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Zai Jian Beijing, Hello London

China's first-ever Olympics ended Sunday night with a carnival-themed bash featuring dancers, drummers and even a little Led Zeppelin. Photos | U.S., China each dominated in its own way | Ostler: Hard to say goodbye, even after three weeks | Hartlaub: Mostly NBC didn't goof up | Locals bring home 44 medals

Hoops: Redemption for U.S. men | Box score | Argentina earns bronze | Four straight for Leslie, U.S. | Hammon, Russian women win bronze

Track: Bird's Nest hits and misses | Kenyan wins marathon | Rowbury finishes 7th in 1500 | U.S. vs. Jamaica | Bolt: The fastest show on earth | Clay wins decathlon for U.S. | Cal grad misses long jump medal | Ostler: Athlete of the Games | Poll Results

Synchro: Bay Area dominated synchronized swimmers proud to finish 5th | Photos
Soccer: Argentina tops Nigeria for gold
Volleyball: Emotional U.S. men take gold | Silver lining for U.S. women
Beach: Rogers, Dalhausser take gold | Walsh, May-Treanor repeat
Water Polo: Hungary dunks U.S. men for gold
Baseball: U.S. gets bronze | South Korea gold
Softball: U.S. gets silver in fond farewell
Journal: Phelps, Bolt give enduring memories

Gymnastics: Beaming Johnson earns gold | Photos | Horton takes high bar silver | Same score, 2 different medals

Swimming: Eight is enough for Phelps | Omega releases Phelps photo sequence | Blog: Where is Mark Spitz? | Six medals for Natalie Coughlin Golden Recap: No. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Scandals: Cuban athlete might be banned after kicking ref | Video | Official: Faulty paperwork caused confusion on age | Spanish players defend photo | Chinese defend ceremony lip-synch | Swedish wrestler stripped of bronze medal | Boxer DQ'd for biting | Rights groups frustrated by Olympics