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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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First NFL female official works tonight's Packer game

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.

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US women win 1st gold in Olympic water polo

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.

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US tops Japan to take Olympic women's soccer gold

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.

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Photos: Best of the 2012 Olympics, Day 13

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.

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Indians snap losing streak, top Twins 6-2

Indians snap losing streak, top Twins 6-2

The loss was only the fourth in 13 games for the Twins.

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Photos: Best of the 2012 Olympics, Day 12

Photos: Best of the 2012 Olympics, Day 12

BMX bike racing debuted at the 2012 Olympic Games in London today, and among the competitors, above, was Alise Post of St. Cloud, Minn. Click on her photo to see more great photojournalism from the London games.

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Olympics: Following foreign athletes is cumbersome

It should come as no surprise that much of the Olympics coverage in the U.S. is focused on American athletes and top performers from other countries. You're not going to hear much about the swimmer from Albania who won a preliminary heat or the Benin athlete who failed to advance in judo.

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Photos: Best of the 2012 Olympics, Day 11

Photos: Best of the 2012 Olympics, Day 11

The Minnesota Lynx's Lindsay Whalen helps the U.S. women's basketball team beat Canada, Gabrielle Douglas takes a tumble from the balance beam, divers create visual poetry and more from Day 11 of the Olympic Games in London.

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