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Yahoo News Shortcuts to Beijing Olympics

Yahoo!: New Shortcuts For Summer Olympics News & Info!
By: Navneet Kaushal
2008-08-07
In the spirit of 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Yahoo! has announced that, it is in the process of rolling out special shortcuts in Yahoo! Search that would be related specifically to information and news coverage of the 2008 [...]

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Dealer: Runners received drugs

The key government witness in the federal obstruction case against former track coach Trevor Graham testified Wednesday that he supplied steroids to several Olympic gold medalists, including Marion Jones.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Spectator in Athens has sights set on competing in Beijing

Gymnast David Durante knows how to get things done.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Men’s basketball team will face Canada in Vegas prior to games

The United States will play an exhibition against Canada on July 25 in Las Vegas, its lone game on home soil before heading to China to prepare for the Olympics.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Graham trial details Olympic drug scandal

Marion Jones’ husband injecting her with banned drugs. Tim Montgomery going into Mexico with an admitted steroids dealer to test his blood for drugs. Antonio Pettigrew routinely receiving packages stuffed with the oxygen-boosting drug EPO.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Olympic hopeful Golden leads by example

About four years ago gymnast Sean Golden packed his bags, loaded them in his 1996 compact Hyundai, and drove with his mother nearly 1,000 miles from his Orlando-based gym to Houston.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Chinese fall short on final day of USA Diving Grand Prix

China did not reign supreme Sunday at the USA Diving Grand Prix, giving hope to the other nations preparing for the Beijing Olympics. On the final day of competition, the Australians took home two gold medals and a silver, with Russia winning the only other gold medal awarded.

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Athens silver medalist breaks race walk world record

Denis Nizhegorodov set a world record in the men’s 50-kilometer race walk at a World Cup meet Sunday, shaving 1 minute, 34 seconds off the old mark.

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Chinese man detained for threatening to grab Olympic torch

A Chinese man has been arrested for saying on the Internet that he planned to grab the Olympic torch during its relay through eastern China, police said Sunday.

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Queen’s granddaughter makes British Olympic team

Zara Phillips, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will compete for Britain in equestrian at the Beijing Olympics.

Thursday, May 15th, 2008