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10 hrs ago | Associated Content

"Second to None": Boxer Michael Nunn

Michael Nunn was born on April 14th, 1963 in Davenport, Iowa. Growing up in America's corn-fed heartland, Davenport still had its mean streets and young Nunn was a troublemaker.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Thu Dec 10, 2009

Osadvertiser.co.uk

Merseyside entrepreneur Barrie Wells keen to aid Olympic hopefuls...

BARRIE WELLS is following his sporting passion. The Bootle-born entrepreneur has vowed to spend 2million of his own cash helping to develop future Olympic champions.

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

Wed Dec 09, 2009

Market Wire

Digicel Limited Closes US$500 Million Funding Round

Digicel Limited today announced that it has completed a US$500 million corporate bond offering of senior notes due 2017.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Cricket, Bermuda

Tue Dec 08, 2009

ESPN

Latinos no longer rare in college basketball

Traveling across South America, John Chaney heard plenty of claims. Most turned out to be untrue, the player not quite as tall, fast or talented as advertised.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Basketball, Olympic Soccer, Fernandez, Olympic Boxing, Olympic Baseball

Calgary Herald

The scoop on The Spoon

Jeremy Wotherspoon wasn't overly concerned when he failed to qualify for the world cup tour last fall.

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Related Topix: Sports, Speed Skating, Olympics, Jeremy Wotherspoon, Winter Sports, Ice Skating, Summer Sports

Sun Dec 06, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

APU coach bolsters shot at making Olympics

ANOTHER SUPERTOUR VICTORY: Brooks takes first in a sprint race after winning a 10-k last weekend.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games

Fri Dec 04, 2009

TheSweetScience.com

What A Difference 17 Years Makes

For the purposes of establishing a historical perspective, let us take a journey back in time to 1993.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Boxing, More Sports, Heavyweight Boxing, Evander Holyfield

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Northern Sentinel

Time to embrace the Olympics

Regardless of your personal opinions on the Olympic Games, they're coming. The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games will be closer than ever before for British Columbians.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Summer Sports, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Snowboarding, Opinion

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Daily Peloton

2012 Track Olympics - Rider's letter to the IOC and UCI

Jacques Rogge, President of the IOC, and Mr. Pat McQuaid, President of the UCI, concerning the modifications of the track disciplines at the Olympic Games in London 2012 Ghent, 29 November 2009 Concerning : Modification Olympic track disciplines Dear Mr.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Roger Kluge, Summer Sports, Olympic Cycling

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Briggs & Stratton Launches Winter Olympics Power Play Promotion

Briggs & Stratton, the exclusive licensee of GE-branded Standby Generator Systems, has announced a multi-dimensional sweepstakes in association with the upcoming 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

Mon Nov 30, 2009

UTV

Amateur boxing's heart still beats in East End

At Lion ABC on the Hoxton-Shoreditch borders, a mildly gentrified corner of London's East End that is home to the Tracey Emin set, art of a different type is thriving.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics

The Abbotsford Times Newspaper

Shell games with your coin

You've probably heard how the desperately broke B.C. government has cut a lot of spending to make ends meet since the May election: Surgeries have been cancelled.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics, Opinion

Sat Nov 28, 2009

The Victoria Star

Olympic torch in region today

History will be made tomorrow when the 2010 Vancouver Olympic flame makes its way through the region.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

London 2012 hopefuls boosted by deep pockets of multi-millionaire Barrie Wells

For Jessica Ennis, it meant the peace of mind of having her personal physiotherapist alongside her as she pushed her body through seven events to win the heptathlon world title.

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Related Topix: Jessica Ennis, Summer Sports, Liam Tancock, Sports, Olympic Triathlon, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Horsetalk

Rembrandt's saddle given to Aachen museum

Frank Kemperman at left, with Nicole Uphoff-Selke and Michael Mronz of The Deutsche Bank, at the museum.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Daily Peloton

UCI World Track World Cup Classics - Day 2

Australia has claimed bragging rights over Great Britain in the team pursuit at the Melbourne round of the UCI Track World Cup with a newly minted quartet winning gold in an Australian All-comers record time.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Cameron Meyer, Sports, Clara Sanchez, Anna Meares, Olympics, Steven Burke

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Velonews

Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson1 hour agoAn open letter to the...

AN OPEN LETTER TO: Mr. Pat McQuaid, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale ; and Mr.

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Related Topix: Mark Cavendish, Summer Sports, Olympic Cycling, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Track And Field, More Sports, Cycling

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Warrnambool Standard

Our own little Olympic parade

WARRNAMBOOL won't get the Olympic Games, but yesterday evening the Civic Green gave locals and visitors a taste of the excitement when representatives of 26 teams in the world sporting clay target shooting championships assembled in national colours and flags.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Shooting

Bleacher Report

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: US Men's Hockey Team

Zach Parise is the simplest pick on this US team destined to go to Vancouver for the Olympics.

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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Olympic Winter Games, NHL Hockey, Buffalo Sabres, Ryan Miller, NHL Players

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Skating club welcomes new head coach

The Revelstoke Skating Club is seeking to attract new members, hoping that modifications to their program, including a new head coach, will attract more interest in the club.

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Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Figure Skating, Ice Skating, Winter Sports, Competitive Skating, Summer Sports, Olympics

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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