'It's Been So Long': Serena Wins U.S. Open Serena flings racquet into the air in celebration. Publ.Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:39:53 -0400 Source: ABC News
Beijing Closes Games: Is Gold Tarnished? China closes Olympics debut; many visitors impressed but critics unpersuaded. Publ.Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:00:25 -0400 Source: ABC News
Cuban Taekwondo Athlete Banned After Kicking Ref Cuban taekwondo athlete banned after pushing, kicking referee after losing bronze-medal match Publ.Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:48:53 -0400 Source: ABC News
Oldest Female Olympian Shoots for Gold Libby Callahan, 56, is the oldest woman to ever compete in the Olympics. Publ.Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:01:08 -0400 Source: ABC News
US Hoops Back on Top, Beats Spain for Gold Medal United States back on top in men's basketball, beats Spain 118-107 to win gold medal Publ.Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:16:09 -0400 Source: ABC News
Injured Maria Sharapova Withdraws From Olympics MONTREAL (Reuters) - World number three Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Beijing Olympics on Thursday after an MRI scan on her right shoulder revealed two small tears. "I'm currently packing up really quick to hop on the plane and head to New York for a second opinion but I wanted to let all of you know first that there's no chance of me competing in Beijing," Sharapova said on her website. "The timing is so unfortunate and this makes me more sad than anything," she added on www.mariasharapova.com. The Olympic Games are scheduled for August 8-24. The Russian was examined by doctors after withdrawing from the Montreal Cup late on Wednesday evening with a sore shoulder following a 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Poland's Marta Domachowska. They advised Sharapova she would need a lot of time away from the game to let the injury to heal, which puts the 2006 U.S. Open champion's chances of playing in this year's final grand slam, starting on August 25 in New York, in doubt. ... Publ.Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:02:32 -0400 Source: ABC News
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