Water Polo Gold

Water Polo: U.S. women capture the gold

09 August 2012
LONDON – The U.S. women’s water polo team won its first-ever gold medal Thursday, downing Spain 8-5 in the final. Maggie Steffens scored five more goals for the Americans to up her tournament-leading total to 21, while goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong made a string of outstanding saves. The Americans took a…
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Misty and Kerri Win Again

Beach Volleyball: Gold again for Misty and Kerri

08 August 2012
LONDON – Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings have done it again. The duo downed fellow Americans April Ross and Jen Kessy in straight sets on Wednesday night to capture their third straight Olympic gold in beach volleyball. May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings retired after their triumph in Beijing four years…
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Allyson Felix

Track and Field: Allyson Felix strikes gold

08 August 2012
LONDON – It took her three trips to the Olympics, but Allyson Felix finally got the gold medal she was after. Felix won the women’s 200 meters on Wednesday night, finishing with a time of 2.88 seconds. Felix beat out Jamaican rival Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who earned the silver. American Carmelia…
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Brittney Reese

Track and Field: Brittney Reese wins long jump; Deloach grabs bronze

08 August 2012
LONDON – Brittney Reese became the first American woman since Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 1988 to win the long jump gold, leaping 23 feet 4 and 1/2 inches to victory. Reese’s American teammate Janay Deloach captured the bronze. Russian Elena Sokolova finished second with a jump two inches shorter than Reese’s.…
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Welcome to Olympic Park

Commentary: Jim Gray on the friendly people of London

08 August 2012
LONDON – Sure, the legends of these Olympic Games exist on the fields, courts and tracks of London. And, of course, in the pool as well. But in his nightly commentary, Westwood One’s Jim Gray pays tribute to the unsung heroes of the London 2012 Olympic Games: the thousands of…
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Commentary: Jim Gray on the state of Olympic boxing in America

07 August 2012
LONDON – The American boxing team is in the midst of the least successful Olympics in its history – and things don’t look likely to turn around unless major changes are made. In his nightly commentary, Westwood One’s Jim Gray discusses the state of Olympic boxing in the United States.…
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Aly Raisman

Gymnastics: Aly Raisman wins gold and bronze

07 August 2012
LONDON – Aly Raisman finished the London 2012 Olympics in style, capturing gold on the floor and bronze on the balance beam. The 18-year-old from Massachusetts nailed her floor exercise routine to finish well ahead of the competition. Earlier on the balance beam, Raisman was in 4th place, but the…
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