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    • LONDON — Whatever the Canadian term for "keepin' it real" is, please apply it to the following image:

      @brianprice2012Yes, it's the Canadian Tuxedo, khaki pants with a denim jacket, complete with patches that feature the Maple Leaf flag and a beaver.

      There's really no judging it on a traditional pass/fail scale — it's just Canada, people.

      While your first guess may have been Bryan Adams, the jackets were actually designed by Hudson's Bay Company, the official store of the Canadian Olympic Team. Here's a press release from The Bay, beginning with the six greatest words ever written:

      Inspired by Canada's love for denim, the Closing Ceremony Jean Jacket has a classic appeal that is familiar to many Canadians.

      Embellished with a variety of Canada-inspired patches, worn to symbolize exploration, adventure, accomplishment and pride in Canada, the jacket is an iconic collector piece for the athletes and all Canadians.  Also included in the Closing Ceremony look are Heather Grey Maple Leaf T-shirts and sweatshirts, tailored khaki pants and sporty white sneakers. Some of the Canadian Olympic Team may also choose to wear Maple Leaf Red summer toques and/or Maple Leaf Red wayfarer -inspired sunglasses as they celebrate this Olympic moment.

      "The Closing Ceremonies have typically been a time for celebration and we wanted our athletes to wear something fun and unexpected and that symbolized who they are as Canadians," says Suzanne Timmins, SVP and Fashion Director, Hudson's Bay Company. "The Closing Ceremony Jean Jacket encompasses everything we were trying to embody when designing the collection.  It brings together elements of unity, pride and longevity - making it the perfect choice for our athletes to wear at the Closing Ceremony tonight."

      Ah yes, but what did the people say? Glad you asked.

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    • BRAY, IRELAND — Her story seemed to mirror a classic sports storyline I had told before: Athlete comes from humble beginnings. Athlete against all odds. Athlete has the support of the hometown.

      But Katie Taylor's story was different. So different. So beyond different.

      Hearing her friends and family describing her as just "humble" would be a massive understatement.

      You want going against the odds? The sport of female boxing didn't even exist in the Olympics four years ago.

      And support of a hometown? How about the weight of an entire nation on your shoulders.

      Every night in the Olympic Media Center we met with our editors and photographers to plan out the next day's attack. Storylines discussed ranged from quirky London tidbits to the achieved medal plateaus and usually ended with a comparison over which producer had less sleep the night before. That's one debate if you win you lose.

      But last Thursday night was different. Yahoo! Sports columnist Dan Wetzel had just returned from

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    • Cheer for 2012 Olympic heroes

      By Tiara Chiaramonte | Fourth-Place Medal – Sun, Aug 12, 2012 4:56 PM EDT

      The Olympics have come to an end, so it's time to give a cheer for your favorite athlete.

      If you visit our athlete page (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athletes.html), you can find all the Olympians and the latest news on their London performances.

      But more importantly, you will find Twitter and Facebook buttons to click to show your love for your hero of the Games.

      So take a moment to support your favorite Olympian. If they are not listed below, find them here.

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    • 17 days

      10,500 athletes

      2,300 medals

      Countless cheers, jeers and tears.

      But we want you, gold-medal Yahoo! user, to have the last word.

      Join us at 3:45 p.m. ET for live coverage, commentary and chatting during the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony. The ceremony will be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com. The Spice Girls and The Who will be performing across the pond, but the real party will be right here.

      Congrats. You've earned it!

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    • (Courtesy twitter.com/CP3)

      We're guessing, at this point, that every member of the gold medal-winning Team USA men's basketball squad has a mobile phone. All, save for Kobe Bryant, run Twitter accounts as well. Most have figured out that Instragram can make all your snapshots seem extra pretty. Or, at the very least, extra sepia-toned.

      Or, in the case of this legendary team, extra golden. Yeah, I went there; and so should you after the jump.

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    • Players put their gold medals on Coach K after the 2008 win (AP)

      Mike Krzyzewski coached Team USA to a gold medal at the Olympics. He watched proudly as his 12 players stood on the podium to receive the medals. Will Coach K get one too?

      No. Despite the picture above, only competitors receive gold medals at the Olympics. Coaches receive nothing from the IOC. (In 2008, the players put their gold medal on Coach K as a show of their appreciation.)

      [ Related: Lebron, Durant lead way over Spain ]

      It makes sense if you think about it. Giving a medal to the head coach of team sports like basketball, soccer and volleyball would open the floodgates and create a number of questions. Would the courtesy extend to individual coaches? If so, Bob Bowman, the coach of Michael Phelps, would have 22 medals. Would assistants also get them too? What about team doctors or injured players?

      The easy parallel to make is coaches getting championship rings in professional and college sports. But that's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Championship rings aren't officially

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    • Behind the Box Score, where Team USA took the gold medal

      By Kelly Dwyer | Fourth-Place Medal – Sun, Aug 12, 2012 1:35 PM EDT

      Team USA celebrates its gold medal win (Getty Images)

      Team USA 107, Spain 100

      Wondering about whether or not the 2012 version of Team USA's men's basketball entry was the greatest basketball team in history will get us nowhere. Complaining about the referees, wondering if the competition was up to snuff, or debating about the squad's future should be left for another day. Appreciating the team's composure and tact as it took the gold medal is fine, for now at least. Marveling over the individual talents on this squad is righteous, but we get to do that on an NBA Wednesday night in February after a game against Golden State.

      The real take from the nearly 40 days that this group played together should be about how fun it made international ball, even while working with a "USA" on its chests. For years Argentina, Spain and remnants of the former Yugoslavia seemed to corner the market on aesthetically pleasing World Championship and Olympic play, while Team USA (if still the overall champions in 1994, 1996, 2000, 2008 and 2010) seemed to act as medal-winning mercenaries of sorts. Yes, the 2008 "Redeem Team" was a nice story, but it wasn't always a nice watch.

      [ Photos: Hoop hugs after the U.S. wins gold against Spain ]

      This year's model? Like the other groups, it was a winner to be proud of. On top of that, for the first time since the 1992 Dream Team, it was a fantastic way to spend two hours.

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    • Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was not at the gold-medal basketball game between the United States and Spain, but the actor who portrayed him in the hit movie, "The Social Network" was. NBC's basketball announcer couldn't tell the difference.

      [ Photos: U.S. conquers Spain to win gold ]

      When cameras showed Jesse Eisenberg watching the game, play-by-play guy Bob Fitzgerald said (as transcribed by SB Nation): "I know I'm gonna put that picture on Facebook. We've got every executive of note worldwide, it seems, attending these games."

      (SB Nation)

      Zuckerberg's real-life foils, the Winklevoss twins, competed in the 2008 Olympics. It would have been interesting to see whether Fitzgerald would have referred to them as Armie Hammer.

      Tomb raider Lara Croft and fight club devotee Tyler Durden* were also at the Olympics, but largely stayed out of the view of cameras.

      * Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

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    • Ranking the 10 best venues from the 2012 London Olympics

      By Greg Wyshynski | Fourth-Place Medal – Sun, Aug 12, 2012 12:33 PM EDT

      Getty ImagesLONDON — We've listed some of the worst venues of the London Games — "worst" being a relative term, given how great the venues have been — so now it's time to count down the 10 best venues of the Summer Olympics.

      Some of these venues have the benefit of history in other sports. Some are simply picturesque. Some were made memorable due to the fans' incredible passion for Team Great Britain stars.

      It was a tough list to create, given how many venues were outstanding. But we managed to get the 10 best.

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    • Ranking the worst venues of the London 2012 Summer Olympics

      By Greg Wyshynski | Fourth-Place Medal – Sun, Aug 12, 2012 10:35 AM EDT

      Getty ImagesLONDON — In ranking the worst venues at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, let's first put the concept of "worst" in context.

      The word "flawed" might be more applicable, considering the venues have been uniformly solid (for the most part). This why the following list seems truncated: Finding flaws in the venues at these games is like complaining that Usain Bolt couldn't run a fraction faster.

      A significant majority of the London Games' venues were expertly chosen, aesthetically pleasing and memorable. We'll cover the 10 best Olympic venues in an upcoming post.

      [ Related: Making the grade: How did the London Olympics stack up? ]

      For now, a look at four venues that — for one reason or another — weren't as successful as some of the others at the 2012 Games.

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