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| Trailing in the deciding set against Serbia, the U.S. men's volleyball team took a time out so that coach Hugh McCutcheon could do some micromanaging. It was time to concentrate on the little things and not the possibility of losing. The U.S. men responded to their coach and rallied to beat Serbia in five sets Wednesday night. |
| Arms churning high, face twisted in pain as he sprinted toward the finish line, Usain Bolt kept glancing at the clock. The win in the Olympic 200 meters was a given, his second gold medal of the Beijing Games assured. This was now about a world record. About racing against history. Showing just what he can do when he goes all out start to finish, Bolt forged the greatest race ever run Wednesday night... |
| Noor Ahmad Gayezabi said a silent prayer while watching the small family TV with his 13-year-old son. "Help Nikpai. Help Nikpai. Help Afghanistan." Then he watched his country win its first-ever Olympic medal. Rohullah Nikpai defeated world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain on Wednesday to earn the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram taekwondo competition, sparking applause, wide smiles... |
| Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team -- and sure don't challenge them, either. Especially if it's going to make Kobe Bryant flash his NBA MVP form. Bryant scored 25 points in his best game in Beijing, and the men's U.S. Olympic team advanced to the semifinals by beating Australia 116-85 on Wednesday night. |
| NASCAR suspended seven crew members of Joe Gibbs Racing and stripped drivers Tony Stewart and Joey Logano of 150 points each Wednesday for cheating after last weekend's Nationwide Series race. |
