U.S. Women Rally, Racist Tweet, Blockbuster Trade

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT GLASGOW, Scotland -- An early start to the Olympics turned into an early hole for the U.S. women's soccer team, which gave up two quick goals before unleashing an attack the rest of the world will find hard to stop. Abby Wambach used her size and strength to put in a header, Alex Morgan applied her speed to chip one over the goalkeeper and Carli Lloyd broke the tie with a 25-yard rocket. All of which sent the two-time defending goal medalists to a 4-2 victory over France on Wednesday as they opened their London Games far from London. North Korea Furious Over Olympic Mistake Greece Expels Athlete From Olympic Team Over Racist Tweet Penn State Alum: NCAA Punishment 'Was Our 9/11' Inside The Shocking Kidnapping Of Cal Ripken Jr.'s Mother Dodgers Land Superstar In Blockbuster Trade BLOG POSTS Abraham H. Foxman: After 40 Years, It's Time to Commemorate Munich Olympics Massacre The time has come for the IOC to right their 40 years of indifference to the victims of the Munich Massacre, and properly honor their memory during the opening Olympic ceremonies. It is an act of common human decency, not politics, to take a moment to commemorate those who died as Olympic athletes. David Goldblatt: War Minus the Shooting When you look at the Olympics through the right lenses, you start to see army influences everywhere. Martha Burk: More Female Than Male Olympians? Thank a Feminist! When our female athletes march into Olympic Stadium in London, they will be marching on the shoulders of feminists, male and female alike, who worked like hell against very long odds to make it happen. Paul Gunther: The Paterno Statue as Object Lesson: The Demise of Public Art and Monuments Built Before Their Time The demolition of Joe Paterno's premature bronze tableau sadly exemplifies the peril of a certain kind of hubris. Dara Torres: HuffPost Workouts: Dara Torres' Training Playlist Music gets me motivated -- I always listen every time I train because it makes me work out harder.

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