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BEIJING, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Rebecca Adlington of Britain won the Olympic gold medal Monday in the women's 400-meter freestyle in Beijing.
American Katie Hoff had almost a full body lead with 50 meters to go, but was passed at the last second and had to settle for the silver -- .07 of a second behind Adlington.
Another British swimmer, Joanne Jackson, took the bronze.
World record holder Federica Pellegrini faded to fifth and defending champion Laure Manaudou of France finished last in the eight-swimmer field.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Remaining members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will merge to form a new superconference, college sports officials said Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A European space mission has seen previously undiscovered islands of star formation and mysterious microwave emissions in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers say.
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UPI horoscopes for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
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