2010 Olympic Games

NEW DELHI (AP) — England held off Pakistan 5-2 to stay unbeaten while Australia achieved the biggest win in the history of field hockey’s World Cup by hammering South Africa 12-0 on Thursday.

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Aussies make history in field hockey World Cup

An interesting development to keep an eye on in the NHL’s stretch drive will be how some Olympians perform after their time in Vancouver.

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10 players to watch post-Olympics: Take 5

A tour of the medals room at the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion. The Mint produced all 615 gold, silver and bronze medals for Olympic Winter Games athletes, as well as the 399 athlete medals for Paralympic Winter Games competition.

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How the 2010 Olympic athlete medals are made

AP – Anger and Soviet nostalgia are sweeping Russia after its dismal showing at the Vancouver Olympics, triggering a purge of sporting officials in an effort to prevent another humiliation when the nation hosts the Winter games in Sochi in 2014.

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Russia’s Olympic flop sparks Soviet nostalgia
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The massive $900-million security operation that patrolled roads, buildings, waterways and air space during the Olympics will be drastically downsized for the much-smaller Paralympic Games.

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Paralympics: Fewer fans, athletes means fewer cops

Interested in a hockey puck from the men’s Olympic gold-medal game?

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10,000 Olympic Games items up for auction

Consumer spending in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. increased 48 per cent during the Olympics, credit card processing firm Moneris Solutions reports.

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Olympic visitors spent big bucks

WFTV-Channel 9 claimed victory in many news time slots for the February ratings period, but WESH-Channel 2 owned bragging rights to most popular late news — despite the Winter Olympics delaying the NBC affiliate’s 11 p.m. telecast many nights….

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WESH claims ratings gold in late news; WFTV wins other February races

AP – Once Ryan Miller finally got home to Buffalo early Wednesday, he tossed his Olympic silver medal “somewhere” on his dresser. And when he got to the rink for practice, the goalie was thinking about playoffs, not a podium.

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Olympics over, Sabres’ Miller back on the job
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AP – The Paralympic torch relay has begun its 10-day journey to Vancouver.

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Paralympic torch relay begins journey to Vancouver
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