Scott Parsons, kayak

Braving the rough waters

After hearing cheers in Athens and absorbing the spectacle that is the Olympics, kayaker Scott Parsons wasn't sure he wanted to do it again. So he took a year off, paddling just once a day to stay in shape and have fun on the water.

Marylanders to watch in '08

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Benny Parsons: 1941-2007

NASCAR loses ex-champ and much-loved figure

Benny Parsons, a former NASCAR Winston Cup champion and Daytona 500 winner who gained an even wider following as a cheerful stock car racing broadcaster, died yesterday of complications from lung cancer. He was 65.

U.S. whitewater team looks back, to future

ATHENS -- In many ways, yesterday marked the changing of the guard for the U.S. men's whitewater paddling team.

U.S. paddlers gain deeper water

ATHENS -- To overcome gravity and hydraulics, successful whitewater paddlers combine the speed reading of Evelyn Wood, the sight reading of Liberace and the muscle of Barry Bonds.

Parsons, Heyl, Leith clinch spots on Olympic team

Maryland paddler Scott Parsons secured a spot on the U.S. Olympic team by winning the men's kayak for the second day in a row yesterday, the last day of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in South Bend, Ind.

Kayakers, canoers aim for Athens

This weekend is the last chance for whitewater slalom kayakers and canoers to qualify for the Olympic team trials, from April 2 to 4 in South Bend, Ind.