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Great patriotic moments in U.S. sports

ESPN.com

Check out our list of the top 10 patriotic moments in U.S. sports.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Boxing categories altered for '12 Games

Associated Press

The International Boxing Association has reduced the number of men's weight categories from 11 to 10 for the 2012 London Olympics.

Story | Conversation | September 07, 2009

Cuba: Women boxing not 'appropriate'

Associated Press

Cuba has no intention of fielding a team in women's boxing when the event makes its Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games, according to the president of the Cuban boxing federation.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2009

Golf, rugby to be voted on in October

Associated Press

International Olympic leaders are recommending golf and rugby for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games.

Story | Conversation | August 13, 2009

IOC to decide on women's boxing

Associated Press

Female boxers will find out in August if they will be allowed to compete at the 2012 London Games.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Women's boxing proposed for Games

Associated Press

The International Amateur Boxing Association voted Wednesday to move ahead with a bid to include women's boxing in the Olympics, starting with the 2012 Games in London.

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2009

USOC takes USA Boxing off probation after six years

Associated Press

The USOC said it has ended the probation it placed on USA Boxing, citing progress made in reforming the organization that develops boxers to compete in the Olympics.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2008

Britain's DeGale outpoints Irishman Sutherland to advance to final

Reuters

Britain's James DeGale extended an impressive run by easily outpointing Irishman Darren Sutherland 10-3 on Friday to advance to the middleweight final of the Olympic boxing competition.

Story | Conversation | August 22, 2008

Ukrainian super-heavyweight pulls out of bout with elbow injury

Reuters

Ukrainian super-heavyweight Vyacheslav Glazkov has pulled out of his semifinal bout of the Olympic boxing competition scheduled for Friday because of an elbow injury, organizers said.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2008

Criticism of boxing judging and accusations of corruption remain

Reuters

Boxing chief Wu Ching-Kuo's fight to make his sport a respectable member of the Olympic family is not won yet, according to critics of the scoring at the Beijing competition.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2008

International Boxing Association will press for women's boxing in 2012

Reuters

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) will press for the introduction of women's boxing at the 2012 London Olympics, AIBA president Wu Ching-Kuo said on Monday.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2008

Coach criticizes judges after Murray outpointed by China's Gu

Reuters

British coach Terry Edwards criticized the judges after bantamweight Joe Murray was outpointed 17-7 by China's Gu Yu in the first round of the Olympic boxing competition on Tuesday.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2008

Russia's Selimov ousted in first round of boxing competition

Reuters

World and European featherweight champion Albert Selimov of Russia was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic boxing competition when Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko outpointed him 14-7 on Monday.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2008

Roundup: In favored discipline, China picks up first diving gold

Associated Press

The Chinese are 1-for-1 after world champions Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia won the women's 3-meter synchronized springboard title.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2008

Samoan boxer Tavui knocked out in light heavyweight bout

Associated Press

A Samoan boxer has been removed from the Olympic ring on a stretcher after he was knocked out in the third round of his first bout.

Story | Conversation | August 09, 2008