Olympic roundup tops Japan as Uchimura wins gold
The London Games feature Japan's Kohei Uchimura securing men's all around gymnastics gold with a dominant 92.690 score while: eight disqualified doubles players from China, South Korea and Indonesia faced BWF penalties for attempting to lose. Uchimura outpaced German Marcel Nguyen and American Danell Leyva as stars from Phelps to Wiggins and Armstrong stake medals in swimming cycling and rowing.
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Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
China
Jung Kyun-eun
Kim Ha-na
South Korea
Ha Jungeun
Kim Min-jung
Indonesia
Meiliana Jauhari
Greysia Polii
Kohei Uchimura
Japan
Uchimura
Marcel Nguyen
Germany
Danell Leyva
Britain
Helen Glover
Heather Stanning
U S women win 4x200 relay in London with trio of golds
Adrian leads USA to 7:42.92 as Australia takes silver and France bronze in the women's 4x200 free relay. Schmitt Franklin Vollmer and Vreeland also collect multiple medals. Soni and Gyurta set world records in the 200 breast. Canada wins bronze in sprint.
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Bradley Wiggins
Hampton Court Palace
Thames
Kristin Armstrong
Judith Arndt
Germany
Michael Phelps
Olympic Park
Tyler Clary
Phelps
Rebecca Soni
Nathan Adrian
Daniel Guurta
China
Jiao Liuyang
United States
Adrian
U.S
James
Magnussen
Australia
Hungary
Gyurta
Venus Williams
Wimbledon
Angelique Kerber
Williams
Coutts
France
Schmitt
Missy Franklin
Allison
Franklin
Daniel Gyurta
Soni
Matt Biondi
Canada
Brent Hayden
Lochte
Badminton scandal shows clash of Olympic ideal and reality
Eight badminton players from China, South Korea, and Indonesia were disqualified at London 2012 after deliberate poor play to manipulate upcoming matchups. Officials condemned the group stage fix as abusive, while the sport’s format change and medal incentives exposed the tension between sport ethics and medals.
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London
Ben Johnson
Fred Lorz
China
South Korea
Indonesia
Thomas Lund
Badminton Federation
Federation
International Olympic Committee
Lund
White House
Elysee Palace
Finn Traerup-Hansen
Wisconsin star Montee Ball attacked near campus
Five men assaulted Wisconsin running back Montee Ball early Wednesday near Madison, kicking him in the head and chest. He was hospitalized with head injuries and released to sports medicine staff as the Badgers prepared for their season opener against Northern Iowa on Sept. 1. Ball, a Heisman finalist, posted on Twitter that he would be okay and to see everyone in September.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Montee Ball
Ball
Joel DeSpain
DeSpain
Bret Bielema
Badgers
Northern Iowa
Bielema
Brian Lucas
Tech professor to speak at Garden City High School
Texas Tech University professor Dr. Jorge Iber will speak at 6 p.m. on August 10 in the Garden City High School Commons. He will address student athletes and the community on Latinos in sports and related topics, sharing research conducted in Garden City and southwest Kansas over the past year.
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Texas Tech University
Jorge Iber
Garden City High School
Iber
Garden City
Kansas
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