East Timor flag marred by IOC rules and Olympic results
Report covers multiple Olympic notes including East Timor athletes competing under independent status, Sarno de Araye lifting 346.5 pounds in the 123-pound class, Tracy Ann Route's 49th in 100m butterfly with a personal best cut by three seconds, Franck Dumoulin winning gold in air pistol, Jelena Dokic’s Olympic relevance, Venus Williams defending Damir Dokic, and Jennifer Brundage debut linked to Avery Brundage’s IOC presidency and Munich Games decision.
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Sarno de Araye
International Olympic Conmitttes
East Tumor
Federated States of Micronesat
Tracy-Ann
Holdsclaw injury dampens U S gold medal hopes in Olympic hoop
Chamique Holdsclaw rested with a stress fracture in her foot likely to miss the five game Olympic preliminary round. The U S women beat South Korea 89 75 at The Dome as Sheryl Swoopes led with 29 points and Lisa Leslie 24 with 11 rebounds while the Americans faced reduced depth without Holdsclaw.
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Chamique Holdsclaw
U.S
South Korea
Atlanta
Stirling
The
Dome
Holdsclaw
Washington Mystics
Tennessee
Sheryl Swoopes
Teresa Edwards
Swoopes
Houston Comet
Lisa Leslie
Leslie
Associated Press
United States
Eun-Soon Chung
U S men's soccer near first Olympic quarterfinals history
Canberra reports the United States team, led by Clive Charles, stands one win from the quarterfinals in Melbourne after a 1-1 draw with Cameroon amid a quality crowd. A victory over Kuwait would clinch their first ever Olympic quarterfinal berth.
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U.S
Australia
Kuwait
Melbourne
Paris
Cameroon
Serge Mimpo
Ben Olsen
United States
Canberra
Indians Try Fresh Arms On Road Trip At Yankees
The Indians used six pitchers in Saturday's loss to New York as Cleveland begins a 10 day road trip and manager Charlie Manuel appears to be spreading the workload.
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DuraLube
Kmart
Matarala
NHRA
ESPN2
Australia
IHRA
Mopar
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Mig
New York Mets
Montreal Expos
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
WGN
Germany
Ander Holield
John Rushea
Korea
Russia
Switzerland
Manchester City
Tam
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Canada
Buffalo Bills
New York Jets
Turkey
Ukraine
Philadelphia Eagles
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
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Miami Dolphins
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Harns
Roger
Espn PN
Belgium
Romania
CNBC
Swerenoot
Ipm
Tyshe
MSG
Indians
New York
Cleveland
Charlie Manuel
Sydney Olympics Opening Sparks Mixed Pride and Poke
The Sydney Games boast a massive Olympic Stadium with capacity claims and a tone of national pride. Critics compare to Atlanta, noting high costs and corporate excess but praise moments like Cathy Freeman and 13 year old Nikki Webster's dazzling opening. The piece casts Australia as confident yet wary of potential missteps.
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Jennifer Brundage
Foremer Olympic
Avery Brundage
Fs«Facl
Sydney
Australia
Olympic Stadium
United Airlines
Atlanta
Tew
Macon
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Joe Frazier
Cathy Freeman
Ihs
Freerman
Nikki Webster
United States
Webster
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Butterfingers
Franck Dumoulin
Dumoulin
China
Wang Yifu
Wang
Williams
Venus Willams
Jelena Dokic
Damir
Australa
Gompeting
Mimbledon
Amin
Sun-Min Jung
Charles’ Chargers
Clive Charles
Bruce Stadium
USA
Lions
Charles
London
Aeam
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