Sports

July 16, 2012 5:00 AM

Soccer requires a different approach -- not only from players, but from viewers

The sport values improvisation, which may put it out of step with American culture.

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July 15, 2012 2:00 PM

Much work to do before London is Olympic ready

With the opening ceremony less than two weeks away, there's a mad dash to the finish line at the Olympics and it has nothing to do with sprinters.

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July 15, 2012 2:00 PM

Coe drums up Olympic fever for London Games

No one is more closely associated with the London Games than Sebastian Coe, the former two-time Olympic gold medalist. He led the city's winning bid for the Olympics and has spent seven years chairing the local organizing committee for the biggest peacetime project in British history.

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July 15, 2012 12:00 PM

The making of an elite athlete

Watching elite athletes at the top of their game is quite a spectacle, but what makes them great? Are these athletes simply born with skills and bodies that the majority of people lack, or does their greatness come from dedication and practice?

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July 14, 2012 5:00 AM

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries, and some of the comments that arrived in response.

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July 13, 2012 7:29 PM

Designer plans to produce future uniforms in USA

At the next Olympics, the team from the USA will wear uniforms made in the USA. Designer Ralph Lauren announced that the uniforms it provides the U.S. Olympic team at the 2014 Winter Games will be made in the United States.

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July 13, 2012 6:31 AM

Paterno's family calls report 'impossible to accept'

A blistering report that claims Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials concealed what they knew about Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children may prove to be an indelible stain on the beloved coach's 61-year tenure at the school where he preached "success with honor."

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July 13, 2012 6:15 AM

Lawmakers furious over China-made uniform

Republicans and Democrats railed Thursday about the U.S. Olympic Committee's decision to dress the U.S. team in Chinese manufactured berets, blazers and pants while the American textile industry struggles economically with many U.S. workers desperate for jobs.

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July 13, 2012 4:00 AM

Minn. Lynx Olympians ready their game for height of competition

Today, the WNBA starts a five-week break as the Olympics soon get underway. That means rest for some of the Minnesota Lynx, last year's champions, but not for three of its players: forward Maya Moore, and guards Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whelan are headed to London.

by Rupa Shenoy

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July 12, 2012 4:36 PM

Lawmakers furious over China-made Olympic uniform

Uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue — but made in China. That has members of Congress fuming.

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