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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights

It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.

Solo: A Memoir of Hope

'Solo' – a no-holds-barred, tell-all autobiography – has already rocked some boats.

Mexico wins gold in soccer final against Brazil

Mexico won its first gold after a very early goal that Brazil was never able to overcome.

Latin America Monitor
Mexico takes on Brazil for Olympic soccer gold

If Mexico can defeat Brazil it will mean the country's first Olympic gold medal in soccer.

In US-Japan Olympic soccer final, a triumph for women's sport

The US beat Japan, 2-1, in the Olympic women's soccer final Thursday, avenging a loss to Japan in the World Cup final last year. But on this night, every medalist went away a winner. 

Olympics medal count: US women's soccer, Usain Bolt gather more gold Thursday

The US continues to lead the overall Olympic medal count, helped by efforts in women's water polo, decathlon, and women's boxing.

Olympics soccer: Is Alex Morgan the next Mia Hamm? Teammates gush.

Alex Morgan is the real deal, say coaches and teammates. She's a new breed of US women's soccer player and an integral part of the team's push for Olympic gold against Japan Thursday.

Modern Parenthood
London 2012 Olympics: A family postcard from the Games

A British-American-Australian family from Qatar goes to the London 2012 Olympics and learns – in attending everything from track to archery to beach volleyball – that they support Team World.

Champions League final could be legendary – and not just for soccer

Saturday's soccer match in London will feature the world's most popular football clubs, Barcelona and Manchester United, and draw a viewership more than triple that of the Super Bowl.

NFL's Europe expansion? Maybe in 10 years. Maybe never.

In most countries, 'football' means kicking that round thing around. But it would be fun for the 'Patriots' to show Brits what a former colony can do.

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USA

Londoners and New Yorkers gawk at each other through a transatlantic lens

A Victorian-era dream is reborn via fiberoptics and imagination in the 'telectroscope.'

Londoners and New Yorkers gawk at each other through a transatlantic lens

A Victorian-era dream is reborn via fiberoptics and imagination in the 'telectroscope.'

World