Archive for the ‘sports’ Category
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
Yahoo! Sports later reported that Brady's injury is severe enough to knock him out for the year, and Peter King of NBC Sports reported that the injury was "serious." New England will reportedly bring in ex-Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms for a physical and a workout on Monday.Read the full ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
Prepare to get screwed: Vancouver organizers will place the bulk of the 1.6 million tickets on sale in October, with a lottery through the Games' Web site, www.vancouver2010.com. But American fans won't be able to simply get in line online with Canadians. Those tickets, ranging in price from $25 ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
The Beijing Olympics have left the world's human rights groups frustrated and angry - convinced that China has been let off the hook for serious abuses, and adamant that future hosts like Russia must be held to a higher standard. Cheek, co-founder of a group of athletes known as Team ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
A new chapter in the ongoing controversy surrounding China's women's gymnastics team opened today, as search engine hacker stryde.hax found surviving copies of official registration documents issued by China's General Administration of Sport of China. The incriminating documents, expunged by censors from the official site and from Google's document cache, ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
As Skagit County prosecutors announced their intentions to file criminal charges against a 14-year-old boy who fatally shot a hiker when he mistook her for a bear, a leading state legislator is pushing for tougher restrictions on juvenile hunters.Read the full story
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
The Ministry of Tourism released a list of 11 climbers believed dead: three South Koreans, two Nepalis, two Pakistanis and mountaineers from France, Ireland, Serbia and Norway. At least two of them fell on their way up the mountain, before the avalanche.Read the full story
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
IOC says Iraq will not compete at Beijing Olympics because of government interference. Iraq has been banned because of a government decision to disband the country's National Olympic Committee, a senior official of the committee said on Thursday.Read the full story
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political propaganda and protests inside competition venues, organizers said Friday. The crackdown guidelines apply to flags representing countries and regions without athletes in the events.Read the full story
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
"We all think about oil in our cars, but very few of us really consider the fact that every little piece of manmade equipment around you is oil-based, and surfing's no different," said Mauro, who's seen the price of some surfboards double to $750 or higher. "The price of ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Steroids are legal in 28 of the 38 U.S. states where horse racing is held, including the 3 states holding Triple Crown races, and their use is prevalent. The Triple Crown with an asterisk? Or should they all have asterisks? In any case, regular steroid use in horse racing is ...
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