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Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Center Mario Benavides of the Lousiville Cardinals, a former standout at Los Fresnos, has been named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, presented to the most outstanding center in college football.

Friday, August 17, 2012  Just Perfect: 3 perfect games this year, 6 since '09. What gives with so many perfectos?

Thursday, August 09, 2012  A rematch for redemption: US women's soccer team takes on Japan for Olympic title

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  In hopes of being equitable, organizers established a lottery system in which people blindly registered for tickets and handed over their credit cards before they knew what — if any — tickets they were getting.

Monday, August 06, 2012  US men's basketball faces old rival Argentina before moving on to quarterfinal round

Friday, August 03, 2012  Friday afternoon in London, Rio Grande City's Stephen Saenz represented Mexico in the 2012 Summer Olympic Men's Shot Put competition. Saenz scratched on his first and second throws, but marked an 18.65 meter throw on his second. Unfortunately, that was not enough to make the top 12 and qualify for the final.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Updated with video: Indonesian official: 8 badminton players disqualified from Olympic doubles for trying to lose

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Spoiler alert: Women's gymnastics results from the London Olympics revealed in this article.

Monday, July 30, 2012  No doubt about it: China still the best as it wins 2nd straight Olympic title in gymnastics

Thursday, July 26, 2012  London in thrall: Olympic torch valedictory lap takes in London landmarks, Buckingham Palace