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Big Ten athletes mined big Olympics gold

More than 100 former and current Big Ten student-athletes and coaches represented 32 countries in 24 sports at the 2012 Olympic games, winning 35 medals.

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Olympics come to rocking end with a pop party

Olympics come to rocking end with a pop party

With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun. The closing ceremony offered a sensory blast including rock 'n' roll rickshaws, dustbin percussionists, an exploding yellow car and a marching band in red tunics and bearskin hats.

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Peterson activated off PUP list

The Minnesota Vikings have activated running back Adrian Peterson from the physically unable to perform list Sunday, with coach Leslie Frazier saying Peterson had done everything in his rehab that could be done working by himself.

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US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops

US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops

The U.S. men's basketball team defended its Olympic title, holding off stubborn Spain.

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US women win 5th straight gold, rout France 86-50

US women win 5th straight gold, rout France 86-50

Heavily favored U.S. team won fifth straight gold medal with victory over France.

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2012 Olympics: Year of the U.S. Women

2012 Olympics: Year of the U.S. Women

Every nation that sent a delegation to the London Games sent at least one female athlete - a first for the Olympics. This year's Team USA has more female than male athletes - and the women have won nearly twice as many medals: 100 total medals, by my count, to 59 for the men.

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US women win gold, don't know what they'll do now

US women win gold, don't know what they'll do now

Exhausted but elated, the U.S. women's soccer team is taking a few days to revel in its latest Olympic gold medals -- to say nothing of the star treatment that goes with them -- before heading back home. To what, the players don't really know.

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A fan's experience of the Lynx and the Olympics

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Jayne Solinger, who is a women's basketball fan and in London for the Olympics.
by Jayne Solinger

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Photos: Best of the 2012 Olympics, Day 14

Photos: Best of the 2012 Olympics, Day 14

The 2012 Olympic Games in London have entered the 14th day of competition. Here are some of the best photos of the day's events.

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Eastin breaks NFL's on-field gender barrier

Eastin breaks NFL's on-field gender barrier

Shannon Eastin earned her stripes by receiving the ultimate officials' compliment: It was almost as if she wasn't there.

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