Liukin Edges Johnson For Olympic All Around Gold
Liukin and Johnson traded blows in Beijing with Liukin edging Johnson by six tenths to win the all around. Yang Yilin took bronze as China missed a gymnastics gold for the first time on the podium. The pair shared a close rivalry as they earned their spots together in Philadelphia.
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Beijing
Nastia Liukin
Shawn Johnson
Liukin
Johnson
China
Yang Yilin
Linkin
Philadelphia
Phelps wins sixth gold in Beijing 200m individual medley
Michael Phelps claimed his sixth gold at the Beijing Games with a 1 minute 54.23 second 200m individual medley, short on celebration as he prepared for the next race. Lochte faded to bronze after a tight late bid in the 200m backstroke, while Laszlo Cseh added his third silver.
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Ryan Lochte
United States
National Aquatics Center
Beijing
Michael Phelps
Athens
Phelps
Mark Spitz
China
Spitz
Laszlo Cseh
Hungary
Cseh
Lochie
Burke and Snyder launch Diamondbacks past Rockies in five-run inning
Adam Dunn predicted a Burke homer and his gut feeling proved right as Chris Burke and Chris Snyder hit consecutive home runs in a five-run fifth inning. Diamondbacks pitcher Dan Haren held Colorado to two runs in a 6-2 victory. Burke had not homered since last September and had 166 at-bats since his previous homer. Dunn joked he made Burke look good.
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Denver
Adam Dunn
Chris Burke
Arizona
Chris Snyder
Burke
Dan Haren
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Houston
Dunn
White Sox Rout Royals to Complete Sweep in Kansas City
CHICAGO AP Jim Thome belted a three run homer to spark a White Sox rally. In the sixth inning Thome Konerko Ramirez and Uribe hit consecutive homers to tie a major league record as Chicago defeated Kansas City 9-2, completing a three game sweep.
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Chicago
Jim Thome
Thome
Paul Konerko
Alexei Ramirez
Juan Uribe
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals
Konerko
Joel Peralta
Ramirez
Baier sixth in national AAU heptathlon
Ashley Baier of Holcomb Kansas placed first after day one and finished sixth in the two day national AAU track and field heptathlon in Ypsilanti Michigan. She led after the shot put high jump and 200 and then set a personal best in the 800. Her podium moment came before thousands with her mother and grandmother in attendance.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Ashley Baier
Kansas
Holcomb
Baier
Mances
Roxanne Baier
Sherry Baier
Michelle Baier
Garden City
Eastern Michigan University
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Lee
Jose Guillen
Luis Silverio
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