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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: Basketball, Volleyball, Multi-Sport Events, Long Island, Christianity
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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, Sprint Cycling, Marathon, Athletics, Track and Field, Florida State University
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Tincher ACC's female athlete of year
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, Baseball, Major League Baseball, All Stars
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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: Climbing, Colleges and Universities, Athletics, Track and Field, Defense, People
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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: Contracts, Colleges and Universities, Ohio State University, NBC, Teaching and Learning
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Olympics ads pushing global, unified themes
AP Business WriterSome ads preach unity and togetherness. Some celebrate the spirit of athleticism. For many advertisers this year, their Olympic spots in the U.S. are more about humanity and athletes and less about national pride. They're also making less mention of...Tags: Morgan Freeman, Michael Phelps, Marketing, Political Candidates, LeBron James
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Heavy breathing
Of The Morning CallCyclist Bobby Lea of Topton is looking forward to competing in the Beijing Olympics in three weeks, but not to breathing in the city's heavy smog. ''I think it's going to be a concern for everyone,'' said Lea, who along with fellow Olympian Giddeon...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health Organizations, Multi-Sport Events, Athletics, Track and Field, Pollution
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ESPN honors Eli Manning, David Tyree for Catch 42
WatchdogThe Giants won a bunch of stuff at the ESPYs Wednesday night. Yes, including Best Play. Click below for the release from ESPN. Now everyone please leave me alone so I can get some work done. There is significant (non-Francesa/Russo)......Tags: Robin Roberts, Super Bowl, Adrian Peterson, Venus Williams, Kiefer Sutherland
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Reluctance to turn page natural for athletes
Being immortal isn't all it's cracked up to be if a fellow feels he's already dead. Whatever the gridiron's gravitational pull on presumptive Hall of Famer Brett Favre -- competitive need, fan adulation, locker-room fellowship -- he appears to have come...Tags: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, National Football League
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New Jersey's Olympic contingent is 17 strong
Associated Press WriterThe soccer field is so rudimentary that there are no lines painted on it, just goals and big orange cones. But the players at the Universal Soccer Academy are focused, dribbling through a maze of cones, then planting and shooting on goal. Most of them...Tags: University of Iowa, Multi-Sport Events, Brandi Chastain, Olympic Games, Swimming
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