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Wrestler hurls BRONZE MEDAL to ground in typical Swedish rage...
...OLYMPIANS win gold medal in THURSTON HOWELL III--impersonation event...
...Games and 9th four years ago, Chinese teams took silver and bronze in Beijing. The second-placed pair of Tian Jia and Wang Jie weren't strong enough to knock off the U.S. powerhouse duo of Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, who defended their gold medal from Athens. But the Americans clearly took notice of China. "Coming into this match, we knew pretty much all year that it could come down to a U.S.-Chinese final," said May-Treanor. "We knew that China would be going for it in this Olympic Games...
After the match, a Chinese reporter questioned whether the Chinese side, having made history by making it to the gold medal match, lost its desire in the final. "We need to remember that U.S. beach volleyball has enjoyed a long history and development. In China it's still pretty new," responded Tian, a three-time Olympian. "They were too strong, too competitive. So the best thing we could do was relax...
...hoops, it's one down and two to go on the road to redemption. In their first game of the medal round in Olympic basketball - where it's win or go home - the NBA stars blew open a competitive game at the start of the second half and coasted to a 116-85 win against Australia. And for the first time in these games, Kobe Bryant - by far the biggest fan favorite among foreign athletes in these Games - had a break out game. He shot beautifully from long range (four of seven from three point land) and threw...