| Video: Countdown to Sochi Games begins |
 As the Olympics come to an end in London, there are the 2014 Sochi Games in Russia to look forward to. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)
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| Russia defeats Brazil for Olympic volleyball gold |
LONDON (AP) - Dimitriy Muserskiy and Russia managed to stay alive long enough to wear out Brazil.
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| Madonna Breaks Speech Ban, Spins Russian Concert Into Pride Rally [VIDEO] |
 Following through on her promise, Madonna spoke out against discrimination of people based on sexual orientation during her MDNA tour concert in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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| Russia defeats Brazil for Olympic volleyball gold |
LONDON (AP) - Russia won its first men's volleyball gold in 32 years by rallying past Brazil in five sets in Sunday's final at the London Olympics.
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| Russia defeats Brazil for Olympic volleyball gold |
LONDON (AP) - Russia won the gold medal for the first time since 1980 with a come-from-behind five-set victory over Brazil on Sunday in the Olympic volleyball final.
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| Russia wins men's bronze, beats Argentina 81-77 |
LONDON (AP) - Alexei Shved scored 25 points - 13 in the fourth quarter - and Russia won its first medal in Olympic men's basketball with an 81-77 win on Sunday over Argentina, whose players confronted the referees after the final horn following a wild scramble in the closing seconds.
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| Uzbek wrestler wins 3rd straight Olympic gold |
LONDON (AP) - As a young boy in Russia, Artur Taymazov wanted to be like Alexander Karelin, his country's most famous wrestler.
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| Spain beats Russia 67-59 in men's Olympic hoops |
LONDON (AP) - The euphoria was mixed with relief. Spain nearly lost its chance at Olympic gold, and maybe worse, another shot at the Americans.
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| As London wraps up, Sochi prepares for Olympics |
SOCHI, Russia (AP) - The idea of holding the Winter Olympics in Sochi once seemed as much of a long shot as a gold medal for Jamaica's bobsledders - a city that few outside Russia had ever heard of, in a country notorious for inefficient construction, corruption, and a byzantine visa regime.
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| Russian official appears to target Madonna in his tweet after she backed anti-Putin rockers |
MOSCOW - A Russian deputy premier has made a rude statement apparently aimed at Madonna regarding her support for the jailed members of a Russian punk band awaiting a verdict in their trial.
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