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17-Year-Old American Dominates 200m Backstroke

Missy Franklin continued to make herself a household name after winning her third gold medal in London. The Colorado native led the race from start-to-finish and slashed three-quarters of a second off the previous world record.

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Golden Day in th... Americans Phelps, Franklin and Ledecky Win Swimming Golds

Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin each claimed their third gold medals in London, while 15-year-old Katie Ledecky pulled off a stunning upset in the women's 800-meter freestyle.

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Phelps Does It A... Rallies for 100m Butterfly Gold

Despite being in seventh place at the turn, Michael Phelps captured his third gold medal of the London Games by winning the 100-meter butterfly. Phelps now has 21 career medals, including 17 golds.

(AP Photo/Maja Hitij)

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Franklin Sets Wo... 17-Year-Old American Dominates 200m Backstroke

Missy Franklin continued to make herself a household name after winning her third gold medal in London. The Colorado native led the race from start-to-finish and slashed three-quarters of a second off the previous world record.

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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American Teen Pu... Ledecky Led Wire-to-Wire in 800m Freestyle

Katie Ledecky didn't perform like the youngest member of the U.S. swim team as the 15-year-old earned gold. Ledecky's time of eight minutes, 14.63 seconds was a half-second shy of the world record.

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Serena Advances ... Only Took 63 Minutes for Victory Over Belarussian

Serena Williams took another step towards towards her first Olympic women's singles gold medal with a 6-1 6-2 rout of Victoria Azarenka. (Watch Replay)

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Sharapova to Fac... Olympic Rookie to Face Williams for Women's Singles Gold

Maria Sharapova defeated Russian teammate Maria Kirilenko, 6-2, 6-3, to advance to final. (Watch Replay)

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Federer Advances... Swiss Star Claims Marathon Victory

Roger Federer clinched the first singles medal of his career after rallying past Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 19-17. (Watch Replay) The four hour and 26 minute match was the longest three-set men's action of the Open era. Federer will now face Andy Murray in a repeat of the Wimbledon final.

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Defending Gold M... Italians Upset Dalhausser/Rogers

American Todd Rogers was left down and out after he and partner Phil Dalhausser were eliminated from the Olympic beach volleyball tournament by Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo of Italy.

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Ross, Kessy Adva... Americans Top Swiss in Straight Sets

The American duo of April Ross and Jen Kessy move on after win over Switzerland.

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U.S. Soccer Blan... Advance to Semifinal vs. Canada

Abby Wambach scored her fourth goal of the tournament and Sydney Leroux added an insurance marker as the Americans won, 2-0. (Watch Replay)

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First Saudi Fema... Positive Impact Made Despite Quick Loss

Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani became the first woman to compete for Saudi Arabia (Watch Replay) in the Olympics. Puerto Rico's Melissa Mojica (right) won the judo match in 82 seconds.

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Jeter Shines in ... American Leads The Way on Day 1

World champion Carmelita Jeter turned in the fastest time of the day in the 100-meter heats, finishing in 10.83 seconds.

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U.S. Women's Hoo... 37th Straight Olympic Win for Team USA

Diana Taurasi's 18 points led the U.S. attack in an 88-61 win (Watch Replay) over the Czech Republic.

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Australian Woman... Cambage Throws Down as Aussies Win

Six-foot-eight center Elizabeth Cambage had what is believed to be the first dunk in women's Olympic basketball history.

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Britain's Ennis ... Runs Fastest-Ever 100m Hurdles in Heptathlon

Jessica Ennis ran the fastest 100-meter hurdles ever in the heptathlon before finishing the first day by running the 200 meters in a personal-record 22.83 seconds to take a 184-point lead with three events left.

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Cyclist Cleared ... British Cyclist Will Not Be Investigated by IOC

Track cycling gold medalist Philip Hindes will not be investigated for allegedly crashing on purpose Thursday in order to get a restart.

"I just crashed, I did it on purpose to get a restart, just to have the fastest ride. I did it. So it was all planned, really," Hindes reportedly said after the race. He later said he lost control of the bike.

The move worked. Britain won the team sprint final and there will be no further investigation.

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American Boxer's... Errol Spence Gains Win After U.S. Protest

Amateur boxing's governing body decided to overturn Errol Spence's loss to Indian welterweight Krishan Vikas. (Watch Replay)

The AIBA overruled the decision late Friday night, five hours after Vikas had apparently clutched and grabbed his way to a 13-11 victory.

Spence is the lone American fighter still active in the tournament.

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