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US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops

Kevin Durant scored 30 points, LeBron James added 19 and the U.S. men's basketball team defended its Olympic title, holding off stubborn Spain 107-100 on

US women win 5th straight gold, rout France 86-50

The U.S. beat France 86-50 Saturday night to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal and 41st game in a row, including the last eight in the tournament by an

Boudia of US edges Qiu for Olympic diving gold

David Boudia won the men's 10-meter platform at the London Olympics, giving the U.S. its first gold medal in diving since 2000.

US breaks 27-year-old record in women's 4x100

Pointing the baton at the clock showing the world-record time of 40.82 seconds, Carmelita Jeter anchored the United States on Friday night to its first Olympic

US wrestler Burroughs comes through with gold

The 24-year-old American backed up all that talk at the London Games, beating Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi 1-0, 1-0 in the men's freestyle 74-kilogram division

Hope's glory: Solo leads US to Olympic soccer gold

In the closing minutes of the Olympic final, goalie Hope Solo flung her body toward the ball and managed to push it away. The lead stayed intact. The Americans

US women beat Australia 86-73 in Olympic hoops

Facing its first challenge of the Olympics, the U.S. women's basketball team turned up its defensive pressure and turned away Australia.

Shields, Taylor, Adams win women's boxing titles

U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, capping her swift rise to the top of women's boxing with a 19-12 victory over Russia's

Redemption rematch: US soccer takes on Japan

No matter the result, the Olympic women's soccer tournament couldn't ask for a better finale. The teams from last year's World Cup final meet again, with

May-Treanor, Walsh win Olympic beach v'ball gold

Misty May-Treanor danced on the sand and then off it, taking a victory lap around the court before leaving Horse Guards Parade with Kerri Walsh Jennings as the

Allyson Felix of US wins Olympic 200 meters

Allyson Felix of the U.S. finally got her Olympic gold in the 200 meters Wednesday night, overtaking two-time 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica

2 US women's teams to play for Olympic beach gold

The beach volleyball title is staying in the United States. That's for certain. The big question now is which team gets the gold.

Raisman finishes Olympics in style with floor gold

The U.S. captain won the title on floor exercise Tuesday, about an hour after getting a bronze on balance beam. Add in her gold with the Fierce Five, and she

US women's soccer squeaks into gold game

The U.S. women's soccer team has another come-from-behind, last-minute thriller to add to its legacy. The Americans won't have much time to celebrate it: It's

Obama backs bill to exempt taxes on Olympians

The White House says President Barack Obama supports a measure that would exempt U.S. Olympians from taxes on their prizes.

US judoka expelled from Olympics for doping

American judo fighter Nick Delpopolo was expelled from the Olympics on Monday for doping, saying he unintentionally ate something before the games that had

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