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  1. In 4-1 defeat to Tampa Bay, Orioles' lineup is a pushover

    Baltimore Sun - Beijing Olympics &bull 5 Hours Ago

    Garza just good enough to win after 'shove it' comment Matt Garza's vow that he would "shove it down" the Orioles' throats Friday night proved to be more rhetoric than reality. The Tampa Bay Rays starter's performance was more of… Full Story »

  2. USADA bans retired distance runner Lukezic

    ESPN - More Olympic News &bull Today

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has suspended retired distance runner Chris Lukezic for two years for refusing to take an out-of-competition doping test. Colorado Springs-based USADA says the 26-year-old Lukezic, of San Francisco, didn't file the proper… Full Story »

  3. Report: Floyd Landis files federal whistle-blower lawsuit

    Olympics News on ESPN &bull Today

    Landis is the cyclist who won the Tour de France in 2006 but had the title stripped because of positive drug test. This spring, he ended years of denials by admitting he took performance-enhancing drugs and accused Armstrong and others… Full Story »


  4. USA Gymnastics to sanction cheer competitions

    ESPN - More Olympic News &bull Yesterday

    HARTFORD, Conn. -- The national governing body for gymnastics has agreed to sanction college cheer competitions, a step aimed at getting competitive cheerleading recognized as a sport. USA Gymnastics will sanction events held by the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling… Full Story »

  5. Justin Gatlin wins 100 meters in 10.15 seconds at Padua meet

    Olympics News on ESPN &bull Yesterday

    PADUA, Italy -- Justin Gatlin clocked 10.15 seconds to win the 100 meters at a meet near Venice on Friday in the last race on his return from a four-year doping ban before he goes back to the United States… Full Story »

  6. USOC considering placing a bid for Youth Olympics

    Yahoo! News - Olympics Search &bull Yesterday

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. a The U.S. Olympic Committee is considering a bid for the Youth Olympics, with Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Lake Placid, N.Y., possible contenders for the event that drew 3,500 athletes from 205 countries to Singapore last month at… Full Story »

  7. Rowing led Breen to success in swimming

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    Swimming has taken George Breen around the United States and the world, but he is quick to credit the West Side Rowing Club in Buffalo with helping his swimming career. Breen won four Olympic medals, despite not swimming competitively until he attended Cortland State. The college had no rowing team,… Full Story »


  8. Olympian, Alex Kostich, Promotes the RCP Tiburon Mile and Sprint Classic

    Gold Medal Mel &bull Yesterday

    It has often been said that swimming the English Channel is the Mt. Everest of open water sport, and if that is the case then the RCP Tiburon Mile would be the equivalent to the world's most prestigious tower climb,… Full Story »

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  9. U.S. faces a navigable road at basketball worlds

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    The 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 »

  10. Lake Placid probably won't bid for 2016 Youth Olympics

    Yahoo! News - Olympics Search &bull Yesterday

    LAKE PLACID - The prospect of this village hosting the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics appears to be fading, as the deadline to submit a bid is two months away, and local and U.S. Olympic Committee officials apparently don't have any… Full Story »

  11. US faces a navigable road at basketball worlds

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    ISTANBUL (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 »

  12. Live athletics: IAAF Continental Cup 2010

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    Men's 400m: European 400m champion Kevin Borlee is set to team up with Briton Michael Bingham against the mighty American Jeremy Wariner, who is joined in the Americas team by Jamaican Ricardo Chambers. Men's 100m: Mark Lewis-Francis will compete for… Full Story »

  13. FAQs of the 2010 World Championship

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    URCHISAR, Turkey -- I have just finished lunch in this town in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, where I was serenaded in one ear by the restaurant's recording of Janis Joplin belting out "Maybe," and in the other by the mid-day call to prayer from a nearby mosque. The effect was quite strange, that being a good word to describe the United States' participation in the FIBA World Championship, which… Full Story »


  14. Jack McCallum: FAQs of the 2010 FIBA Worlds

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    URCHISAR, Turkey -- I have just finished lunch in this town in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, where I was serenaded in one ear by the restaurant's recording of Janis Joplin belting out "Maybe," and in the other by the mid-day call to prayer from a nearby mosque. The effect was quite strange, that being a good word to describe the United States' participation in the FIBA World Championship, which begins in earnest… Full Story »

  15. This Book 'Will Knock You on Your Ass'

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    Last week we talked some about the similarities between What Hath God Wrought, and Howard Zinn's A People's History of The United States. We talked about the problems with Zinn's book, but also about the debt historians like Howe owe to Zinn. There's no question that, as history, Howe's work is vastly preferable to Zinn's. After all, Zinn wasn't striving for… Full Story »

  16. Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan (AP)

    Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Yesterday

    AP - As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security. Full Story »

  17. International Capsules: Lysacek won't compete in 2010

    Yahoo News &bull Yesterday

    Lysacek said Thursday he won't compete the rest of this year, meaning he will skip the Grand Prix season. But he still wants to skate, and hasn't ruled out the U.S. championships in mid-January. I miss it. I miss competing.… Full Story »

  18. Most Asian stocks rise on improving US data (AP)

    Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Yesterday

    AP - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from improving U.S. housing and jobs data amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. Start you search now to find the right program at… Full Story »

  19. S.Korea's Kia to recall 35,000 cars in US (AFP)

    Olympics News on RocketNews.com &bull Yesterday

    AFP - South Korea's second largest carmaker Kia Motors said Friday it is recalling about 35,000 vehicles sold in the United States due to faulty wiring in interior lights that could cause fires. Full Story »

  20. USA sleepwalks through 2nd half in easy win against Tunisia

    Olympics News on USA Today &bull Yesterday

    Eric Gordon scored 21 points as the United States pulled away from Tunisia after sleepwalking through the first half, winning 92-57 on Thursday ... Full Story »

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