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Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick were supposed to have an American battle for gold. Mark Tuitert didn’t go along with the plan. The Dutch skater pulled off a speedskating upset in the 1,500 meters Saturday, relegating Davis to the silver while Hedrick failed to even make the podium.

Researchers at UC Davis say that silicon, the most common metalloid and a known booster of bone-mineral density, is highly “bioavailable” when consumed in beer.

Raiders owner Al Davis will meet with coach Tom Cable today to discuss “all the reasons he’ll get fired,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Baron Davis hit a fallaway jumper at the buzzer, and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped the Boston Celtics’ nine-game road winning streak with a 92-90 victory on Sunday night.

The Obama administration is eager to promote green technologies, but some energy entrepreneurs, like Bill Davis, are still struggling to explain what they do.