U.S. Water Polo Team Will Play for Gold

With a 9-8 victory over Australia, the American women find themselves one victory away from their first ever gold medal in the sport.
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A Medal Count That Adds Up To Little

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Olympics Draw High Percentage of Women Viewers, and Ads Intended for Them

The large female viewership for the Olympics and the spate of spots intended for women are anomalies in TV sports.
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Quake Victims in China Rally From Painful Losses

Far from Beijing and its gathering of Olympic athletes, victims of the earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province learn to use prosthetic limbs at a medical center.
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