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submitted by Grace for team Iraq news 216 weeks 4 days 11 hours 5 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 237 weeks 2 days 22 hours 9 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 130 weeks 3 days 20 hours 30 minutes 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 244 weeks 1 day 12 hours 5 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 198 weeks 1 day 2 hours 18 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 197 weeks 6 days 21 hours 48 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)
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submitted by Lisa 254 weeks 3 days 23 hours 9 minutes ago
Scoring two runs in the top of the first inning, off a wild Dixie-Terra Linda throw, was all the Twin Cities Major Little League All-Stars team needed in a 2-0 win.
Twin Cities' Jack Schoenberger pitched five scoreless innings with Alex Asdourian sealing the win with a...(more)
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submitted by Suzy 245 weeks 2 days 22 hours 19 minutes ago
Jamaican Asafa Powell set a new men's world 100m record of 9.74sec at the IAAF Grand Prix at Rieti, Italy, on Sunday, beating his old mark of 9.77 set in Athens in June 2005.
The 24-year-old Powell had predicted in Stockholm at the beginning of August that...(more)
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submitted by Grace 197 weeks 1 day 12 hours 43 minutes ago
On his way out of the game, Yao Ming thrust his fist through the air, and soon made that long, wobbly walk to the Chinese bench. The end of a brilliant and historic night for basketball, the end of responsibility for Yao. His work is done....(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 5 days 22 hours 24 minutes ago
Britain's Olympic committee has rescinded its rule on lifetime bans for drug offenders to fall into line with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 1 week 2 hours 24 minutes ago
Organizers of the 2012 Olympics say soccer star David Beckham is bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece as the torch begins an 8,000 mile (12,875km) tour across Britain.
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 1 week 22 hours 24 minutes ago
LaShawn Merritt, who served a 21-month suspension for accidental doping, is refining his racing technique as he prepares to compete for a second consecutive gold medal in the 400 meters.
