Merritt gets gold, Wariner silver in men’s 400
For the third time this year, Jeremy Wariner couldn’t catch LaShawn Merritt n the men’s 400. Wariner had hoped to join mentor Michael Johnson as the only men to win the 400 back-to-back in the modern Olympics’ 112-year history, but it was clear from the start of the men’s final it wasn’t going to happen.
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U.S. women claim soccer gold
U.S. 1, Brazil 0 (OT) … here’s the AP story:
BEIJING — The defending champion United States has won the gold medal in women’s soccer for the third time in four Olympics, beating Brazil 1-0 in overtime Thursday.Carli Lloyd scored in the sixth minute of extra time for the Americans, who beat the Brazilians for a [...]