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Today at the Games
BEIJING (AP) Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser will play for the gold medal in beach volleyball.
The reigning world champions beat Georgia 21-11, 21-13 in the semifinal Wednesday in one of the quickest matches of the Olympics. The U.S. pair will play on Friday against the winner of the other final-four game, an all-Brazil matchup.
Renato Gomes and Jorge Terceiro are native Brazilians who obtained Georgian passports to avoid a quota that limits each country to two entries in the 24-team field.
Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor will play in the women's final Thursday against China.
Brits rule cycling
This wasn't Olympic cycling. It was the British Open.
With Victoria Pendleton winning the women's track sprint and Chris Hoy taking the men's version, the Brits won seven events and 12 medals in cycling, with Hoy claiming three golds.
They were favored to also win the men's madison, but Argentina took it.
China still on diving gold medal rush
China is up to 6-for-6 in its bid for all eight golds.
He Chong easily won the men's 3-meter springboard, getting 11 perfect marks of 10.0 in the six-round final. This is the fourth consecutive Olympics China has won this event.
American Troy Dumais was sixth for the third straight Olympics. Teammate Chris Colwill was 12th and last.
U.S. women in semis
Not that there was much doubt, but the U.S. women are headed back to the Final Four of this tournament.
Sylvia Fowles had 26 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Americans on their latest rout, a 104-60 victory over South Korea. The Americans have made the medal round in every Olympics they've entered and have won 31 straight games since losing in the 1992 semifinals.
The Americans will play Becky Hammon and Russia in the semifinals Thursday night. Russia rallied to beat Spain 84-65 Tuesday night. China plays Australia in the other semifinal.
The Aussies advanced with a 79-46 victory over the Czech Republic. China moved on with a 77-62 victory over Belarus. It's the first time the Chinese are in the medal round since taking silver in 1992.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS FOR UTAH OLYMPIANS
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- Battle goes to PG's Hamson 12:08 a.m.
- Spartans hold off challenge 12:07 a.m.
- SLCC men throttle Eastern Wyoming 12:06 a.m.
- Cougars look to bounce back 12:06 a.m.
- Utes can't overlook Bengals 12:05 a.m.
- Olympus downs Box Elder 12:04 a.m.
- Paul returns after being out 12:03 a.m.
- Sports on the air 12:02 a.m.
- Figgins to Mariners? 11:52 p.m.
- Ed Smart 'appalled' at testimony
- Mr. Football 2009: Tuni Kanuch
- 5A high school football All-State
- Miller predicted Tiger's rough road
- Utah Jazz going green with unis
- 4A high school football: All-State
- Harpring's NBA career is over
- Nutty Putty Cave to be sealed today
- MVPs wrap up stellar prep careers
- Jazz: Miles, Kirilenko to play Friday
- Hall reprimanded by MWC
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294 - BYU says Hall incident resolved
247 - Letters: Liberal because LDS
237 - 2 citations issued at Y.-U. game
189 - Hate not limited to 1 in-state rivalry
184 - Aggies shoot past Cougars
179 - Religion in politics is tiresome
161 - N.Y. Senate rejects gay marriage
118 - Max Hall: a fixture in rivalry lore
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