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NBC's hopes that the London Olympics would boost the struggling "Today" show have been rewarded and then some. The once-dominant morning news show beat ABC's "Good Morning America" by an average of 1.6 million viewers each day last week, the Nielsen ratings company said Monday. That's the most dominant week for "Today" since the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.

If NBC wants to show Usain Bolt's 100-meter victory on tape delay, the IOC says that's up to the network....

Usain Bolt ran his second fastest time ever and set an Olympic record in the 100-meter dash in Sunday’s XXX Summer Games (10.5/27). In fast nationals, last night’s 8 – 11 PM broadcast was down 9% from last Sunday but up 14% from the same second Sunday at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Here are some of the events, teams and athletes to watch on Monday at the London Games, including Gabby Douglas on the uneven bars and the United States men's basketball team against Argentina.

His victory in the 100 on Sunday against training partner Yohan Blake, Americans Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay and the rest of the star-studded field promptly and emphatically shut down all the questions about his fitness and dedication - questions that only grew louder after losses to Blake in both sprints five weeks ago at Jamaica's Olympic trials.

Andy Murray stood with the Union Jack draped over his shoulders, an Olympic gold medal around his neck, flanked by the man he had just beaten, Roger Federer, and basking in the roar of the Centre Court crowd.

Serena Williams teamed with big sister Venus to win the women's doubles title at the Olympics on Sunday, adding to the singles gold she won on Centre Court at Wimbledon a day earlier.

After the badminton scandal in which teams didn't play their best in order to gain a favorable position, all eyes will be on Monday's Spain-Brazil Olympic men's basketball Group B game.

Of course the gold medal stays in Jamaica, mon. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wouldn't have it any other way. A golden ribbon in her hair, the bubbly Jamaican made it back-to-back Olympic titles in the women's 100 meters Saturday night, closing ground over the last 20 meters and leaning at the line to win in 10.75 seconds and edge American Carmelita Jeter by .03 seconds.

In a final race that was more a coronation than a contest, Phelps headed into retirement the only way imaginable - with an 18th gold medal. Reclaiming the lead with his trademark butterfly stroke, the one seen in his Olympic debut as a 15-year-old in Sydney a dozen years ago, he capped off a mind-boggling career with a victory in the 4x100-meter medley relay Saturday.