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Athletics-IAAF sees bright prospects for Diamond League deal
Reuters* Athletics needs new sponsor for elite meetings * Charismatic sprinter Bolt helps to sell sport * U.S. targeted for future growth By Keith Weir and Philip O'Connor LONDON/STOCKHOLM, April 26 (Reuters) - The focus of the world's gaze during the 2012...Tags: Science and Technology, Photography Supplies and Services, Services and Shopping, IAAF Diamond League, Soccer
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IAAF sees bright prospects for Diamond League deal
ReutersLONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The focus of the world's gaze during the 2012 Olympics, athletics is now searching for a new title sponsor for its elite series of meetings just two weeks before the season opens. Electronics giant Samsung pulled the plug...Tags: Science and Technology, Photography Supplies and Services, Services and Shopping, IAAF Diamond League, United Kingdom
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For What It's Worth: February 27
For What it’s Worth---February 27 -- How ecstatic are parents across the region that school is back in session, probably just a few more than the kids who’re going back… although I do have one child who’s tired of shoveling snow....
Tags: Evansville Purple Aces, Wichita State Shockers, Southern Illinois Salukis, Elijah Johnson, Missouri State Bears
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Bolt, Douglas top annual Olympic sports awards
When the Summer Olympics began with the staid Queen of England taking part in a James Bond skit filmed for the best opening ceremony ever, you knew the biggest event on the global sports calendar had a chance to be a celebration of both winning and...
Tags: Theater, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment, 2012 Summer Olympics
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Police reportedly open fire on striking South African miners
World NowSouth African police opened fire Thursday on striking mine workers at a Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg, killing at least seven protesters, according to media reports.... -
Surprising Rupp wins silver in men's 10,000
LONDON -- Mo Farah delivered on all the huge pre-Games hype with a coruscating run to become Britain's first 10,000 meters Olympic champion in front of an ecstatic home crowd on Saturday. The 29-year-old, who also became the first man to win this...
Tags: Track and Field, United Kingdom, Alberto Salazar, Galen Rupp, Awards and Prizes
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A partnership pays off
LONDON — Down the track he came with the stadium's howling, gale-force British hope filling every molecule of air he swallowed, his best friend and training partner strides ahead of him while Galen Rupp kept running for his life. The thunderous...
Tags: Track and Field, United Kingdom, Galen Rupp
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Track and field heats up in a hurry
LONDON -- The sound of thousands of voices singing "God Save the Queen" was a powerful note in a day of stirring achievements. The celebration was for the heptathlon triumph ofBritain'sJessica Ennis, but nearly every athlete who put foot or prosthetic leg...
Tags: Chantae McMillan, Back Pain, Oscar Pistorius, LaShawn Merritt, Dominican Republic
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Andy Murray Conquers Federer to Take Olympic Gold
CNNLONDON -- Britain's Andy Murray gained revenge for his Wimbledon singles defeat to Roger Federer by demolishing the world No. 1 to claim Olympic gold for Team GB. The Scot brushed aside the 16-time Grand Slam winner from Switzerland in straight sets,...Tags: Argentina, United Kingdom, Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka, Awards and Prizes
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British press brandish patriotism
LONDON — Just married to a lovely Scottish lass and finishing up graduate school at Northwestern, I sent resumes to 20 British newspapers hoping one soft-hearted sports editor might employ me so my new wife could stay on that side of the Atlantic....
Tags: Andy Murray, BBC, United Kingdom
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State A Tournament: By the numbers
The 2012 American Legion Baseball State A Tournament is in the books. Good thing, the five-day, double-elimination, eight-team event at Fossum Field in Aberdeen produced so many numbers that we were running out of space: 467: Games played this season...
Tags: Sports, Jeremy Scott, American Legion, Football, Galen Rupp
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Usain Bolt adds 400-meter relay to his legend
LONDON -- Usain Bolt charmed the world during the Olympics and won his third gold medal Saturday by anchoring a world-record 400-meter relay performance, but still he was denied one prize. It was a modest request. All he wanted was the yellow baton he...
Tags: Ryan Bailey (track and field), Allyson Felix, Bernard Lagat, Trell Kimmons, Awards and Prizes
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Aug 11, 2012
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