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Olympian Brittney Reese will be 'providing motivation' at 4A track championships
Brittney Reese will have to wait a few months to try and capture an Olympic gold, but she'll get to hand out a few medals in the mean time.
The four-time and current long jump world champion will be on hand at the Maryland Class 4A track and field...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Morgan State University, Summer Olympics, Coppin State University, Turkey
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Phelps is decorated by AAU with 74th Sullivan Award
Sun StaffA landmark year of swimming in 2003 resulted in one more honor for Michael Phelps, as the 18-year-old from Rodgers Forge won the 74th annual James E. Sullivan Award last night. The announcement was made at a banquet at the New York Athletic Club. The...Tags: Michelle Kwan, Marathon, Bars and Clubs, Kurt Thomas, Carl Lewis
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ABC's 2012-13 Lineup: The Complete List
ReutersABC May 15 (TheWrap.com) - released its full 2012-13 schedule Tuesday. For some analysis of it, click here. For the lineup and show descriptions, read on. (New shows are in bold.) MONDAY: 8 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” 10...Tags: Nashville (tv program), Shameless (tv program), Facebook, Dichen Lachman, Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program)
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Brittney Reese hopes to be leaps and bounds above the rest
It was a Mississippi afternoon where everything sweats, and a cold Coke was at stake.
Whichever member of the Gulfport High School girls' basketball team long-jumped the farthest would receive the much-desired refreshment.
Those were the guidelines...Tags: Ole Miss Rebels, Track and Field, Beijing Games, Basketball, University of Mississippi
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Boys & Girls Club seeks to expand throughout Imperial Valley, officials say
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — On a good day 50 to 60 kids come streaming into the Boys & Girls Club building in Brawley where they play on an indoor basketball court, hang out or do homework in a separate room. But Sara Sanders, executive director of the Boys &...Tags: Steve Benson, Facebook, Denzel Washington, Sara Sanders, Wesley Clark
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Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Like other 50-year-olds, Jackie Joyner-Kersee aches a bit the day after a vigorous workout. And she's noticed that her vision isn't what it once was. But Joyner-Kersee, who still holds the world record in the women's heptathlon, isn't pining for her...
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Five minutes with Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Like other 50-year-olds, Jackie Joyner-Kersee aches a bit the day after a vigorous workout. And she has noticed that her vision isn’t what it once was.
But Joyner-Kersee, one of the most accomplished and gracious female athletes in history, isn&...Tags: Cancer, The Rolling Stones (music group), Philosophy, Soldier Field, Track and Field
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'Herb Ritts: L.A. Style' at Getty with fashion, celeb photographs
All The Rage“Herb Ritts: L.A. Style” opens at the Getty Museum, with 87 photographs, some of which have never before been published, alongside examples of the L.A. photographer's magazine covers and commercial video projects. They highlight Ritts’... -
Eatonville's new Boys and Girls Club is part of mission to change kids' lives
For more than a decade, the Eatonville Boys & Girls Club has operated in a cramped portable classroom that didn't look like much even when it was new. In recent years, it had come to feature threadbare, stained carpet, broken window blinds and a crammed...Tags: Darden Concepts, Inc., Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Peace Corps, Rollins College
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Book Review: 'Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWonder Girl The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias Don Van Natta Jr. Little, Brown: 404 pp., $27.99 So do you know who made the Top 10 when ESPN chose its 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century? Here they are: (1) Michael Jordan....Tags: Athletes, Carl Lewis, Multi-Sport Events, Joe Louis, Wrestling
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Who said it? A look back
McClatchy NewspapersDuring this Black History Month, consider the following thoughts on politics, life and race from 10 famous African-Americans. See if you can match the quote with the person who said it. The famous quote: 1. "Surely the day will come when color means...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Condoleezza Rice, Black History, Sidney Poitier, Minority Groups
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JJK Center Re-Opens
JJK Center Re-OpensJJK Center Re-Opens Jackie Joyner-Kersee made her first public appearance in months, but wouldn't answer specifics about past financial concerns. Jackie Joyner-Kersee made her first public appearance in months. She announced the re-opening of her...Tags: United Way , Athletes, Contracts, Foreign Exchange Market, Chris Hayes
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