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Saturday | The Seattle Times

Michelle Akers' horse rescue faces flooding, financial ruin

Michelle Akers kisses Stormy, at her farm in Powder Springs, Ga. Akers was set to sell soccer memorabilia to pay for repairs caused by flooding.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Hope Solo, Olympic Soccer

Thu Dec 24, 2009

Park Record

Johnson nips Simons in Citizens race

Two-time Olympian Andrew Johnson showed Utah skiers that he can still crank it up on the cross-country ski track.

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Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports, Golf, Golfers, Andrew Johnson, Luke Adams, Summer Sports, Park City, UT

Tue Dec 22, 2009

The Seattle Times

Soccer | Ex-Washington Huskies goalkeeper Hope Solo earns U.S. Soccer award

Hope Solo is the first keeper to be voted U.S. Soccer's female athlete of the year.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Hope Solo, Lionel Messi, Sports, Los Angeles Galaxy, US Soccer, United States, FIFA Soccer, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont

Mon Dec 21, 2009

Deseret Morning News

FC Barcelona's Messi wins World Player of the Year

Lionel Messi claimed the World Player of the Year award on Monday to nearly complete his collection of football's greatest honors.

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Related Topix: Sports, World Soccer, More Sports, Barcelona, Lionel Messi, Summer Sports, Diego, Birgit Prinz

Sun Dec 20, 2009

People's Daily Online

Brazil wins City of Sao Paulo International Soccer Tournament

The Brazilian women's national soccer team won the City of Sao Paulo International Soccer Tournament on Sunday after beating Mexico 5-2 to finish thefour-team tournament undefeated.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Wed Dec 16, 2009

NJ.com

George Gelnovatch Virginia

Virginia coach George Gelnovatch holds the trophy following Virginia's victory over Akron in men's College Cup championship soccer Sunday.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Michael Bradley, Lionel Messi, Birgit Prinz, Olympic Soccer

Mon Dec 14, 2009

People's Daily Online

Spain clinches semifianl berth at 2009 women's handball worlds

With still one match to go, European runner-up Spain clinched their semifinal ticket at the 2009 women's handball World Championship here on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Summer Sports, Marit Malm Frafjord, Olympic Handball, Sports, Olympics

Wed Dec 09, 2009

CNN

Eco-wall or segregation?

"The state government walled us in, so more houses wouldn't be built in the forest" Officials say the wall is needed to keep the regions from spreading further into jungle Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Cement-block walls are being built around the shantytowns of Rio de Janeiro.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Sat Dec 05, 2009

Denver Post

Policing the Slums of Rio de Janeiro

As Brazil prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympics international scrutiny is falling on Rio de Janeiro's favelas, or slums, where more than 5,000 people were murdered last year alone.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Wed Oct 28, 2009

MassLive.com

Volleyball world looks to Holyoke and Hall of Fame induction

The Volleyball Hall of Fame has reached out to the international volleyball community ever since awarding the International Volleyball Federation the Court of Honor Award in 1993.

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Related Topix: Beach Volleyball, Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics

Wed Oct 21, 2009

USA Gymnastics

GYMNASTICS; Williams part of resurgent U.S. squad

Now the 16-year-old Nitro native and Huntington High School junior is one of the rising stars.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Bridget Sloan, Olympic Gymnastics, Martha Karolyi, Sports, Olympics

Thu Oct 15, 2009

IF from PSFK

Good Ideas Salon, Sao Paulo

Collaboration is certainly not a new concept but the way we've come to understand it has changed dramatically over the past few years.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Nitro native heads to world stage

Kayla Williams' whirlwind tour has one more stop. Williams, a Nitro native and junior at Huntington High School, was among four gymnasts selected Saturday to represent the United States at the World Gymnastics Championships Oct.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Gymnastics, Sports, Olympics

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Sky News

The Challenges Ahead For Rio

Rio de Janeiro may have won the vote to host the 2016 Olympic Games but it has the least-prepared infrastructure of the four cities which were in the running.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Soccer, Olympic Diving, Olympic Water Polo, Olympic Sailing, Sports, Olympics

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Great Falls Tribune

Community Concert Association presents the Lowe Family

Expect plenty of highs when the Lowes come to town next weekend. The Lowe Family, a nine-member group that offers a blend of classical, Broadway, Irish, jazz, bluegrass, old-time favorites, six-part harmony and gospel, play the Mansfield Theater on Oct.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Sun Sep 27, 2009

Northwest Herald

County could see gains from Olympics

AP photo A tour boat passes under an 2016 Olympic banner spanning the Michigan Ave.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports, Olympic Rowing, Olympic Equestrian, Michael

Fri Sep 18, 2009

Federal Way Mirror

Last week

At 3:25 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Federal Way Transit Center, at 23rd Avenue South and South 317th St., police responded to a shooting in which a 19-year-old man was killed.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Shooting

Fri Sep 11, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

... but ditching Diego will not help

Argentina's coach, Diego Maradona, leaves the pitch after their 1-0 defeat to Paraguay in AsunciA3n.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Diego

Thu Aug 27, 2009

KCPQ

LA Sol, New Jersey's Sky Blue FC meet in first Women's Professional Soccer championship

The first Women's Professional Soccer championship game between the Los Angeles Sol and Sky Blue FC from New Jersey on Saturday will match the new league's most consistent team against its most chaotic.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Shannon Boxx, Stephanie Cox, Heather o'reilly, Natasha Kai, Karina Leblanc

Tue Aug 25, 2009

USA Today

O'Reilly boots Sky Blue past Sol in inaugural WPS title game

Heather O'Reilly scored early and New Jersey's Sky Blue hung on to win the first Women's Professional Soccer final 1-0 over the 10-woman Los Angeles Sol on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Heather o'reilly, Summer Sports, Natasha Kai, Karina Leblanc, Christie Rampone, Aly Wagner

Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 United States 36 38 36 110
3 Russian Fed. 23 21 28 72
4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Germany 16 10 15 41
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
7 Korea 13 10 8 31
8 Japan 9 6 10 25
9 Italy 8 10 10 28
10 France 7 16 17 40

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