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Saturday, August 11, 2012  Candace Parker scored 21 points and the heavily favored U.S. women's basketball team won their fifth straight gold medal with an 86-50 victory over France on Saturday night.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Richfield BMX has adopted the slogan "Training Future Olympians."  Some local riders are training to fulfill that dream.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Team USA will play Spain for the gold medal in men's basketball on Sunday in London.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Team USA got their revenge on Japan after losing to them in the 2011 World Cup Final.  Carly Lloyd scored both goals in the 2-1 victory.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Usain Bolt won gold in the 200m race on Thursday, 100-200 double he produced at the Beijing Games four years ago.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  If you were looking to watch our local Olympians compete in London, it can be a bit confusing, especially with the time change. Click on this story for information on how you can catch Claressa Shields and Geena Gall in action.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Geena Gall's journey to the London Olympics started all the way back when she ran her first race as a four-year-old.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Diana Taurasi led the way with 15 points to lead Team USA into the semifinals.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The United States easily managed the 25-14, 25-21, 25-22 sweep without captain Lindsey Berg and is one win away from the gold-medal game.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor will go for their third-straight gold medal on Wednesday against fellow Americans April Ross and Jennifer Kessy.

Monday, August 06, 2012  Kevin Durant scored 28 points - 17 during a stunning, long-range shooting display in the third quarter to lift Team USA.

Monday, August 06, 2012  Alex Morgan scored on a header in the final minute of injury time in extra time to propel Team USA over Canada 4-3.

Sunday, August 05, 2012  Flint native and U.S. middlewight boxer Claressa Shields will fight Swede Anna Laurell in Monday's middleweight quarterfinal in London.

Friday, August 03, 2012  American 15-year-old Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle on Friday.

Friday, August 03, 2012  Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly on Friday for the record 17th gold and 21st medal overall in his Olympic career.