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Sports

Two Minnesotans earn medals; two are out

Two Minnesotans earn medals; two are out

Two St. Paul men won a bronze medal in the rowing competition at the Beijing Olympics, but two other athletes with Minnesota ties are out of the games.

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It's 8: Phelps passes Spitz with another gold

It's 8: Phelps passes Spitz with another gold

Cheering from the pool deck, Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games on Sunday to become the grandest of Olympic champions.

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Barbara Bachman back in Minnesota

Barbara Bachman back in Minnesota

One week after Barbara Bachman's husband was killed in a random knife attack in China that also hospitalized her with life-threatening injuries, she is back in Minnesota, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, to continue her recovery.

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Phelps, Liukin shine for U.S.

Phelps, Liukin shine for U.S.

Under other circumstances, Nastia Liukin would've been the star of the Olympics for the U.S. delegation Friday. After all, she was crowned the all-around champion of women's gymnastics and has a heck of a backstory about overcoming the exact obstacle that stopped her father 20 years ago.

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Phelps last major obstacles are a couple of mates

Phelps last major obstacles are a couple of mates

So, it's come down to this for Michael Phelps: The only guys likely to stop him from taking down the ultimate Olympic record are wearing red, white and blue.

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Minnesota wrestler shut out in Beijing

Minnesota wrestler shut out in Beijing

A Twin Cities area teenager, Jake Deitchler, who earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic wrestling team lost both his matches earlier today in Beijing.
by Tom Weber

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