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Premiere of NBC comedy ‘Go On’ gets a post-Olympics win

Matthew Perry in "Go On"

More than 16 million of the 30 million-ish people who were still watching NBC’s London Olympics about 11 p.m. Wednesday stuck around to see the ad-free unveiling of the network’s new Matthew Perry comedy, “Go On.”

 

Bolt makes history with 200m gold

Usain Bolt becomes the first man to retain both Olympic sprint titles as he led home a Jamaica clean sweep in the 200m. Bolt matched Michael Johnson's then world-record time from the Atlanta Games of 19.32 seconds as he held off training partner Yohan Blake in silver and Warren Weir in bronze.

 

China win every table tennis gold

China complete a clean sweep of table tennis at the Olympics as their men's team beat South Korea to gold.

 

Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor win third gold

Beach Volleyball

The Americans win their third Summer Games gold with a 21-16, 21-16 victory over U.S. teammates Jennifer Kessy and April Ross. The serve of April Ross kept on going and going, landing long on match point. Kerri Walsh Jennings watched it hit the sand and thrust her arms in the air, child-like delight on her face on this electric night. Three-peat achieved.

 

Semenya in Olympic debut 3 years after gender test

Caster Semenya

Making her Olympic debut three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, Caster Semenya of South Africa finished second in her 800-meter preliminary heat Wednesday.

 

Tearful Lolo Jones: Media 'ripped me to shreds' before race

Nursing a broken heart from a disappointing fourth-place finish in Tuesday’s 100-meter hurdles, an emotional Lolo Jones fired back at her critics on Wednesday. Jones opened up about a Saturday New York Times piece that compared her to Anna Kournikova, the former tennis pro known more for her good looks than her accomplishments on the court.

 

Raisman Adds 2 Olympic Medals to United States’ Total

Aly Raisman

Aly Raisman added a gold and a bronze to the United States’ medal count, but her bronze only came after judges re-counted her score in the balance beam final.

 

Olympics: Kessy, Ross win to ensure all-U.S. women's beach volleyball final

They defeat Brazil's Larissa Franca and Juliana Silva to advance to the gold-medal match against Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings on Wednesday. Jennifer Kessy and April Ross were getting a little sick of this rivalry.

 

Liu Xiang of China Crashes Out of Olympic 110-Meter Men’s Hurdles

Liu Xiang

Liu Xiang, the 2004 gold medalist and former world-record holder in the event, appeared to mistime his approach to the first hurdle, ran directly into it and fell.

Senh: Sometimes it's just not meant to be. At least he's won once.

 

Alex Morgan's goal beats Canada, puts US in Olympic final

They talked about redemption for months on end, and now it's here, the pending denouement of a script fit for Hollywood. With a 4-3 semifinal victory against Canada late in the second period of extra time Monday, the U.S. women's soccer team advanced to play Japan for Olympic gold. The Americans also get a shot at payback for the island nation's victory on penalty kicks in the World Cup last summer.

 

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