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Saratoga |
Kerri Walsh Wins Beach Volleyball Gold| Americans Kerri Walsh from Saratoga and Misty May-Treanor have won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball | |
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Lafayette |
Coughlin Wins 5 Medals At Olympics Coughlin, who will be 26 on Aug. 23, has won 5 medals, a gold, silver and three bronze in swimming events so far during this year's Olympics
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| Jul. 25 |
SJSU |
Gathering Point For Olympians The first reunion of American Olympians began in the same day that Olympians competing in the 2008 games began receiving gear
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| Apr.18 |
SF City Hall |
Torch visit cost hundreds of thousands The city spent about $726,400 on the event, with the police paying out the most because of officer overtime
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| Apr.9 |
SF Downtown |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay   Map Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
| The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Beijing demonstrators had gathered. Officials sent the torch on a new route. The closing ceremony was moved to a new site
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| Apr.8 |
SFO |
Olympic Flame Arrives The flame arrived shortly after 4 a.m. under tight security for its only North American stop amid heavy security
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| Apr.7 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Torch protesters scale bridge 3 people protesting China's human rights record climbed up the bridge and tied the Tibetan flag and two banners to its cables
| The banners: One World One Dream. Free Tibet' and 'Free Tibet'. The protesters climbed suspension cables as part of an advance protest to this week's Beijing Olympic torch relay
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Olympic torch extinguished
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| Apr.6 |
Stanford |
Olympians Coughlin, Keller Win Grand Prix Natalie Coughlin nearly broke her world 100-meter backstroke record, winning the Prix in 59.44 seconds. Klete Keller won the men's 200 free
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| Apr.5 |
SF Downtown |
Protesters rally before torch's arrival More than 200 people took part in the 'Human Rights Torch Relay,' one of several protests planned before the Olympic torch arrival
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| Mar.27 |
SF City Hall |
Supes Consider Dueling Torch Measures City Board of Supervisors' committee took action, using the Olympic torch to draw attention to human rights issues in China
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| Mar.25 |
SF City Hall |
Activists want torch route to plan protests Newsom said that protesters have the right to voice against China, but the city have a responsibility to ensure a peaceful procession
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| Mar.17 |
SF City Hall |
Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled| A group of protestors in support of a free Tibet were unsuccessful in their efforts to ask Mayor Newsom to cancel the Olympic ceremony in the city | |
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| Mar.10 |
SF Downtown |
Tibetans protest hosting of Olympic torch Immigrants protesting Chinese control vowed to make San Francisco the focal point of demonstrations against the Beijing Games
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
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| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
City abandons 2016 Olympic bid| San Francisco abandoned its bid after plans for a new bayfront stadium collapsed | |
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| Nov.10 |
San Francisco |
SF May Pull Bid To Host Olympics
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| Sep.23 |
San Francisco |
49ers Team Up With Olympics On Stadium
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| Aug.10 |
San Francisco |
USOC: SF May Not Be Prepared for Games
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| Jul.26 |
San Francisco |
City Makes Short List For 2016 Olympics The U.S. Olympic Committee eliminated Houston and Philadelphia, leaving SF along with LA and Chicago in the running
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| May.18 |
San Francisco |
Olympic Committee Visits To Hear 2016 Bid Members of USOC met with Mayor Newsom and members of the private sector as part of a fact-finding mission
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| May.3 |
San Francisco |
USOC To Scout City For Possible 2016 Bid U.S. Olympic Committee will also visit Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles over the next two weeks
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Torino Olympics open in spectacular style
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| Sep.1 |
UC Berkeley |
Swimmer Shows Off Cluster of Medals Natalie Coughlin displayed her two golds, two silvers, and one bronze from the Athens Olympics
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| Jun.19 |
San Jose |
Sanders, Parilla qualify for Olympics
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| Nov.5 |
San Francisco |
Olympics nonprofit close its office
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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco |
San Francisco lost 2012 Olympic bid to NY| At U.S. Olympic Committee New York received 132 points out of possible total of 223 to beat out San Francisco | |
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| Oct.26 |
SJ Arena |
Olympic sporting demonstrations
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| Oct.20 |
San Francisco |
SF Olympic proposal on shaky ground
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| Aug.27 |
San Francisco |
SF is Finalist for 2012 Olympics The U.S. Olympic Committee has chosen the Bay Area and New York City as finalists in the bidding
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| Jul.14 |
San Francisco |
Olympics Officials for 2012 Games bid It is a close race between SF, Houston, New York or Washington. Stanford and UC Berkeley set aside their differences
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| May.18 |
UC Berkeley |
Controversy Over Moseley
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Correction gold medal; judge suspended
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| Jan.25 |
Milpitas |
Man died after carry Olympic torch
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| Jan.18 |
SF Downtown |
 Bonds, Burnett carry Olympic Torch Deena Burnett ran with the torch in Oakland
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| Jan.3 |
Pittsburg |
Torch Bearer Dies Before Run
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| Nov.14 |
SF City Hall |
Supervisors approved Olympic Bid
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| Oct.26 |
San Francisco |
SF is finalist for Olympics US Olympic Committee also chooses New York, Washington, and Houston for nomination to host 2012 games
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| Aug.20 |
San Francisco |
Olympic Committee Scoping out S.F.
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Beijing to host 2008 Olympic Games
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| Jun.6 |
San Francisco |
2012 Olympic bid
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