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Bolt Sets 100m Olympic Record

The track and field portion of London 2012 kicked into high gear with Usain Bolt rallying to win the 100-meter dash in 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record, to tie him with Carl Lewis as the only men with consecutive gold medals in the Summer Games marquee track and field event.

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World's Fastest ... Bolt Sets 100m Olympic Record

The track and field portion of London 2012 kicked into high gear with Usain Bolt rallying to win the 100-meter dash in 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record, to tie him with Carl Lewis as the only men with consecutive gold medals in the Summer Games marquee track and field event.

Here are all the top results:

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Bolt Overcomes S... Still Blazes Record Time

Usain Bolt overcame a sluggish start to win the 100-meter dash in an Olympic-record time of 9.63 seconds. He beat fellow countryman Yohan Blake and American rivals Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin.

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Gatlin Earns 100... Finishes in 9.79 Seconds

American Justin Gatlin took home the bronze while Tyson Gay finished fourth. Jamaican Yohan Blake, who beat Bolt just last month at the trials, earned the silver.

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First U.S. Track... Claims Women's 400-Meter Title

Sanya Richards-Ross took the 400-meter gold in 49.55 seconds, giving the United States its first track and field win of the London Olympics.

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Pistorius Finish... Slow Start Dooms South African

Oscar Pistorius ran a 46.54 in the 400m semifinals to finish last. The double-amputee was almost two seconds slower than the winner, world champion Kirani James of Grenada. Pistorius still expects to run the 4x400 relays which start Thursday. He will then try to defend his 100, 200 and 400 titles at the Paralympics.

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Andy Murray Wins... Denies Federer First Career Singles Gold

Andy Murray swept nine consecutive games at one point to take control, beating Roger Federer, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, in the men's tennis final. (Watch Replay) Federer took home the silver, his first singles medal in four Olympic tries. Murray won the first British men's singles gold since Josiah Ritchie in 1908.

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Williams Sisters... Fourth Career Gold Medal for Both Venus and Serena

Venus and Serena Williams beat Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4, to claim the women's doubles title. (Watch Replay) Including Saturday's singles title, Serena became the first double gold medalist at an Olympics since Venus won singles and doubles at the 2000 Sydney Games. The sisters also won doubles gold at the 2008 Olympic Games.

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Maroney Settles ... American Vaulting Sensation Stumbles

Event favorite McKayla Maroney botches her dismount during the women's vault final, costing her the gold.

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U.S. Makes Histo... USA's 38th Straight Olympic Victory is 114-66 Rout

The United States tied its Olympic record for points in a game with 114 (Watch Replay) and set American Olympic records with 33 assists and 52 baskets. The win over China gave the U.S. the top spot in the group heading into the quarterfinals where the Americans will face Canada on Tuesday.

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May-Tranor and W... Italian Team No Match for American Duo

Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor had little trouble earning a spot in the semis, cruising past Italy's Marta Menegatti and Greta Cicolari, 21-13, 21-13. (Watch Replay)

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Kessy, Ross Also... Move On to Semifinals in First Olympics

Americans Jen Kessy and April Ross advanced to the semifinals after dispatching the Czech Republic's Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova, 25-23, 21-18. (Watch Replay)

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Women's Boxing M... Total of 12 Bouts Featured on Opening Day

Queen Underwood became the first American woman boxer in the Olympics, but was defeated by Great Britain's Natasha Jonas (Watch Replay) as women's boxing made its long-awaited Olympic debut Sunday.

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U.S. Men's Foil ... Germany Takes Final Medal

Alexander Massialas and the U.S. men's foil team defeated France in the quarterfinal, but then fell in the semis to eventual gold medalist Italy, and again in the bronze medal bout to Germany. (Watch Replay)

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American Women S... Enter Quarterfinals as No. 1 Seed

Foluke Akinradewo and the U.S. beat Turkey (Watch Replay) to finish volleyball pool play undefeated at 5-0, dropping only two sets in the preliminaries. Up next is the Dominican Republic on Tuesday.

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Mistake Nearly C... New Zealand Forgot to Register Defending Champion

New Zealand's Olympic Committee realized just in time that it had forgotten to register shot put champion Valerie Adams. Her name was missing from the list released Sunday for the women's shot put competition but the NZOC realized its mistake and successfully argued for her inclusion.

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