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Vietnam 42nd at first Youth Olympics
Yahoo! News - Olympics Search &bull 38 Minutes Ago
The Vietnamese athletes won a gold medal in the men's 56kg weightlifting contest, a silver in the women's 55kg taekwondo category and two bronze medals in the men's 55kg taekwondo category and women singles' badminton event. China finished on top… Full Story »
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At world championships, USA ready for action
Yahoo News &bull TodayISTANBUL - All around them, the Americans find compelling matchups for the world championship's round of 16: a rematch of the 2006 title game; a coach facing a home country he led to an Olympic gold medal; two bitter rivals… Full Story »
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Anton Geesink, Judo World Champion, Dies at 76
Yahoo News &bull YesterdayGeesink stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese opponents to win the 1961 world title and capture a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Full Story »
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U.S. faces a navigable road at basketball worlds
Yahoo News &bull YesterdayThe Americans find compelling matchups for the Round of 16: a rematch of the 2006 title game; a coach facing a country he led to Olympic gold; two bitter rivals to start it off. Full Story »
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Paralympic sailing: Skandia Team GBR captured in action at Weymouth by photographer Robert Wilson
Telegraph UK - Countdown to the Beijing Olympics &bull Yesterday
Following the recent success of Britain's Paralympic Class sailors at the World Championships and Skandia Sail For Gold Regattas, and to celebrate two years to go to the 2012 Paralympic Games, a stunning collection of images captured by award winning… Full Story »
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David Rudisha, star of 2012 Olympics?
Yahoo! News - Olympics Search &bull Yesterday
PARIS (AP)-Alongside or near Usain Bolt, add David Rudisha to the list of athletes who should shiver our spines at the London Olympics in-it is getting much closer now-the summer after next. Bolt, the showman, will always be the bigger star. His events, the 100 and 200, have more glamor, more pulling power than Rudisha's discipline, the 800. The 21-year-old Kenyan proved that… Full Story »
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US faces a navigable road at basketball worlds
Yahoo News &bull YesterdayISTANBUL (AP)-All around them, the Americans find compelling matchups for the round of 16: a rematch of the 2006 title game; a coach facing a home country he led to an Olympic gold medal; two bitter rivals to get it all started. Elimination games at the world… Full Story »
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Kitajima to spearhead Japan at Asian Games (AFP)
Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull YesterdayAFP - Four-time Olympic gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima will spearhead the Japanese swimming team for the Asian Games in November, officials said Friday. Full Story »
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Andean gold in $3bn bidding war
Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull YesterdayRival Canadian gold mining companies, Goldcorp and El Dorado, lock horns in a $3bn fight to buy up Andean Resources. This article is from the BBC News website . British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content… Full Story »
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China Sweeps Gold in Day Two of FINA World Junior Diving Championships
Yahoo News &bull YesterdayTUCSON, Arizona, September 3. TEAM USA won a pair of medals Thursday at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships to lift its two-day total to four, doubling its medal count from the 2008 meet with four days of competition still to come. Kristian Ipsen (Clayton, Calif.) and Michael Hixon (Amherst, Mass.) won the… Full Story »
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Skate champions set for dream wedding on ice
Yahoo News &bull YesterdayIt is a fairy tale romance of Olympic-sized proportions: China's 2010 gold medal pair skaters Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue are getting married Saturday in front of thousands of fans -- on ice. Full Story »
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Living the fantasy: Angels are football fans, too
Road to Beijing Blog on OC Register &bull Yesterday
Hunter (the money man) and the Angels' communications manager, Eric Kay (personnel and draft strategist), teamed up to win the championship in the annual fantasy football league organized among the team's players and staff. Nine-time Gold Glove winner Torii Hunter… Full Story »
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Olympic gold medalist Trickett ends retirement
ESPN - More Olympic News &bull Sep 2, 2010
SYDNEY -- Triple Olympic gold medalist Libby Trickett is coming out of retirement in the hope of representing Australia in swimming at the 2012 London Games. The 25-year-old Trickett told an Australian TV network Wednesday she realized in the months… Full Story »
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Olympic champion swimmer Rice has surgery
ESPN - More Olympic News &bull Sep 2, 2010
SYDNEY -- Triple Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Rice says she has undergone surgery on her right shoulder to repair a long-term injury that threatened her buildup to the 2012 London Olympics. Just got out of surgery. Things went well, thank… Full Story »
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For Mexican cartels, marijuana is still gold (McClatchy Newspapers)
Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Sep 2, 2010McClatchy Newspapers - CORRE COYOTE, Mexico - Times are good for the dope growers of the western Sierra Madre mountains. The army eradication squads that once hacked at the illicit marijuana fields have been diverted by the drug war that's… Full Story »
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Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek to take a break
Olympics News on ESPN &bull Sep 2, 2010
Lysacek said Thursday he won't compete the rest of this year, meaning he will miss the Grand Prix season. But he hopes to return for the national championships in January, and said he spent the morning training and thinking of… Full Story »
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Figure staking: Lysacek won't compete in 2010
Olympics News on USA Today &bull Sep 2, 2010
Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek is taking some time off. How much time off, he hasn't decided. Full Story »
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For Lamar Odom, another championship has a nice ring to it
Yahoo News &bull Sep 2, 2010After winning another NBA title with the Lakers, Odom has his sights set on helping the United States win the gold medal at the world championship in Turkey. U.S. forward-center Lamar Odom looks to score against Brazil's Joao Batista during their Group B preliminary game on Monday in Istanbul. Lamar Odom won his… Full Story »
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Targets gone awry
Beijing 2008 Olympics News on Silobreaker &bull Sep 2, 2010
Of all the agencies working on infrastructure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the (DDA) has probably faced the most flak for missing deadlines. The , being renovated by DDA, is no exception. It missed several deadlines, including the latest on Tuesday. The venue,...… Full Story »
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Olympic skating champ Lysacek to take a break
Yahoo News &bull Sep 2, 2010COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) - Olympic gold medallist Evan Lysacek said Thursday he won't compete for the rest of 2010, taking a break from figure skating to focus on other interests. The next few months will be very busy for… Full Story »
