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Readers weigh in on suggested improvements for Major League Soccer
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEver since its 1996 launch, Major League Soccer has been trying with all the goodwill in the world to put a decent product on the field. No one doubts that, just as no one doubts that some of its initiatives have been misguided. Still, progress is...Tags: U.S. Open Golf, New Products, Multi-Sport Events, David Beckham, Dino Rossi
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UCLA Bruins have a leg up
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou punt. You win. As coaching rhetoric goes, this hardly ranks with "win one for the Gipper." Still, UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel has gone about convincing his team that sending punter Aaron Perez onto the field is not crying uncle. When Perez casts his...Tags: Boston Bruins, Video Games, Game Playing
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Tony Daly, 74; sports doctor for famous athletes, including Clippers and Olympians
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTony Daly, a doctor for sports stars who became one in his own right because of this work, died Friday at his home in Beverly Hills after a six-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 74. At the time of his death, Daly was director of sports medicine at...Tags: Summer Olympics, Medicine, National Basketball Association, Roman Catholic, Multi-Sport Events
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NASCAR pushes back races to Sunday
Steady rain that began Friday night and expectations that it would continue through today with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in forced NASCAR to postpone tonight's Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. The Chevrolet 400, which will...Tags: Tropical Storm Hanna, Fred Hill, Beijing Games, Athletics, Track and Field, Multi-Sport Events
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Phelps pledges support for Chicago's Olympics bid
The Associated PressThe thought of wearing a skintight swimsuit in public makes many people cringe. But gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps said he wouldn't be surprised if he dons his Speedo when he hosts the Sept. 13 season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." "I'd...Tags: Summer Olympics, Awards and Prizes, Michael Phelps, Beijing Games, Multi-Sport Events
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US High School Sports Participation 1971-2008
The number of participants in U.S. high school sports since 1971, when the National Federation of State High School Associations began surveying its member associations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia: Year Boys Girls Total 2007-08 4,372,115... -
Chicago's Olympic potential
For two weeks, Beijing was the talk of the world. Eight years from now, that might be Chicago. The Tribune's Kathy Bergen reported recently that this city has emerged as the front-runner to be host of the 2016 summer Olympics. "It's Chicago's to lose,"...Tags: Summer Olympics, University of Chicago, Tourism and Leisure, Multi-Sport Events, International Olympic Committee
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European Champions League draw is set
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt seems only yesterday that John Terry's feet slipped out from under him on the rainy Moscow turf, his potential game-winning penalty kick flew wide and Chelsea lost the European Champions League final to Manchester United. Yet, here we are again. On...Tags: Beijing Games
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Chicago turns to Indiana hotels for Olympics bid
Organizers of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics are asking northern Indiana's hotels to commit thousands of rooms to house workers, sponsors and the media if the city is chosen as host. Under International Olympic Committee rules, host cities...Tags: Summer Olympics, Multi-Sport Events, International Olympic Committee, Contracts
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Despite lots of talk, big deals are few as European transfer window shuts
Barring a last-minute reversal involving Real Madrid forward Robinho, the summer transfer window in Europe will close Monday without any unexpected defections among the top clubs. In an offseason marked more by rumor than truth, the most talked-about...Tags: Tim Howard, Walter Smith, Damarcus Beasley, David Beckham
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Dodgers' Juan Pierre is at his best in September
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Dodgers have one of the premier September hitters in the major leagues on their roster, but he figures to watch this September from the bench. He's Juan Pierre, whose .335 career average in September ranks third among all active major leaguers with...Tags: Jeff Kent, Juan Pierre, Nomar Garciaparra, Major League Baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks
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Clamping down on dissent in China and at "The Club"
O, by the WaySports journalism normally doesn't get tangled up in First Amendment issues. It is our colleagues working in City Hall or are otherwise engaged with the "real world" who have to battle their way through freedom-of-speech issues. But a pair of......Tags: Rusty Brown, Internet, Olympic Games, Beijing Games, Multi-Sport Events
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