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U.S. begins search for next Olympic team

Yahoo! Sports - Mon Jul 20, 2:07 am ET

USA Basketball hopes to bring back the core of last summer's gold-medal team, but there will still be changes for 2012.

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Countering Riots, China Rounds Up Hundreds
New York Times - Mon Jul 20, 12:35 am ET
Since ethnic clashes erupted two weeks ago in Urumqi, security forces have detained hundreds of Uighurs blamed for the slaughter.
Swedish hi-tech 'snake' fights fire
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Jul 19, 10:40 pm ET
Firefighting, arguably one of the world's most dangerous jobs, is about to get a lot safer thanks to a revolutionary technique developed in Sweden.
Countering Riots, China Snatches Hundreds From Their Homes
New York Times - Sun Jul 19, 8:22 pm ET
Since ethnic clashes erupted two weeks ago in Urumqi, security forces have combed the city and detained hundreds of Uighurs blamed for the slaughter.
Watson shows again that age is just a number
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Jul 19, 7:00 pm ET
Maybe when the disappointment wears off — for both Tom Watson and the millions of fans cheering him on — everyone will take a larger message from his amazing performance along the Scottish coast.
Cink won British Open, but we lost with Watson
Fox Sports - Sun Jul 19, 6:53 pm ET
After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to the Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich will focus on his first love, golf, and specifically on the much-anticipated return to the fairways of the sport's king, Tiger Woods.
Pujols wins ESPY for Best Baseball Player
Major League Baseball - Mon Jul 20, 12:47 am ET
Pujols wins ESPY for Best Baseball Player
Pakhalina ends title drought at swimming worlds
Sports Illustrated - Sun Jul 19, 1:04 pm ET
ROME (AP) -- Julia Pakhalina of Russia won the gold medal in women's 1-meter springboard diving at the world championships Sunday, her first title at a worlds or Olympics in nine years.
Pistorius gives up on world championships
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Jul 19, 11:32 am ET
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius has given up trying to qualify for the 400 meters at the world athletics championships in Berlin next month.
Dibaba will compete in London Grand Prix
CNN - Sun Jul 19, 10:47 am ET
Double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba will compete over 5,000 meters at the London Grand Prix next weekend as she takes to the track one final time before the world championships in Berlin.
Phelps wins male athlete at ESPYs
WPVI-TV Philadelphia - Sun Jul 19, 9:46 pm ET
Michael Phelps is still reaping rewards for his record haul of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
Cink won, but the rest of us lost with Watson
Fox Sports - Sun Jul 19, 6:54 pm ET
Tom Watson's British Open playoff loss is heartbreaking enough for fans who thought they'd witness history. Imagine how he feels.
Sailor Katy Lovell enjoying role reversal as she tries to take helm in 2012 Olympic Games
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Sun Jul 19, 4:07 am ET
Coining John and Katy Lovell as New Orleans' first family of competitive sailing probably isn't too far of a stretch. John made his fourth consecutive Olympic appearance last year with Katy by his side, and their travels have taken them to Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing.
Dunnichay and Ishimatsu dive to silver medal in synchronized 10-meter platform at World Championships
The Indianapolis Star - Mon Jul 20, 1:21 am ET
Rock star Bruce Springsteen was playing a concert at Rome's Olympic Stadium next door Sunday. He could have dedicated "Born in the USA" to two 16-year-old divers.
IMarEST Piracy Conference Highlights Practical Responses And Solutions
OilandGasOnline - 2 hours 11 minutes ago
Highlighting and discussing ways and means in which ship and offshore installation owners and operators can counter the generic, and ever-present, threat of piracy, 'Piracy and Offshore Security Conference - Practical responses and solutions' organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) will be held at the aptly named 'Action Stations' at Portsmouth Historic ...
Watson’s among athletes who won’t let age limit aims
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Mon Jul 20, 12:14 am ET
TURNBERRY, Scotland Maybe when the disappointment wears off—for both Tom Watson and the millions of fans cheering him on—everyone will take a larger message from his remarkable performance along the Scottish coast. Age, indeed, is just a number. Let’s not put these geezers out to pasture just yet. From George Foreman to Dara Torres, from Lance Armstrong to Mark Martin—and now, Watson—these ...
Never too old to stir sports world
San Jose Mercury News - Sun Jul 19, 11:00 pm ET
That was a history-making day at the British Open. Stewart Cink is believed to be the first American to win the British Open despite the enormous obstacle of having a wife who isn't blond.
Cuban defector Luis Franco is aiming to make up for lost time
Miami Herald - Sun Jul 19, 10:21 pm ET
The actions of his 2004 Olympic teammates sealed Luis Franco's fate. A favorite to contend for a second Olympic berth for his native Cuba in 2008, Franco instead was left off the squad, essentially ending his amateur career.
Cyclist hits Bend on hot streak; Teen phenom Taylor Phinney is set to compete in two upcoming events
The Bulletin - 9 minutes ago
The last few months have been a whirlwind for Taylor Phinney.The 19-year-old cyclist from Boulder, Colo., became the first American ever to win the Paris-Roubaix U23 race in May, after winning a world championship in track cycling’s individual pursuit in March.Those are some prestigious accomplishments for the teenager, who last year finished seventh in the individual pursuit at the Beijing ...
AAU Junior Olympics next for Chesterfield youngster
Macomb Daily - 29 minutes ago
At 8 years old, Xavier Goldsmith already is on the fast track.
U.S. slugs its way past Japan
Macomb Daily - 31 minutes ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —Alissa Haber and Andrea Duran homered as the U.S. exacted a measure of revenge for its loss in the Olympic gold medal game, defeating Japan 6-1 Saturday night at the World Cup of Softball.