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Evergreen Torres battles odds to reach 5th Olympics (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
July 5, 2008Dara Torres' family seemed to get a whole lot bigger on Friday after the 41-year-old mother clinched a spot at her fifth Olympics with an inspiring win in the 100 meters freestyle at the U.S. trials.
Defender Whitehill to miss Olympics with ACL tear (USA Today)
July 5, 2008Cat Whitehill, a defender for the U.S. women's national soccer team, will miss the Olympics after tearing a knee ligament.
Pentathlon is Taormina's ticket back to Olympics (USA Today)
July 5, 2008With a top result in the modern pentathlon at the Pan American Games, Sheila Taormina could become the first woman to compete at the Olympics in three sports.
Pressure's on for U.S. women come Olympics (USA Today)
July 5, 2008At this summer's Olympics, the U.S. women's soccer team will face pressure on several fronts: The U.S. public knows only two outcomes to a major women's tournament: A U.S. win or questions about why the USA didn't win. Greg Ryan, who posted a 45-1-9 record in three years as coach, lost his job over the "1" in the World Cup semifinals.
Archers Johnson, Lorig headed back to Olympics (USA Today)
July 5, 2008Butch Johnson is headed to the Olympics for the fifth time. Khatuna Lorig will represent her third country.
Queen's granddaughter withdraws from Olympics (USA Today)
July 5, 2008Zara Phillips, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, has pulled out of the Beijing Olympics equestrian competition because of an injury to her horse.
China's Zheng Zhi could miss Olympics (AFP via Yahoo! News)
July 5, 2008China's star footballer Zheng Zhi, a fixture with the English club Charlton, is likely to miss the upcoming Beijing Olympics due to a back injury, state media reported.
Win sends Torres to fifth Olympics (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
July 5, 2008OMAHA, Neb. — On Friday at the Qwest Center, the marvel that is Michael Phelps set his second world record of the week, further paving the foundation for his pursuit of eight gold medals at the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Torres makes fifth Olympics at age 41 (NBC Olympics)
July 5, 2008Michael Phelps set another world record. No surprise there. Dara Torres is going back to the Olympics. Who would've believed it?
Kewell misses Olympics to sign with Galatasaray (AFP via Yahoo! News)
July 5, 2008Former Liverpool star Harry Kewell has passed up the opportunity to play for Australia at the Beijing Olympics to pursue a club career with Turkey's Galatasaray.
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