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Andre Drummond, Kemba Walker Invited To USA Basketball Training Camp
The Hartford CourantFormer UConn stars Andre Drummond and Kemba Walker were among 27 players invited on Wednesday by USA Basketball to participate in the team's training camp July 22-25 in Las Vegas. Drummond, a center, is coming off his first NBA season. Walker is a...Tags: Kemba Walker, Cleveland Cavaliers, Ty Lawson, Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
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Fundraiser For Manchester Boxer, Olympic Hopeful
The Hartford CourantBackers of champion boxer Mykquan "Mikey" Williams are raising money to send him to the U.S. Junior Olympic team qualifying tournament. Mykquan, 15, is the standout member of the Manchester Ring of Champions Society (ROCS), a nonprofit group that...Tags: Human Interest, Manchester
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Showtime in Brazil but woes sap hopes behind sport extravaganzas
Reuters* Confederations Cup kicks off as growth, optimism wane * Costs, construction delays plague World Cup, Olympic plans * Many Brazilians see lost opportunities By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO, June 12 (Reuters) - All but diehard fans of international...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Consumer Confidence, Soccer, Sports
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In Brazil, fine art draws crowds from favelas to fairs to museums
RIO DE JANEIRO — Instead of playing in the dirty streets after school, one hot afternoon kids in a local favela, or slum¸ are led into a giant space with bright, high white walls. Assistants lead them around, nudging them to engage with original...Tags: Arts and Culture, FIFA World Cup, Museums, Philosophy, Arts
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Burnham earns success on sand
After a ninth-place finish in the FIVB Beach Volleyball U23 World Championships, Kirby Burnham didn't want to sit around and sulk in disappointment. She didn't even want to take a tour of Myslowice, Poland. Burnham, the former Newport Harbor High...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), National Collegiate Athletic Association, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, USC Trojans
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KU recruit Wiggins turns down Team Canada
ReutersThe Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Lede updated KU recruit Wiggins turns down Team Canada Kansas University recruit Andrew Wiggins is passing up a chance to play for Team Canada so he can prepare for his Jayhawks basketball career, Canada Basketball...Tags: Basketball, Kansas Jayhawks, Sports
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Preps Plus/WGN-Ch. 9 Athlete of the Month: Lincoln-Way East's Aaliyah Brown
Angelo Brown has witnessed every Aaliyah Brown race as both father and coach. He had never seen this reaction. The fist-pounding. Her arms waving in the air. It looked more like frustration than celebration. "I was like, 'Really? 11.41, 11.42.' ' "...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Track and Field, Allyson Felix
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Travel Picks: Top 10 up-and-coming gay wedding destinations
ReutersLONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - A slew of countries and states have recently voted to legalize same-sex marriage, which means new gay and lesbian wedding destinations are popping up around the world. Some of the latest locales to honor gay marriage are also...Tags: France, Wedding Products and Services, Washington, DC, Weddings, Travel
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Hits just keep on coming for young boxer
Lawrence Newton's introduction to boxing eight years ago came as a punishment for a poor performance in school. Now the 16-year-old Boynton teenager and sophomore at Atlantic High School in Delray Beach has been delivering punishing hits to his opponents...Tags: Delray Beach, Sugar Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes
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Olympics-Hockey and rugby given 2016 Games venues at Deodoro
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, May 29 (Reuters) - Hockey and rugby will play their Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics competitions at the more remote Deodoro area of the city after organisers boosted the number of sports there to liven up what they say has...Tags: Modern Pentathlon, Sports, Ice Hockey
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Olympics-Games hopefuls make 2020 Olympic pitch
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 30 (Reuters) - From Rihanna's hit single "Diamonds" to hard economics, bid officials for Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid made their pitch for the 2020 Olympics to the International Olympic Committee on Thursday...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Labor Markets, Sports Organizations, 2012 Summer Paralympics, Sports
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