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Year in Review
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 | Counting down to Beijing Feb. 12: With less than six months until the Summer Olympics begin, here's a look at how athletes are preparing. NBC Sports |
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 | U.S. swim team ready for Beijing Feb. 12: Olympic swimmers talk about their new suits, which allow them to swim faster, and how they’re preparing for the games. Today show |
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 | Brit banned for life Feb. 12: After testing positive for steroids in 2004, a panel ruled sprinter Dwain Chambers will never be able to compete in any Olympics. NBC Sports |
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TODAY in Beijing |
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 | Dog daze Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut battle in Nathan’s annual Fourth of July hot dog-eating competition. more photos |
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 | Baring it all Images of some of the renowned female athletes who have posed for Playboy through the years. more photos |
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 | Athletes in the struggle Take a look at athletes from Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and their fight for equality. |
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 'Time and Again' on Ali Jan. 15: Jane Pauly of NBC's 'Time and Again' looks at the incredible life of Muhammad Ali. |
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