OLYMPIC SOCCER: U.S. tops Japan for gold medal

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Carli Lloyd scored two goals as the United States women’s soccer team held off Japan, 2-1, in the gold medal match Thursday evening in London.

The United States avenged a heartbreaking loss to Japan in the 2011 Women’s World Cup final.

Lloyd gave the Americans an early lead when she headed a ball into the net in the eig…

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