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Olympics: U.S. hoops finishes the job, beats Spain for gold
LONDON (AP) - This was no Dream Team. This was reality. The gold medal was in doubt for the U.S. men's basketball team. The Americans led Spain by only one point after three quarters, a back-and-forth, impossible-to-turn-away-from game that almost anyone would hope for in an Olympic final. Especially, it turns out, the U.S. players. "We knew it wasn't going to be easy. We didn't want it easy," LeBron James said. "A lot of teams ...
L.A. can’t catch Marlins in Miami
MIAMI (AP) - Carlos Lee hit one of the Marlins' season-high five doubles and drove in two runs, leading Miami to a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.
Local Olympians: US women win 4x400 relay to give Felix 3rd gold
LONDON (AP) - Allyson Felix won her third gold medal of the London Olympics, giving the United States a 20-meter lead after the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay and then watching teammate Sanya Richards-Ross bring home the victory Saturday night.
Local Olympians: Canyon High grad Alysia Montano finishes 5th in 800-M
Canyon High School graduate Alysia Johnson Montano finished fifth in the women's 800-meter final at the Summer Olympics in London today.
Olympic TV schedule
1 a.m. NBCSN - LIVE: men's soccer, Gold Medal final; track and field: men's 50k walk, women's 20k walk; women's handball: Gold Medal final, DELAYED TAPE: Bronze Medal; taekwondo, Gold Medal finals, at London
Local Olympians: Canyon graduate Alysia Montano’s time is here
Click here to watch Canyon graduate Alysia Montano race in the 800m final live at Noon.
Local Olympians: Felix, U.S. relay team break world record
LONDON (AP) - Eyeing the trackside clock as she approached the finish line, Carmelita Jeter pointed the black baton in her left hand at those bright orange numbers.
Amateur golf: Lee falls on the final hole
Right off the bat, Valencia High student Alison Lee ran into a difficult matchup early at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
Local Olympians: Alysia Montano makes the 800 final
LONDON (AP) - Canyon High graduate Alysia Montano did just enough in her Thursday semifinal heat to punch her ticket to the 800-meters final.
Local Olympians: COC coach earns silver in 400 hurdles
LONDON (AP) - In a big night for the U.S. track and field team, College of the Canyons volunteer assistant track coach Lashinda Demus fell just short of making it even better.
Local Olympians: At last, gold for Allyson Felix
LONDON (AP) - Third time was a charm for Santa Clarita resident Allyson Felix.
Local Olympians: US men exit Olympics with volleyball loss to Italy
LONDON (AP) - The defending Olympic champion U.S. men's volleyball team was eliminated from the London Games with a straight-set quarterfinal loss to Italy on Wednesday.
Local Olympians: Alysia Montano coasts through round 1 of 800
LONDON (AP) - American runner and Canyon High graduate Alysia Montano clocked a 2:00.47 in the opening round of the 800-meter, giving her the fastest qualifying time from the preliminaries on Wednesday in Olympic Stadium.
Amateur golf: Lee rolls past phase one
This is looking awfully familiar. Valencia High senior Alison Lee is near the top of the leaderboard at a big tournament and she's headed to a one-on-one match with another golfer whose shares the same last name. Two weeks ago, Lee made it to the final round of the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, where she lost to Minjee Lee in match play. In this case, Alison Lee is tied for third after two days at ...
MLB: Rutledge leads Rockies over Dodgers 3-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rockies rookie Jeff Rutledge drove in three runs and had three doubles among his career-high four hits, leading Colorado to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
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Danica Patrick brings new eyes to Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The big boys brought their little girls to see NASCAR's shining star.
