The London Olympics were packed with sporting highlights, personal dramas and emotional highs and lows. Here are 20 golden moments from the Games. - - - - Michael Phelps bows out with a record medal haul With a lop-sided smile of...Tags: Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Wimbledon Championships, Mo Farah, Track and Field
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London Olympics close with more music and much praise
It must be true: All good things indeed must come to an end — a fireworks-strafing, confetti-showering and rock-god-reviving end if you're talking about the Summer Olympics that concluded Sunday. "We lit the flame, and we lit up the world," said...
Tags: Danny Boyle, Summer Olympics, Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony, Yoko Ono, John Lennon
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London Bids Adieu With Musical Madness, U.S. Tops Table
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - London bade a flamboyant and madcap farewell to the Olympic Games with a romp through British pop and fashion, bringing the curtain down on more than two weeks of action that ended with America topping the sporting world with 46 gold...Tags: Pink Floyd (music group), 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, Mo Farah, London Theatre
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Host city's success, through and through
LONDON — In summing up London 2012, the temptation is to deliver a panegyric. Such a discourse, filled with lofty expressions of praise, would reflect the ancient roots of the 17-day festival that ended here Sunday. The praise also would reflect...Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Philip Hersh, Missy Franklin, Track and Field, Mo Farah
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Despite criticism, NBC wins ratings gold
But can network endure another Olympics ignoring demands for live TV coverage of marquee events? With the Olympic flame going out Sunday, it won't be long before NBC turns its attention to the 2014 Winter Games. There's no such thing as an extended...
Tags: Olympic Games, Television, NBC (tv network), Michael Phelps, Media Industry
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Notes: Rogge says Bolt 'best' sprinter ever
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge finally acknowledged Sunday that Usain Bolt is the greatest sprinter in history. Even after the Jamaican's unprecedented gold-medal sweep of the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400-meter relay in back-...Tags: Summer Olympics, Jake Varner, Suzanne Stettinius, Ryan Hall, Track and Field
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Britain bids lyrical farewell to Games
LONDON — Britain bid a lyrical farewell to the Olympics on Sunday in a manner reflective of the way the host country embraced these Games for the past two weeks: With a bit of self-deprecation, an exhibition of national pride and a genuine desire to...
Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Music, United Kingdom, Apple iTunes, George Michael
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Phelps holds keys to his future as corporate pitchman and swimming advocate
They streamed into the Speedo-sponsored party, world-class athletes set free after four years of training and one week of competing on their sport's biggest stage. Now that their Olympics were over, swimmers from around the world would spend this night...Tags: Tiger Woods, Subway Transportation, Summer Olympics, Subway Transportation Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Wrestler Burroughs wins gold, just like he said
LONDON -- It's not bragging if you can do it. Jordan Burroughs, a 24-year-old wrestler from Sicklerville, N.J., has a Twitter address and a tattoo. That Twitter address is @alliseeisgold. The tattoo on his chest says, "Dream It, Do It." In the gold...
Tags: Alex Morgan, Social Media, China, Lady Gaga, Iran
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Orlando City's Englishmen prepare for Olympics away from home
As the four Englishmen with the Orlando City Soccer Club grouped together for a photo, chants rang out almost immediately from teammates on the other side of the practice field. "U-S-A!" "U-S-A!" "U-S-A!" Coach Adrian Heath, defender Luke Boden, and...
Tags: Manchester United F.C., Sports, England, Soccer
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It figures for Kim, Lysacek to take golden parachute
L.A. Times Olympics BlogTen things I know, and you should: 1. I hope I'm wrong, but my gut feeling is 2010 Olympic figure skating singles champions Kim Yuna of South Korea and Evan Lysacek of the United States are done with competitive skating.......
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