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Richard Deitsch: What to watch today in Beijing
Usain Bolt is too fast to frighten, and too cool to sweat. So says Sports Illustrated's Tim Layden, who traveled to Kingston this summer to interview the world's fastest man at his training track in Jamaica. Bolt returns to the track on Friday for the finals of the 4x100 men's relay (10:10 a.m. ET). He and his teammates are heavy favorites. (The word "lock" comes to mind.) The women's 4x100 final is scheduled for 9:15 a.m.
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Michael Farber: Dutchwoman dominates U.S. in water polo
BEIJING -- The sport is the domain of the Stanford Cardinal and California Golden Bears and Southern California Trojans and UCLA Bruins, but there never has been a Bruin quite like her.
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Selena Roberts: The aftermath of U.S.' jarring loss in softball final
SI.com checked in with Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts shortly after Japan's stunning 3-1 win over the U.S. in the gold medal game in softball on Thursday. It was the first Olympic loss for the U.S. since 2000, and ended its run of three consecutive Olympic titles.
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Josh Gross: Silva, Dewees test positive
Brazilian heavyweight Antonio Silva has tested positive for the anabolic steroid boldenone following his Elite XC heavyweight championship win over Justin Eilers on July 26.
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E.M. Swift: Walsh, May-Treanor reign over China
SI.com caught up with senior writer E.M. Swift to get his thoughts on the women's beach volleyball gold medal match. With Swift and others in attendance, dodging raindrops, Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won a second straight gold medal with a 21-18, 21-18 victory over China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie.
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Peter King: Upshaw had two impactful careers
When I heard the stunning news of the death of Gene Upshaw this morning, I thought: How many people in NFL history have been as impactful on the game as Upshaw? A few, certainly. But how many people have had two totally different careers in the same sport and been giants at each?
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Cory McCartney: Ten players with big shoes to fill
The top 10 picks in April's NFL draft included a two-time Heisman runner-up, a defensive end who had his jersey retired while he was still wearing it, another end who was the first player to sweep the Bronko Nagurski, Outland and Lott trophies and Lombardi Award in the same year and a quarterback so cool they call him "Ice."
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Alexander Wolff: Can Argentina counter Team USA's depth?
BEIJING -- What Argentina did to Greece on Wednesday should have the Boys from the Pampas sailing with confidence into Friday's semifinal with the United States, which tips off at 10:15 a.m. ET.
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Mary Nicole Nazzaro: Former Chinese national team star has U.S. playing for gold
BEIJING - When Jenny Lang Ping replaced Toshi Yoshida as the head coach for the U.S. women's volleyball team following the Athens Games, China's "Iron Hammer" could not have envisioned leading the team to the gold medal game in Beijing. The U.S. faced challenges, from working around the players' international club seasons to funding problems (in China, the volleyball team gets what it wants; in the United States, resources are far more limited) to injuries and the usual roster defections.
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Bucky Brooks: Can career backup save Mike Nolan in San Francisco?
Can a quarterback with zero career starts in six years save a head coach's job? That's what league observers are pondering with the expected announcement of J.T. O'Sullivan as the 49ers' starting quarterback.
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