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July 13, 2012 6:15 AM

Lawmakers furious over China-made uniform

Republicans and Democrats railed Thursday about the U.S. Olympic Committee's decision to dress the U.S. team in Chinese manufactured berets, blazers and pants while the American textile industry struggles economically with many U.S. workers desperate for jobs.

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July 13, 2012 4:00 AM

Minn. Lynx Olympians ready their game for height of competition

Today, the WNBA starts a five-week break as the Olympics soon get underway. That means rest for some of the Minnesota Lynx, last year's champions, but not for three of its players: forward Maya Moore, and guards Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whelan are headed to London.

by Rupa Shenoy

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July 12, 2012 4:36 PM

Lawmakers furious over China-made Olympic uniform

Uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue — but made in China. That has members of Congress fuming.

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July 12, 2012 10:25 AM

Report: Penn St. officials concealed sex abuse

Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago for fear of bad publicity, allowing Sandusky to prey on other youngsters, according to a scathing internal report issued Thursday on the scandal.

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July 11, 2012 6:00 PM

MLB's HGH tests could be expanded to in-season

Major League Baseball could start in-season testing for human growth hormone next year.

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July 11, 2012 3:52 PM

Report: Penn St. officials concealed abuse

The team brought in by Penn State to investigate how the university handled molestation accusations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will release its highly anticipated report Thursday, with the school's reputation and future direction hanging in the balance.

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July 11, 2012 10:45 AM

3 Armstrong associates banned for life

Luis Garcia del Moral was a team doctor; Michele Ferrari was a consulting doctor; and Jose "Pepe" Marti (team trainer) worked for Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service and Discovery Channel squads.

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July 10, 2012 7:07 PM

Women outnumber men on US Olympic team

During this, the summer of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, American women have reached another milestone in sports: For the first time, they outnumber men on the U.S. Olympic team.