Bill Chappell

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Hurricane Isaac Makes Landfall In Southeast Louisiana, Headed For Baton Rouge

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Isaac's core was expected to pass west of New Orleans with winds close to 80 mph and head for Baton Rouge, La. It was expected to gradually weaken. The storm made landfall near the mo...

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London 2012 Games Set A Viewership Record, At 219.4 Million

Monday, August 13, 2012

The London Summer Games have now become the most-watched television event in U.S. history, with a total of 219.4 viewers over 17 days of coverage. Those high ratings push London 2012 ...

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Olympics Closing Ceremony: Both Well-Received And Anger-Inducing

Monday, August 13, 2012

The London 2012 Olympics are officially over, but people are still buzzing about Sunday's closing ceremony. It included many of the highlights of British culture and history that were...

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Michael Phelps Exits The Olympics, And Enters Retirement At 27

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Michael Phelps leaves London with 18 gold medals and a record 22 total medals. He says that his plans for life after the Olympics include visiting some of the cities he's competed in ...

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Mexico Devastates Brazil In Historic 2-1 Olympic Soccer Final

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Mexico shocked Brazil in Olympic men's soccer, winning gold in a 2-1 game in which it never trailed. Mexico's Oribe Peralta scored just 29 seconds into the game, after pouncing on a t...

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Women's Olympic Soccer Final: U.S. Beats Japan 2-1, To Win Gold

Thursday, August 09, 2012

The U.S. women's soccer team has won their third consecutive gold medal in the Olympics. They defeated Japan at London's Wembley Stadium, in a game that set a new attendance record of more than 80,000 spectators.

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Shut Out Of London Games, Video Artists Get Inventive

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

It's not easy to find video of the London 2012 Olympics on the Internet — even on YouTube. And that's inspiring people to "interpret" the Summer Games for themselves. You can find pup...

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Phelps Wins His 18th Gold Medal, As His Olympic Career Ends

Saturday, August 04, 2012

Swimming the final race of his Olympic career, Michael Phelps gilded his resume just a bit more, helping the men's 4x100m medley relay team claim the gold medal. Phelps turned away a ...

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Swimming: U.S. Women Set A World Record As They Take Gold

Saturday, August 04, 2012

Swimming in London's Aquatic Center, the U.S. women's 4x100m medley relay team set a new world record in winning a gold medal, with Allison Schmitt swimming freestyle to anchor a rela...

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Phelps And Franklin Add To Their Medal Totals, And A New Teen Phenom Emerges

Friday, August 03, 2012

In one of the last big showcases for swimming at the London Summer Olympics, American athletes Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin add to their medal totals, and another U.S. teen takes a gold medal.

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U.S. Gymnast Douglas Wins Gold In Individual All-Around

Thursday, August 02, 2012

American gymnast Gabby Douglas has won her second Olympic gold medal of the London Summer Games, winning the individual all-around event to match her performance anchoring the U.S. te...

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U.S. Gymnast Danell Leyva Wins Bronze In All-Around

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

U.S. gymnast Danell Leyva has won the bronze medal in the men's all-around competition in London. The gold was taken by Japanese star Kohei Uchimura, while the silver medal went to Marcel Nguyen of Germany.

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What's A Gold Medal Really Worth?

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Weighing 400 grams, the Olympic gold medals that are being doled out at the London 2012 Summer Games are the heaviest ever, according to reports. But that doesn't mean they're the mos...

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Phelps Sets New Olympic Record With 19 Medals; America's Schmitt Wins Gold

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The U.S. men's swimming team has won the 4x200m freestyle relay, in a race that also gave Michael Phelps a record 19 medals in the Olympics. He netted his 18th, a silver, earlier in t...

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U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team Wins Gold Medal; First In 16 Years

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The U.S. women's gymnastics team has won the team gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics, handily beating Russia, which took silver, and Romania, which took bronze. China finished fourth.

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U.S. Men's Gymnastics Takes A Fall During Finals; Britain Breaks 100-Year Drought

Monday, July 30, 2012

The U.S. men's gymnastics team had an excellent day of qualifying this weekend, putting it in first place entering today's team finals. But the Americans are struggling in the final, ...

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Highlights Of Monday's Events From The London 2012 Olympics

Monday, July 30, 2012

Swimming is again the big draw in the London 2012 Olympics Monday, with four gold-medal races scheduled. Olympic competitions are being held in 22 sports today — meaning there are doz...

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Team USA Wins First Medals Of London 2012 Games; More Results From Saturday

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Ryan Lochte won the first U.S. gold at the London Games, in the 400m individual medley. And on the first day of full competition in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the U.S. men's archery te...

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London's Opening Ceremony Gets Rave Reviews; NBC, Not So Much

Saturday, July 28, 2012

The London Olympics are in full swing, after an opening ceremony Friday that was chock-full of historic and cultural imagery drawn from Britain's past. Critics are gushing over Queen ...

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Greek Triple Jumper Suspended From Olympic Team For Inappropriate Tweets

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Greek track star Voula Papachristou has been expelled from her country's Olympic team, after she made a comment about Africans who live in Greece. The comment was widely noticed on he...

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