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Sailing: Naples' Moore qualifies U.S. team for 2012 Olympics - Naples Daily News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 15, 2011
Naples' Trevor Moore and teammate Erik Storck helped USA Sailing qualify for the 2012 Summer Games in the 49er event on Wednesday at the ISAF Sailing World Championships. We just wish we had better position going into gold," Storck said.… Full Story »
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Remarkable rehab for Stacy Sykora
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Dec 14, 2011Followers of the U.S. national volleyball team know Stacy Sykora as an outstanding player, a glowing personality, a recognizable face on Team USA - she was the libero on three Olympic teams (2000, 2004, 2008). U.S. volleyball fans also will know that Sykora was involved in what turned out to be a horrific accident April 12. The bus carrying her Brazilian club team, Volei Futuro, overturned during a rainstorm on the way to a match. There… Full Story »
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The genuine Katie Uhlaender
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Dec 14, 2011It had been nearly three years since an American woman managed so much as a top-three finish in skeleton, the sliding sport on the bobsled track where it's just you and the sled and you rocket down the track face-first. All of that changed a few days ago high in the French Alps, on the twists and turns of a course… Full Story »
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2011 U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Yearbook
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Dec 14, 2011The 2011 U.S. Women's National Team Yearbook, a 140-page product, includes pictorial recaps for each match during the season, season and tournament statistics, updated player and coach biographies and storylines for the upcoming 2012 season in which Team USA has… Full Story »
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Berg Selected USAV Indoor Female Athlete of the Year
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Dec 14, 2011Berg played in 90 sets during the 2011 season with 27 match starts in three tournaments played. She averaged 8.48 assists per set while the U.S. converted 45.4 percent of its attack in her three tournaments with a .342 hitting efficiency. Further, Berg averaged 1.38 digs, 0.13 blocks and 0.12 aces… Full Story »
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Hollen makes 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team
United States Paralympics News &bull Dec 13, 2011Eric Hollen (Colorado Springs, Colo.), the recently announced 2011 USA Shooting Paralympic Athlete of the Year, can now add another accolade to his resume. In accordance with the U.S. Paralympics Shooting Team selection procedures, the quota that Hollen won from… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: BOA launch court battle to end Dwain Chambers' Olympic dream - Daily Mail
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 13, 2011
Daily Mail LONDON 2012 : BOA launch court battle to end Dwain Chambers' Olympic dream Daily Mail The prevailing view is that the BOA will lose their battle after the precedent set by CAS earlier this year when they ruled… Full Story »
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Ford: This WPS shouldn't be the future for women's professional soccer
ESPN - Olympics News &bull Dec 13, 2011
The Women's Professional Soccer league's first allocation of top players took place in mid-September 2008, mere weeks after the U.S. women's national team won gold at the Beijing Summer Games, the country's third championship in four Olympic tournaments. It looked like a great window of opportunity on paper. As it turned out, the timing could not have been worse. The same week that national team players were distributed among what the WPS then projected as eight teams, several major U.S. financial institutions crashed and domestic stocks started a luge-like descent, bottoming out at half their value by the league's opening… Full Story »
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Charlotte to Host 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Whitewater Slalom
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Dec 12, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC - December 12, 2012 - The U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) will host the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Whitewater Slalom April 12 - 14, 2012. The three-day competition also features live music and a fireworks display on Saturday night. The competition and festival will be free and open to the public. The USNWC hosted the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials leading up to the Beijing Olympics. The center will also host the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials… Full Story »
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Scott bikes on a roll, Signs Geoff Kabush to XC team. - Whistler Mountain Bike
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 12, 2011
SCOTT Sports announced today the formation of a new XC team based in North America. The Team, named SCOTT- 3Rox Racing Team, will include Geoff Kabush who will target the UCI World Cup series, the 2012 Summer Olympics and select… Full Story »
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Franklin Templeton Shootout notebook: Tournament on solid footing for 2012 - Naples Daily News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 12, 2011
Brendan Steele, left, and Keegan Bradley celebrate winning the Franklin Templeton Shootout on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at the Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples. Fans revel in the action surrounding the 17th green during the final round of the Franklin Templeton Shootout on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at the Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples. Keegan Bradley tees off of the 9th hole during the final round of the Franklin Templeton Shootout on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at the Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples. Cape Coral… Full Story »
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Heather Mitts, Ryan Lochte, Bryan Clay Anchor Ralph Lauren 2012 Olympic Roster - The Big Lead
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 10, 2011
Fibre2fashion.com Heather Mitts, Ryan Lochte, Bryan Clay Anchor Ralph Lauren 2012 Olympic Roster The Big Lead As the US Olympic Committee works with its member organizations to put together squads that will compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics , marketing… Full Story »
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Putting paralympic athletes in the spotlight
Women Talk Sports - Olympics &bull Dec 10, 2011
Marie Hardin, associate director of the Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State University, takes a look at the interaction of sports coverage and U.S. culture. The mainstream media are still falling behind in covering disability sports and the network of resources for athletes with disability is far from perfect, but a new blog carries a promise of making things… Full Story »
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Ralph Lauren Announces 2012 Olympic Athlete Ambassadors
Women Talk Sports - Olympics &bull Dec 10, 2011
Pretty Tough is the premier brand and media property providing high-quality, specialty content, products and services for girls who love sport, life & style. Ralph Lauren, an official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams for London 2012, today… Full Story »
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Ralph Lauren announces 2012 ambassadors
United States Paralympics News &bull Dec 9, 2011New York, N.Y.- Ralph Lauren Corporation, an official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams for London 2012, today announced its roster of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls which will serve as Ralph Lauren brand ambassadors leading up to and… Full Story »
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Maroney, Raisman & Horton - Ralph Lauren Brand Ambassadors
Full Twist &bull Dec 9, 2011It has been announced that Worlds 2011 team members Jonathan Horton, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney have been named by Ralph Lauren brand ambassadors for the company who are an official outfitter of the USA Olympic and Paralympic Teams for… Full Story »
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First Paralympic test event brings Goalball to Olympic Park
London 2012 News &bull Dec 2, 2011
The first Paralympic test event, the London International Goalball Tournament, starts this weekend (3-4 December) at the Handball Arena on the Olympic Park. Five women's teams from Canada, China, Great Britain, Sweden and the USA will battle it out at… Full Story »
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Olympic Swimmers Debut Speedo Fastskin3 for London Games
Women Talk Sports - Olympics &bull Dec 1, 2011
With each new day, companies are rolling out the fashions that we can expect to see come July, during the 2012 Olympic Games. The latest launch comes from the swimming category. The revolutionary new Speedo FASTSKIN3, unveiled yesterday, is the… Full Story »
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UK police: No armed FBI agents at 2012 Olympics - eTaiwan News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 22, 2011
The national security coordinator for the 2012 London Olympics has insisted that armed agents from other countries besides Britain will not be permitted at the London games. Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison dismissed a Guardian newspaper report suggesting that the United… Full Story »
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2012 Summer Olympics in London: Staff & Volunteer Uniforms Unveiled by Adidas
Women Talk Sports - Olympics &bull Nov 22, 2011
Though the 2012 Olympic Games are more than eight months away, we've already been treated to a fashion preview from the Canadian team. And designers like Stella McCartney (Great Britain), Cedella Marley (Jamaica) and Polo Ralph Lauren (USA) are among… Full Story »




































