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Some Friday links: Sounders give fans a refund; Cleveland hearts LeBron and more
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel Blogs+Gotta love it when a team takes one for its fans: The Seattle Sounders after suffering an embarrassing 4-0 loss to the LA Galaxy at home announce they are giving season ticket holders a one-game refund ??? good toward season......Tags: LeBron James, Iowa, Stock Market, Pompano Beach, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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Are London's Wenlock and Mandeville the most bizarre Olympics mascots yet?
The Fabulous ForumAnyone who thought The Fuwa (aka, "The Friendlies," the official mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympics) or Izzy (aka, Whatizit from the 1996 Atlanta Games) were bizarre, wait till you get a load of Wenlock and Mandeville. Those are the...... -
FAQ on Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid
Tribune staff reporterWhen is the decision? On Friday. Voting in Copenhagen begins at 5 p.m. -- that's 10 a.m. in Chicago. If Chicago is eliminated in one of the early rounds of voting, we'll learn then. But if it's one of the final contenders, word won't come out until...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Summer Olympics, Nadia Comaneci, Michelle Obama, Television
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Walking - and Running - Miracle: Cody's Story
![(GRAPEVINE, TX) Like most seven year-olds, Cody McCasland is very active. "I do like running and I like to do swimming," he says.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-01/46770097-26125008-187105.jpg "(GRAPEVINE, TX) Like most seven year-olds, Cody McCasland is very active. "I do like running and I like to do swimming,\" he says.")
(GRAPEVINE, TX) Like most seven year-olds, Cody McCasland is very active. "I do like running and I like to do swimming," he says.
Cody's mom, Tina McCasland, can testify to Cody's extra-curricular activities. She says, "In the past, he's done horseback...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Sports, Family
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Phelps' worldwide splash
He has traveled to so many cities and countries since the Olympics ended, when he wakes up in the morning, it's almost impossible for Michael Phelps to remember the date, or even what day it is. Is today Friday? Or is it Thursday? Without looking at...Tags: Michael Phelps, Pittsburgh Steelers, Olympic Games, Multi-Sport Events, MTV Video Music Awards
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Paralympic swimmer sets sights on gold
For 30 minutes they swim together, two strangers lapping the pool in adjacent lanes at the Merritt Athletic Club in Towson. Finally, the older woman climbs out and slumps on the deck, in awe of the teenager still plugging away.
"She just keeps going,...Tags: Michael Phelps, Surgery, Olympic Games, Dining and Drinking, ESPN (tv network)
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A salute to a Md. athlete
Sun reporterA Beijing-bound athlete from Maryland is featured on McDonald's beverage cups, but it's not Michael Phelps. Instead, it's Tatyana McFadden, a wheelchair sprint racer from Howard County who also is featured in a television commercial for Hilton Hotels...Tags: Education, Hilton Hotels Corp., Hotels and Accommodations, McDonald's, Schools
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Equal-access bill passes
Sun reporterAmid its flurry of final-day action, the General Assembly unanimously approved a bill requiring schools to provide disabled students access to sports programs, either among themselves or with able-bodied students. Under the measure known as the Fitness...Tags: Annapolis, Education, Laws, Teaching and Learning, John F. Williams
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Columbia Vet School Graduate Allowed To Assist At Olympics
For most of us horse nuts, watching the Olympic riders on television is as close as we get to seeing horses and riders of that caliber. Anna Pedersen of Columbiagot much, much closer. Pedersen, a fifth-year veterinary student at the University of Sydney...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Multi-Sport Events, Awards and Prizes, Equestrian
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Paralympic Equestrian Gets By Without Arms
We've all had those days when riding your horse feels more akin to driving a truck than having a "conversation" through the reins. No matter how hard you tug, your horse has other ideas. Well, the next time that happens, instead of cussing out your...Tags: Cross Country Horse Riding, Dressage, Equestrian, Horse (animal), Sports
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Project assists wounded vets
The Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project is a partnership between Disabled Sports USA and the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization that helps injured combat veterans and tries to raise awareness about the difficulties troops face when they...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Veterans Affairs, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Sports, Health
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Nick Scandone dies at 42; Orange County gold medalist in sailing at Paralympic Games
Nick Scandone, an Orange County sailor who won a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in China six years after having been stricken with Lou Gehrig's disease, died Friday at his Fountain Valley home. He was 42.
Sailing since he was 8, Scandone was...Tags: Summer Olympics, Multi-Sport Events, Dining and Drinking, Sailing, Lou Gehrig
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