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A look at the first team: The numbers : The sophomore was the repeat girls Cape Coast Conference diving champion, scoring 436.95 points there.

"Moneyball" ... five playoff appearances ... traded scads of great players. Barry Bonds - The homers ... the skull ... the attitude ... the World Series.

An easy choice for No. 1, the American swimmer debuted at the 2000 Sydney Games in the 200 fly as a 15-year-old, then amassed a record 14 gold medals over the next two Olympics, five more than anyone else in history.

New Daytime Series "Mexican Made Easy" with Marcela Valladolid Food Network blasts into the New Year with new series, season premieres and a trip to The White House.

Irvine High graduate is training at University of Arizona and raising a son. Amanda Beard has won seven medals in four Olympic Games, but being a mother "is the most amazing thing to ever happen to me." "Things that seemed important three months ago now seem silly," said Beard from her Tucson, Ariz.

Some of the top swimmers in America, and the world, were on hand for the 2009 AT&T Short Course National Championships over the weekend in Federal Way, Wash.

There was a battle on the dance floor last night as the final three finalists of ABC's Dancing with the Stars pranced into primetime.

Though CC Sabathia may be the most high-profile Vallejoan -- at least one who returns often to Vallejo -- he's not without successful peers.

With just a couple of days to go until the disco ball trophy is handed out on Dancing With the Stars , we thought we'd check in with some DWTS vets to find out what they think will go down when Mya , Donny and Kelly waltz as if their lives depended on it Even though Melissa Joan Hart , who danced with Mark Ballas this season, thinks Mya will win, ...

BERKELEY, California, November 13. CALIFORNIA, the defending NCAA and Pac-10 champion, signed a talented and diverse group of seven swimmers and one diver to National Letters of Intent, Cal head coach Teri McKeever and Cal diving coach Ben Herdt announced on Thursday.

After doing a review of Aaron Carter's season on Dancing with the Stars , I can say that he does deserve to go home, and not just because he's unpopular or smarmy or a jerk .

ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS can coexist on a college campus, but they hardly ever become friends.

Kitsap Sun: How long have you been playing football? CC: This is my tenth year. I kept hitting people when I was playing soccer, so my dad and I decided football was my sport.

H2O Audio, the manufacturer of headphones and accessories for active people, today announced a multi-year partnership agreement with 2-time World Ironman Champion, Craig Alexander, and celebrated triathlete couple, Greg and Laura Bennett.

Michelle Obama to star with Nigella Lawson as she becomes first presidential wife to appear on a reality show By Paul Thompson Last updated at 3:00 PM on 05th November 2009 Michelle Obama is to be the first presidential wife to appear on a reality TV series.

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony.

We know that the First Family are role models in many ways from their activity levels to their food choices.

America's First Couple have eaten a meal prepared by Jamie Oliver and visited New York's high-ranking Blue Duck Tavern this year for their wedding anniversary, so it's only fiting that the local-food crusading Obamas are set to factor heavily in North America's favourite culinary pastime: Iron Chef America .

LARA SLESNICK, LBJ, SENIOR, SWIMMING You have two brothers who swim in college. How did they influence you as a swimmer? My brother Nolan is at Binghamton University in New York, and Tyson is at Boston University.

Column by John Lohn CRANBURY, New Jersey, October 26. TWO weeks ago, this column slot provided a look at one man's vote for the top 10 swimmers of the decade.