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submitted by MikeK 265 weeks 4 days 5 hours 5 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 253 weeks 2 days 4 hours 18 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! 231 weeks 1 day 20 hours 53 minutes ago
Watch this little girl tumble. Next stop the 2020 Olympics!
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submitted by Grace 299 weeks 3 days 6 hours 46 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 315 weeks 2 days 2 hours 32 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! 258 weeks 3 days 4 hours 26 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 272 weeks 3 days 17 hours 24 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 293 weeks 2 days 4 hours 28 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 186 weeks 3 days 2 hours 48 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 300 weeks 18 hours 23 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 254 weeks 8 hours 37 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 253 weeks 6 days 4 hours 6 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)
