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Ashton Eaton confirmed his status as the “world’s greatest athlete” with a dominant win in the decathlon at the 2012 Olympics on Thursday. For more SB Nation Olympic News: http://www.sbnation.com/london-olympics-2012/2012/8/8/3227610/decathlon-ashton-eaton-trey-hardee-standings-results-updates Photo Credit: By: Stu Forster Getty Images Sport By: Rob Carr Getty Images Sport

The United States Woman have won gold in soccer by defeating Japan 2-1. Carli Lloyd led the American attack by scoring both goals. Hope Solo maintained a solid defense of the goal, with spectacular saves on two tough shots. This was, of course, revenge for last year’s heartbreaking World Cup …

Matt Ufford gets signed to a one day contract by Real Madrid before their match against AC Milan. He takes to Yankee Stadium where he gets a look at what European soccer is like when played in the United States. Photos courtesy of Getty Images Host: Matt Ufford Producer/Shooter: Greg …

The United States had taken the lead on China in the overall medal count, but lagged behind their primary rival in the gold medal tally. After Day 13, which brought a flurry of U.S. medals on the track and from teams, that’s no longer the case. Team USA won 9 …

For FULL RACE VIDEO click: http://www.sbnation.com/2012/8/9/3232214/usain-bolt-200m-video-results-2012-olympics/in/2993971 Usain Bolt took his second gold of the 2012 London Olympics on Thursday, winning the men’s 200m with a time of 19.32 seconds to lead a Jamaican sweep of the sprint. Yohan Blake and Warren Weir followed Bolt through the line in 19.44 and …

On Saturday August 11th, 2012, New York City will host its first ever Ironman Triathlon. Consisting of a 2.4 mile swim in the Hudson River, a 112 mile bike ride along the Palisades Parkway, and a 26.2 mile run ending in the UWS on 81st St, the toughest race in …

More from this interview: http://sbn.to/RD5U7w Full coverage of the gold medal match: http://sbn.to/MkUlzN U.S. Women’s Soccer captain Christie Rampone sat down with Amy K. Nelson a few months ago to talk about her upcoming trip to the Olympics. What resulted was a candid and raw conversation about just how difficult …

With apologies to all the other winners and great stories that have come out of this Olympics, there can only be one star. Phelps vs. Lochte may have helped drive NBC’s ratings, but there weren’t 2 million ticket requests to watch swimming. All eyes were on Bolt, who became the …

As expected, the American men’s basketball team cruised past Australia into the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics. After Australia cut the lead to just two possessions midway through the third quarter, Kobe Bryant hit six three-pointers to spark a huge run that the Australians were unable to recover from. …

Oklahoma is ranked 5th in SB Nation Studio’s College Football Countdown. After coming off a disappointing season, the Sooners will look to improve on pass defense and pass offense. Quarterback Landry Jones has a brand new receiving core, which will help to provide much needed targets down field. The big …