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Hot, impatient crowd vies for Olympics tickets

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:19:23 +0000

A crowd of 30,000 people, baking in the heat and waiting for up to two days, swarmed a ticketing center Friday as the final batch of Olympic tickets went on sale. Police shoved and kicked them and used metal barricades to prevent a...

Iraq Olympic official says talks started on ban

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:00:08 +0000

The spokesman for the banned Iraqi Olympic Committee says he still hopes that Iraq can take part in next month’s Beijing games.

Dara Torres' swim coach seriously ill

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:31:12 +0000

Dara Torres’ swim coach is traveling to the National Institutes of Health instead of training camp in Singapore after being diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal blood...

Philippines offers $220,000 for 1st gold

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:58:20 +0000

An official says the Philippine government and the private sector are offering $220,000 to any athlete who brings home the country’s first-ever Olympic gold...

Olympic ticket sale in Beijing starts stampede

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:54:28 +0000

Eager fans swarmed and in some cases scuffled as they lined up at sales windows Friday to get the final batch of tickets for next month’s Olympics.

James likely out for US exhibition against Canada

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:39:56 +0000

U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski says injured forward LeBron James is a “95 percent no-go” for Friday’s exhibition against Canada.

Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:42:57 +0000

Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it’s not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games’ guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony four years ago.

Iraqi teams banned from Beijing Olympic games

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:45:35 +0000

The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political...

IOC says no Iraq team will go to Beijing

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:22:18 +0000

The International Olympic Committee says Iraq will not compete at Beijing because of Iraqi government interference.

IOC says Iraq won't be allowed at Olympics

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:20:44 +0000

The International Olympic Committee says Iraq will not compete at the Beijing Games because of interference by its government in sport.