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What's in a name? A lot.
Dark clouds — both the real and the metaphorical varieties — cast a pall Saturday over Jim Thorpe's annual birthday celebration of the borough's namesake. "Myself, my brother, my family, we are behind this town 110 percent," declared John...
Tags: Music, High School Sports, Judges, High Schools, Schools
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Jim Thorpe ruling portends disturbing questions about Ira Hayes
There cannot be anything less dignified than a bunch of lawyers fighting over the corpse of a hero who deserves to be honored and to rest in peace. Today, the battle is over Jim Thorpe. Tomorrow, maybe it will be over Ira Hayes. Thorpe won 1912...
Tags: Judges, Gambling, Whitehall, Punishment, Justice System
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Pay IOC president? yes, BUT...
Jacques Rogge told a German newspaper last week that future International Olympic Committee presidents no longer should be volunteers but paid employees. He is right. But only under this condition: If he or she is to be paid, the president who...
Tags: Politics, Bud Selig, Sports, International Olympic Committee, Elections
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Jim Thorpe's body must be moved closer to casinos, says ruling
Two significant things have changed in Oklahoma's Sac and Fox Indian Nation since the world's greatest athlete died six decades ago. One change is called the Shawnee Casino and the other change is called the Stroud Casino. They are just 25 miles apart...
Tags: Casino and Gambling, Human Interest, Tour Operations Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Laws
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COURT: Remains of former Olympian Jim Thorpe could move to Oklahoma
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The two surviving children of sports great Jim Thorpe won a critical ruling Friday in federal court that could clear the way for his remains to be removed from a mausoleum in the Pennsylvania town that bears his name and reinterred on...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Beyond the Scoreboard seeking nominations for annual awards
Beyond the Scoreboard is seeking nominations for its annual Champions of Character awards. Beyond the Scoreboard annually awards and recognizes area individuals and teams who epitomize what is known as the six pillars of character: trustworthiness,...
Tags: Politics, Pentathlon Swimming, CrossFit, Inc., High Schools, Sports
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Bo still knows
Bo knows. When it comes to playing two sports at the professional level, the degree of difficulty has increased since Bo Jackson starred as a running back for the Raiders and outfielder/designated hitter for the Royals, White Sox and Angels in the...
Tags: NFL Scouting Combine, Sports, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, National Basketball Association, Heisman Trophy
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Swenson's Blog: Track is right around the corner
Kansas Track & Field HistorianAny way you looked at it, the performances by Kansas preps in 2012 were among the best in the 102-year history of KSHSAA track & field. Kansas preps were ranked among the nation’s best in multiple events, and several of them return for another...Tags: Colleges and Universities, High School Sports, Wichita State University, Students, Track and Field
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Digest: Sagamore Farm's Walkwithapurpose wins Caesar's Wish at Laurel
Horse racing Sagamore Farm's Walkwithapurpose wins Caesar's Wish Trainer Ignacio Correas saddled Walkwithapurpose and Listen Boy in Saturday's $150,000 Caesar's Wish Stakes and saw them run first and second in the one-mile test for 3-year-old...Tags: Major League Soccer, Missouri Tigers, Towson Tigers, Track and Field, Gymnastics Clubs
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Day defends pentathlon title at USA Indoor Championships
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sharon Day, a former Costa Mesa High standout, successfully defended her indoor title in the women's pentathlon with 4,478 points at the 2013 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Friday at the Albuquerque Convention Center....Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Track and Field, Sharon Day
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Danville High School Forensics Team scores highly at forum
Danville High School’s forensics team placed second at the Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association’s 2013 Forum Saturday. The team was a close second to rival Rowan County and scored far ahead of third-place Boone County. LaRue...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Conflicts of interest abound in IOC decision on wrestling
Wrestling was present at the creation. It is in the Book of Genesis, where Jacob goes to the mat with an angel. It is portrayed on a renowned, 2,500-year-old Greek vase, with Hercules wrestling the life out of the previously invincible Antaeus. It...Tags: Politics, Sports, Elections, Track and Field, 2016 Olympic Games
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|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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Apr 5, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
|Story| Catch it Kansas
Mar 2, 2013
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Mar 1, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 12, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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