I cheered as Andy Murray took down his arch nemesis in front of a several thousand of his closest friends 1 . I watched, in awe, as the 6-foot-5-inch Usain Bolt started slow yet silenced all doubters in 9.63 seconds. I witnessed Jennifer Kessey and April Ross win two very hard-fought contests against the Czech Republic’s Marketa Slukova and Kristyna Kolocova, with Kessey relegated to wrapping her freezing feet in various warming elements merely to keep blood circulating in the freezing sand. I even watched as the oft-injured Sanya Richards-Ross finally turned her 400-meter endeavor into a dream-come-true, winning the ever-coveted gold medal for the United States of America.
Perfection at nearly every turn, victory typically ending in exhaustion and jubilation and adulation all wrapped into a gold-laced package for an entire world to see. Celebratory vignettes, anthems of nations, sweat, and tears 2 .
Meanwhile, just six hours west, for the viewing pleasure of those with only the stu...
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PLAYERS:
Andy Murray,
Usain Bolt,
April Ross,
Sanya Richards-Ross,
Brent Lillibridge,
Casey Kotchman,
Missy Franklin,
Ubaldo Jimenez,
Kayla Harrison,
Kevin Durant,
Sarah Robles,
Chris Seddon,
Lyoto Machida,
Ryan Bader
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Oklahoma City Thunder
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Oklahoma City Thunder
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August 05, 2012
No, but a man wearing a Big Bird mask was found in the crowd at Centre Court at Wimbledon on Sunday as Great Britian's Andy Murray celebrated his Olympic gold medal victory in the player's box with friends and family after defeating Roger Federer in the Olympic men's tennis gold medal final.
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Murray wins gold medal at Wimbledon
Andy Murray had Centre Court rocking Sunday, winning gold for the home team and beating Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the tennis final at Wimbledon.
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The victory marked a breakthrough for the Scotsman, who has lost all four of his Grand Slam finals, three against...
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Andy Murray served a closing ace, and the Olympic gold medal was his. Britain had a champion to cheer, and on sacred ground for tennis - Wimbledon.
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Andy Murray has watched enough Centre Court celebrations to know what Wimbledon winners typically do, and he obliged rather thoroughly Sunday despite never having done so himself.
He dropped to his knees at the service line.
He man-hugged Roger Federer -- the man he had just beaten, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, for the gold medal -- at the net.
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Murray defeats Federer for Olympic Gold Medal
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Scotland’s Andy Murray defeated No. 1 Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s singles for Great Britain on Sunday on Wimbledon’s famed Centre Court, four weeks removed from falling to the Swiss in the Wimbledon final.
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Wimbledon repeat: Federer-Murray face off in final
Roger Federer has ''been around the block,'' as he puts it. The Swiss star has played for major titles, for the record books, for a place in tennis history.
On Sunday, he plays for Olympic gold in singles. That's new even for him.
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Happy to finally see Andy Murray earn some glory. This is total redemption for his heart break at Wimbledon about a month ago. He absolutely crushed Federer by the way.
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Olympic Tennis Event – Sunday, August 5th Order of Play
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Day 9 – August 5 2012
Centre Court Start: 12:00
Women’s Doubles – Gold Medal Match
HLAVACKOVA / HRADECKA (CZE) [4] V WILLIAMS / WILLIAMS (USA)
Men’s Singles – Gold Medal Match
Not before 14:00
Roger FEDERER (SUI) [1] V Andy MURRAY (GBR) [3]
Mixed Doubles – Gold Medal Match
AZARENKA / MIRNYI (BLR) [1] V ROBSON / MURRAY (GBR)
Court...
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Notes and Quotes: Murray wins singles gold over Federer
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August 05, 2012
RESULTS – SUNDAY, 5 AUGUST, 2012
Singles – Gold Medal Match
[3] A Murray (GBR) d [1] R Federer (SUI) 62 61 64
Singles – Bronze Medal Match
[8] J Potro (ARG) d [2] N Djokovic (SRB) 75 64
Mixed Doubles – Gold Medal Match
[1] M Mirnyi / V Azarenka (BLR) d A Murray / L Robson (GBR) 26 63 10-8
Mixed Doubles – Bronze Medal Match
[3] M Bryan / L Raymond (USA) d C Kas / S Lisicki...
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A wonderful week of shocks, surprises and dreams coming true at the Olympics
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Andy Murray's Olympic dreams came true at Wimbledon (Photo credit: Getty Images)
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