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US women win 5th straight gold, rout France 86-50
Heavily favored U.S. team won fifth straight gold medal with victory over France.
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.
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.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Jayne Solinger, who is a women's basketball fan and in London for the Olympics.
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.
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.
First NFL female official works tonight's Packer game
Shannon Eastin says she's excited and a bit nervous but not at all intimidated by the challenge of working a pro game. Eastin makes her NFL debut Thursday night as the line judge when the Green Bay Packers play at San Diego in the preseason opener for both teams.
The United States won its first gold medal in women's water polo, getting five goals from Maggie Steffens and a sterling performance from goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong to cruise to an 8-5 win over Spain on Thursday.
US tops Japan to take Olympic women's soccer gold
The U.S. women's soccer team won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, avenging one of its most painful defeats with a 2-1 victory over Japan.
Photos: Best of the 2012 Olympics, Day 13
Wrestler Ali Sue Bernard of New Ulm, wearing red, and Anna Jenny Fransson of Sweden compete in the Women's Freestyle 72 kg Wrestling on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London. Check out the best photojournalism from Day 13 of the games by clicking on the photo, above.