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submitted by MikeK 194 weeks 4 days 17 hours 17 minutes ago
Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter known as the fastest man on no legs, will be allowed to compete at the Beijing Olympics after a ban on his prosthetic limbs was overturned today.
The South African 400 metre runner had been forbidden from competing alongside able-bodied athletes because...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 182 weeks 2 days 16 hours 29 minutes ago
It wasn't the smoothest or aesthetically pleasing effort, but the United States men's Olympic basketball team opened with a 101-70 victory over China on Sunday. With Yao Ming inspiring his countrymen to play above their heads for most of the first half, the Americans dominated them...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge! 160 weeks 2 days 9 hours 5 minutes ago
Watch this little girl tumble. Next stop the 2020 Olympics!
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submitted by Grace 228 weeks 3 days 18 hours 58 minutes ago
England were knocked out of the Women's World Cup after a 3-0 defeat by the United States in the quarter-finals.
England had held their own in the first half but a 48th-minute far-post Abby Wambach header put the USA ahead.
Shannon Boxx powered a low shot past the...(more)
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submitted by Suzy 244 weeks 2 days 14 hours 44 minutes ago
Thousands of top athletes from around the world jumped into the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay early this morning to begin the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.
The 1.5-mile swim from Alcatraz Island to the Marina Green began at 7 a.m. - an hour earlier than...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge! 187 weeks 3 days 16 hours 38 minutes ago
Natalie Coughlin is 25 years old, an elder stateswoman of swimming.
Dara Torres wears goggles that are older than Coughlin.
Torres is 41. In swimming, that's not old, that's Pleistocene.
Torres swam in her first Olympic Games in 1984. Last year, she came out of a seven-year retirement, practically...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Iraq news 201 weeks 4 days 5 hours 36 minutes ago
Dana Abdul-Razzaq truly dodges sniper bullets . . . . to train for the Olympics in her country's capital, Baghdad. Abdul-Razzaq, an incredibly brave sprinter, will be the only female athlete representing Iraq.
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submitted by Lisa 222 weeks 2 days 16 hours 39 minutes ago
Martin Lel of Kenya and Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco, who waged a battle for victory in the London Marathon this year, found themselves neck and neck in the final stages of the New York City Marathon on Sunday morning, matching strides through Central Park, having dropped...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 115 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago
The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.
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written by Lisa 229 weeks 1 day 6 hours 35 minutes ago
I have two soccer-playing children in my family. And I have either coached or watched their soccer games for the last 8 years. As a spectator parent, it's important to know what you should and shouldn't do. Here's my top 10 list.
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submitted by GG92 183 weeks 20 hours 49 minutes ago
Some members of the U.S. cycling squad arrived for the Olympic Games on Tuesday wearing black respiratory masks, apparently concerned over reports of unhealthy levels of air pollution in Beijing.
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submitted by Julia Leigh 182 weeks 6 days 16 hours 18 minutes ago
Chinese authorities have abruptly revoked the visa of 2006 winter Olympic gold-medallist and Darfur activist Joey Cheek, prompting a protest by the US government and further marring the start of the Beijing games.
Cheek is the president and co-founder of Team Darfur, a group of athletes formed...(more)
