Lauren Perdue is a gold medalist. The Greenville native and 2009 J.H. Rose graduate earned a gold medal Wednesday afternoon for her role on the U.S. 4x200-meter women's freestyle relay team.

Perdue, a first-time Olympian, has enjoyed getting to bond with the other American swimmers. "I have gotten so close with the swim team these past few weeks and I have the amazing opportunity to be teammates with individuals who I have looked up to as role models since I was a young swimmer,"
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Dwyane Wade knows his close friends Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James. "CP (Paul) is the more serious one out of all of us," Wade says. "He's more the captain. He's the point guard. He's the leader....
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Boston College's lone Olympian, Laura Georges, is still in the hunt for a medal in London. The French women's soccer football* team scored their only goal in the fifth minute and held on to defeat Colombia 1-0 in the final preliminary round game of the 2012 Olympic women's tournament.
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Heather O'Reilly, far right, gets the break-dance style wave motion started after Abby Wambach (14) scored against North Korea.

But to understand the cultural reach of this team—and not only the current roster, but their Olympic and World Cup forebears - look at who's coming to scream for them at these Games. Sure, U.S. fans were out in force for Tuesday's showdown with North Korea at Old Trafford, the legendary home of Manchester United. But so were the locals. The hosts. Big parts of neighborhood, broadly speaking - I met fans from England, Scotland, and Wales.
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At Angelo Taylor's mothers house in Decatur Tuesday night it was like a scene out of the movie "Home Alone". Ten family members were busily packing for the trip to London to watch Angelo perform in the 400 meter hurdles.

Angelo Taylor is trying to be the first 400 meter hurdler to win three gold medals, surpassing the legendary Edwin Moses.
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SELINSGROVE - When the United States Olympic Field Hockey Team takes on Australia Thursday morning, there will be two athletes from our area on the roster.

They are Paige Selinski of Dallas and Keli Smith Puzo, who was born and raised in Selinsgrove.
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