Olympics
Mexico beats Brazil to win 1st Olympic soccer gold
Mexico is celebrating its first Olympic gold medal in men's soccer, and Brazil is wondering if it will ever be able to add the title to its long list of triumphs.
Farah wins 5,000 meters for distance double
Mo Farah won the 5,000 meters to complete an Olympic distance double for Britain on Saturday night.
Sharifov of Azerbaijan wins Olympic wrestling gold
Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan won an Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 84-kilogram freestyle, beating Jaime Yusept Espinal of Puerto Rico 6-1, 2-0 Saturday.
London Games evoke memories for local Olympian
Olympic champion Frank Havens has found watching the coverage of the 2012 London Games especially memorable since the last time they were held in that city was 1948 and he was there competing in his first of four Olympic Games.
TV replay coming for volleyball worlds
The president of volleyball's governing body says video replay will be introduced in time for the world championships.
Asgarov of Azerbaijan wins Olympic wrestling gold
Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan won the Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kg freestyle, upsetting Besik Kudukhov of Russia 1-0, 5-0.
Olympics are wrapping up, but not for the British
Steve Futterman, CBS News
NBC continues boxing without announcers in arena
NBC Sports is telecasting the final two days of the Olympic boxing tournament without announcers Bob Papa and Teddy Atlas in the arena following a dispute with international boxing officials.
Kanaeva becomes 1st with 2 Olympic rhythmic titles
Evgeniya Kanaeva laughed, already knowing the question that was coming.
Spain wins dramatic Olympic sailing gold
It's a skipper's worst-case scenario, and it happened in the Olympics with a gold medal at stake.
FIBA: No basketball age limit expected for 2016
Basketball's best will apparently be welcomed in Rio.
From Oscar's Olympics to Pistorius' Paralympics
As he left Olympic Stadium, Oscar Pistorius stopped for a moment and looked back.
USOC 'disappointed' with boxing at London Games
The U.S. Olympic Committee is so disappointed by its medal-less men's boxing team that it will make changes to the sport's national governing body.
Enjoying London, USOC wants to host Olympics, too
U.S. Olympic leaders and their athletes are having such a great time at the London Games, they'd like to host a party like this, too, someday soon.
Krzyzewski: Gold-medal game his last as US coach
Mike Krzyzewski's last game as U.S. coach will be for an Olympic gold medal.
US wrestling coach Jones gets yellow at Olympics
U.S. wrestling coach Zeke Jones was given a yellow card for arguing with officials following Jake Herbert's loss in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Mexico's goal fastest in Olympics since 1976
FIFA officials say Mexico forward Oribe Peralta's goal 29 seconds into the gold medal game against Brazil is the fastest score since the organization started keeping Olympic records in 1976.
Female Syrian Olympic hurdler DQ'd for doping
A female hurdler from Syria was kicked out of the London Olympics on Saturday after failing a drug test.
Missy Franklin says college-pro decision is harder
Missy Franklin is still leaning toward college over cash. For now, anyway.
France's Bresset wins Olympic mountain bike gold
Julie Bresset crested the final climb of Hadleigh Farm and glanced over her shoulder, and the only thing she saw was thousands of fans cheering her on.
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