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U.S. Picks Olympic Team
The Associated PressThe U.S. Olympic Committee will send 596 athletes to the Beijing Games, according to a list the federation released Tuesday night. Swimmer Michael Phelps, gymnast Paul Hamm and sprinter Tyson Gay are among the 310 men on the team. Swimmer Dara Torres,...Tags: Beijing Games, Modern Pentathlon, Triathlon, Swimming
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The fallen hero of the modern Olympics
Special to The TimesHalf a lap. Just a half-loop around the track, and the gold medal for the marathon at the 1908 London Olympics was his. But for Dorando Pietri, exhausted and dehydrated after running 26 miles under a harsh sun, 385 yards might as well have been one...Tags: History, Awards and Prizes, Photography, Mile Run, Madison Square Garden
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Indoor ceremonies don't put damper on Games
joseph.staszewski@newsday.comThe world's greatest athletes are set to go for gold at the Olympics in Beijing in two weeks, but Wednesday night it was the state's best amateur athletes who gathered in Binghamton at the Empire State Games with the same goal. "You feel like you are...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Baptist, Multi-Sport Events, Volleyball, Religious Leaders
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Race to honor fallen athlete
South Florida Sun-SentinelFriends of Babette Kulka plan to honor the athlete with a road race along Hollywood Beach, where she spent her mornings training including the day she died. The Babette Kulka Memorial Celebration 5K Run/Walk will be held Aug. 10 at the Hollywood Beach...Tags: Road Race Cycling, Cycling, Marathon, Nike Incorporated, Sprint Cycling
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Amputee athletes ready for Extremity Games
Associated Press WriterLoi Ho is doing push-ups and pull-ups and hanging from door frames by her fingertips to prepare her upper body for a rock climbing competition this week. Her lower body just needs some stretching and one adjustment. When she gets to the climbing gym...Tags: Lobbying, People, Climbing, Mountaineering, Defense
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Tech's Tincher, UNC's Hansbrough take top ACC honors
757-247-4636Angela Tincher, the most decorated female athlete in Virginia Tech history, received the ACC's most prestigious individual honor Tuesday. Tincher, a former Hokies softball pitcher, and North Carolina basketball player Tyler Hansbrough were named the...Tags: Virginia Tech, Major League Baseball
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Keeping track of the Olympic field
They know it's the second thing you think whenever they run fast or throw far or jump high. They understand why after the "Wow!" comes the inevitable "Drugs?!" It's not because of anything they've done; it's because of what others before them have done....Tags: Minority Groups, Trials, Athletics, Track and Field
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Pro athletes? They'll take Manhattan (Beach)
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRichard Montgomery immediately recognized the tall blond in the tennis dress in the deli section of his local Ralphs, so he walked up and introduced himself to tennis star Maria Sharapova. Montgomery, who had heard she lived in Manhattan Beach, told...Tags: Mike Piazza, Tiger Woods, Photography, New York Rangers, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Top Football Programs Fail To Make Grades
NBC recently renewed its television contract with Notre Dame football through the 2015 season, betting the bank that the Irish, who have not won a national championship since 1988 or a bowl game since 1993, can consistently deliver television ratings that...Tags: Examinations, Colleges and Universities, Ohio State University, Teaching and Learning, University of New Haven
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Getting to know: Joey Hammond
Age: 30 Position: Utility College: UNC-Charlotte Resides: Greensboro, N.C. Family: Wife, Rebecca; sons, Caleb, 3 1/2, and Joshua, 1 1/2. Drafted: Baltimore's 25th-round pick in 1998. Favorite TV show: '' American Idol.'' Type of music on my iPod: I...Tags: Will Ferrell, Gaming and Lotteries, Billy Graham, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Popular Music
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