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Mike Lopresti | Gannett News Service

After the athletes march and the flame is lit, after the ceremony is over and the doves fly free... what then?

In the end, the Olympic Games of Athens - any Olympics, for that matter - must be remembered for their moments and their feats.

So here are 10 possible reasons to stay home from the beach and the golf course in August to see what happens.

Choose from the list to begin:

RECENT HEADLINES

11:32 pm | August 29, 2004

Jamaican bobsledders race to find sponsors

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9:32 pm | August 29, 2004

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7:39 pm | August 29, 2004

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6:59 pm | August 29, 2004

USA surpasses its medals goal

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2:30 pm | August 29, 2004

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12:47 pm | August 29, 2004

Medal try slips away from wrestler Williams

COMMENTARY AND PERSPECTIVE

CHRISTINE BRENNAN | USA TODAY

Phelps' big win: Taking the challenge

BOB KRAVITZ | The Indianapolis Star

Americans have forgotten how to play as a team

DAN BICKLEY | The Arizona Republic

Bade guns for gold, but comes up short

IAN O'CONNOR | The (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News

Phelps, men’s hoops team prove that defeat is relative

MIKE LOPRESTI | Gannett News Service

U.S. basketball supremacy is ancient history

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