Middaugh's trials and tribulations
Wayne Middaugh would like to set the record straight. Not only his own record of flat performances at previous Olympic trials.
Slam! Sports,
Tue Nov 24 07:48:59 PST 2009
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J-Rod's journal: Notes from Olympic veteran Jennifer Rodriguez
Three-time U.S. Olympic team member and 2002 speedskating medalist Jennifer Rodriguez will write a journal for USA TODAY as she attempts to earn a berth on her fourth Olympic team.
USA Today,
Mon Nov 23 12:01:17 PST 2009
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Napier upsets Holcomb to win World Cup, USA TODAY weekly award
American John Napier, 23, showed he was capable of piloting a winning sled on the World Cup circuit and earned this week's USA TODAY Olympic Athlete of the Week award.
USA Today,
Tue Nov 24 11:22:55 PST 2009
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McCarville skipped her team to an Olympic trials berth
Call it Thunder Bay: The Next Generation.
Slam! Sports,
Sat Nov 21 07:11:36 PST 2009
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Crafton Hills College may have new Olympic-size pool by June
With an Olympic-size swimming pool under construction at Crafton Hills College about 50 percent complete, college officials say the diving and splashing could begin as early as June. The st...
The Press-Enterprise,
Sat Nov 21 22:41:36 PST 2009
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49ers' Vernon Davis gets a broom and goes curling
Vernon Davis stepped onto the ice and started moonwalking, fully confident he could conquer the sport of curling or at the least be respectable. He is an NFL star, after all.
USA Today,
Tue Nov 24 16:37:47 PST 2009
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Not the Olys but it will do
For those who wondered if Mike McEwen and his rink might not be motivated after watching their Olympic dreams for 2010 dashed by a fellow Manitoban, worry no longer.
Slam! Sports,
Tue Nov 24 07:25:32 PST 2009
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Ex-Wildcat standout tries for bobsled team
WILDWOOD
The Villages Daily Sun,
Tue Nov 24 04:54:45 PST 2009
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Former Hidden Valley swimmer now a Rhodes Scholar
Jordan Anderson was a state champion swimmer while at Hidden Valley in Roanoke County. He placed 19th overall in the 100 meter butterfly Olympic trials in 2008.
WDBJ 7 Roanoke,
Sun Nov 22 14:35:12 PST 2009
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Kwan never golden, but sometimes transcendant
At its best, there is no sport to rival figure skating for sheer elegance and beauty. But when those five Olympic rings begin to squeeze, it can turn downright ugly.
Everett Herald,
Mon Nov 23 22:26:54 PST 2009
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Courts could reopen during Olympic break for Vancouver kidnapping trial
VANCOUVER
Vancouver Sun,
Mon Nov 23 13:39:12 PST 2009
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The case for keeping the individual pursuit in the Olympics
A week ago, I wrote an open letter to the Union Cycliste Internationale and International Olympic Committee regarding potential changes in the track-racing schedule at the 2012 Olympic Game...
Velo News,
Mon Nov 23 09:02:01 PST 2009
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Relative gets kidney from boxer who died after fight
The family of a Chicago -born boxer who died after a match in Philadelphia has donated his kidney to an ailing relative and other organs to at four other people, relatives and the Gift of L...
Chicago Tribune,
Tue Nov 24 09:37:06 PST 2009
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Fallen boxer Francisco Rodriguez's gift: Organs will help eight people
The death of junior featherweight Francisco "Paco" Rodriguez on Sunday night will not be in vain.
ESPN,
Tue Nov 24 08:51:41 PST 2009
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Ailing relative gets kidney from boxer who died after fight
The family of a Chicago-born boxer who died after a match has donated his kidney to an uncle and other organs to at least seven people. Francisco Rodriguez fell into a coma Friday and died ...
Chicago Tribune,
Tue Nov 24 09:45:11 PST 2009
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49ers' Vernon Davis gets a broom and goes curling
Vernon Davis stepped onto the ice and started moonwalking, fully confident he could conquer the sport of curling -- or at the least be respectable. He is an NFL star, after all. Then, the S...
AP via Yahoo! Sports,
Mon Nov 23 13:11:43 PST 2009
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Boxing Community Mourns Death of Star
Chicago's boxing community is mourning the death of a rising star -- Francisco "Paco" Rodriguez.
FOX News Chicago,
Tue Nov 24 10:55:57 PST 2009
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International Capsules: Skaters Lysacek, Kim discover obligations, spoils
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.
The Brownsville Herald,
Tue Nov 24 17:17:20 PST 2009
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Kitajima takes second in tuneup
Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima settled for second in the 200 meters breaststroke final at a time trials meet in Tokyo on Saturday. Kitajima, who made his retu...
The Japan Times,
Sat Nov 21 13:08:54 PST 2009
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