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Disney's Wide World of Sports celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2007. The 220-acre complex, located in Osceola County south of Walt Disney World's theme parks, hosts more than 170 amateur and professional events each year. The facility includes a 9,500-seat baseball stadium, an indoor venue, a track and field area, football and soccer fields, tennis courts and more.
Disney's Wide World of Sports celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2007. The 220-acre complex, located in Osceola County south of Walt Disney World's theme parks, hosts more than 170 amateur and professional events each year. The facility includes a 9,500-seat baseball stadium, an indoor venue, a track and field area, football and soccer fields, tennis courts and more.
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Nowhere to go but downhill
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Mike Matheny had just answered a reporter's question about the challenges of being a first-year manager when an unexpected situation presented itself. The visiting Cardinals were under the impression that the National...Tags: Atlanta Braves, World Series, Grapefruit League, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals
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Haynos reflects on combine experience
Baltimoresun.com StaffFormer Maryland tight end Joey Haynos took another step toward his goal of playing in the NFL last month when he participated in the NFL combine in Indianapolis. The following is a four-day rundown of his experience: Day 1 (Feb. 20) Haynos wakes up at 4...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Tom Shaw, Detroit Lions
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Haynos focused on training for NFL combine
Baltimoresun.com staffJoey Haynos knows all the questions. After seven weeks of training, he hopes he'll have answers. The test for the former Terps tight end is the NFL combine, an event that will go a long way in determining the next phase of Haynos' life. And that's...Tags: Greg Olsen, Carrie Underwood, New York Giants, Chicago Bears, Louisiana State University
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Scouting the AL East, with a little male bonding mixed in
Special to Baltimoresun.comOur odyssey began when my son Michael suggested in January that we go to spring training to celebrate my 60th birthday. We'd taken the trip together several years earlier and I jumped at the second chance. I told him to set it up and gave him my credit...Tags: Robert Merrill, American League, Atlanta Braves, Grapefruit League, George Steinbrenner
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Haynos has eye on NFL
Baltimoresun.com staffFrom Gonzaga High (D.C.) to walk-on at Maryland to the NFL? That's the improbable route former Terps tight end Joey Haynos would like to see culminate with a roster spot on an NFL team later this year. To achieve that goal, Haynos is training at Disney's...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, National Football League, Football, Tom Shaw, Virginia Tech
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Schiano preparing Bucs to play in heat
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT It's hot in Tampa Bay. No breaking news there. But if you play for the Buccaneers, you have to find a way to beat the heat before you can win football games. Temperatures...Tags: Kregg Lumpkin, James Lee, Cleveland Browns, Albert Haynesworth, Josh Johnson (football)
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Jays suffer 15th consecutive series loss at Tampa Bay
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH When B.J. Upton hit the game-ending double in the 11th inning to give the Rays a 5-4 win Wednesday, it sent the Blue Jays to their 15th consecutive series loss at Tampa Bay. The last...Tags: Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Edwin Encarnacion, World Series
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Jameer Nelson held out of Hawks game because of knee injury
ATLANTA — PG Jameer Nelson was held out of Thursday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks with a left-knee injury. It isn't believed to be serious.
Nelson played Wednesday night against the New Jersey Nets, scoring 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and...Tags: Jameer Nelson, Movies, Zaza Pachulia, Atlanta Hawks, Ryan Anderson
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Show Kids raising funds for trip
The Washington County Show Kids, under the direction of Brenda Cauffman, will travel to Florida in February to compete in Twirl Mania at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex The girls will be entered in individual events, dance twirl teams and...Tags: Movies, Religious Festivals, Roxbury, Music, PG Rated Movies
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The World at 40
ORLANDO, Fla. — Back in 1971, Disney promised us the World. And that's precisely what it delivered — in spades.
Walt Disney World's castle door flew open Oct. 1 that year, unwrapping an entertainment complex that would go on to vastly...Tags: Orlando Hotels, Walt Disney, Disneyland Park, Finding Nemo (movie), Amusement and Theme Parks
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Kidney transplant recipient a champ in sports and in life
In athletics as in life, Jill Morton has never been one to give in to adversity. The same tenacious, unyielding spirit that helped her win championships as a youth on the tennis court also came out when she required a kidney transplant. Now, the Boca...Tags: Vault, Kidney Disease, 5K Run, Surgery, Track and Field
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Allie Monserez delivers under pressure for OVA at AAU nationals
Bishop Moore 15-year-old Allie Monserez is the only rising sophomore surrounded by 11 juniors on an Orlando Volleyball Academy 16 Asics team seeking its third consecutive AAU girls volleyball national championship.
But the pressure of wearing a...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, High School Sports, Orange County Convention Center, Volleyball
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