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July 20, 2012 7:44 PM

Agent: Favre will be assistant high school coach

Brett Favre is returning to football as an assistant high school coach in Mississippi.

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July 20, 2012 11:20 AM

Minnesotans compete in the 2012 London Olympics

Mary Martin's daughter, Megan Kalmoe, is competing in her second Olympics as a member of the USA rowing team. Megan was born and raised in South St. Paul.

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July 19, 2012 3:00 PM

Top 10 Olympic moments

With the 2012 London Olympics fast approaching, it's time to look back at the most memorable moments in the history of the games. With athletes like Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps already expected to win big, the pressure is on for the 2012 games.

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July 19, 2012 7:50 AM

Louganis dives back into US Olympic fold as mentor

He's trying to make sure the stress of winning medals isn't heaped on the shoulders of American divers, who have been chasing his standard of excellence since Louganis became the sport's icon in the 1980s. The U.S. has been blanked in diving in two consecutive Olympics, and hasn't won a gold since 2000.

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July 18, 2012 4:08 PM

Aspen Ideas Festival: What is the purpose of big time college sports?

The authors of "The Shame of College Sports" and "Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of our Children" discuss their ideas with a college basketball coach and a NCAA vice president at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

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July 18, 2012 3:00 PM

Lynn Sherr on why we love to 'Swim'

Veteran news correspondent Lynn Sherr's new book, "Swim" examines why we love the water - through history, anecdote and Sherr's own quest to swim across the channel separating Asia and Europe.

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July 18, 2012 10:33 AM

Penn State to respond soon to NCAA demand for info

As the NCAA considers whether Penn State should face penalties following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal -- including a possible shutdown of its celebrated football program -- the university says it will respond within days to the governing body's demand for information.

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July 18, 2012 10:23 AM

Lance Armstrong's allies turn to Congress

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has weighed in with its own investigation of the seven-time Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong, and his supporters are turning to Capitol Hill for help.