Blog of the Rings Archive: August 2008
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Time for swimming
The swimming competition starts in 25 minutes with Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff both in action. Published August 9 2008
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Doping story No. 3
Greek sprinter fails drug test on eve of Games Published August 9 2008
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O'Connor's team in second
The U.S. eventing team, which includes Karen O'Connor of The Plains, Va., is in second place. Published August 9 2008
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Relative of U.S. coach killed
Tragedy strikes the Olympics as a relative of a U.S. coach is killed. Published August 9 2008
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Back at swimming
Day 2 of the Olympics start with some swimming finals Published August 9 2008
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Murder victim identified
The father-in-law of men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon is identified as the person who was murdered today. Published August 9 2008
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Phelps starts with Olympic record
Michael Phelps starts his Games with an Olympic record in the 400 IM Published August 9 2008
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Live from The Bird's Nest
The Opening Ceremonies are less than two hours away in Beijing Published August 8 2008
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The Games are underway
The Opening Ceremonies completed, it's game time in Beijing Published August 8 2008
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Russell out of Olympics
Capitol Heights' Gary Russell, Jr., out of Olympic boxing tournament Published August 8 2008
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Morgan Hamm out of Olympics
Morgan Hamm (ankle injury) joins twin brother Paul on the sidelines Published August 7 2008
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Lawson family reunion
Alexandria's Kara Lawson will have plenty of family members rooting her on Published August 7 2008
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Artemev replaces M. Hamm
Alex Artemev replaces Morgan Hamm on men's gymnastics team Published August 7 2008
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Spring ready to go
Burke gymnast Justin Spring ready to make Olympic debut Saturday Published August 6 2008
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The first mask sighting
Four American cyclists wear masks while leaving Beijing's airport. Published August 6 2008
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The Games have begun
The Beijing Olympics kick off ... in Tianjin and Qinhuangdao and Shenyang Published August 6 2008
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Olympics TV Tip
Scanning through to find all the NBC channels to find Olympics coverage is kind of a pain. For DirecTV subscribers, there's a solution. Published August 6 2008
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Chinese government doesn't like Cheek
Chinese authorities barred Olympic gold medalist Joey Cheek from attending the Olympics because of his political activism surrounding Darfur. Published August 6 2008
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Tiananmen Square Off
Protesters mix it up with cops near Tiananmen Square. Published August 4 2008
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The Darfur connection
Dream for Darfur releases a satire video ribbing China's oil investments in Darfur. Published August 4 2008
