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Olympics-Russia's Putin backs Olympic return for wrestling
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 30 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin backed a return to the Olympics for wrestling on Thursday, saying it was one of the fundamental sports of the Games. Wrestling was controversially taken off...Tags: Wrestling, International Olympic Committee, Vladimir Putin, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sports
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Special Report: The mother who burned herself to death for Tibet
ReutersBARMA, China (Reuters) - In March, a young Tibetan woman named Kalkyi began making frequent visits to a monastery in Barma, a township in China's Sichuan Province. The slim, rosy-cheeked mother of four was a devout Tibetan Buddhist, a close relative...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Suicide, Politics, Arts and Culture, Prosecution
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Olympics-Athletics sees Olympic Games revenues cut by IOC
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 29 (Reuters) - Athletics will get a lower share of Olympic revenues in the future after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday recalculated the federations' revenues according to their contribution...Tags: Modern Pentathlon, International Olympic Committee, Media Industry, Pentathlon Swimming, Beijing Games
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Best-sellers
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Inferno" by Dan Brown (Doubleday, $29.95). Robert Langdon is back to solve a riddle with links to Dante's epic poem. Last week: 1 2. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, $28.95). The author explores how...Tags: Diabetes, World War II (1939-1945), Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Murder
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Olympics-Hungarian Schmitt keeps IOC post despite plagiarism issue
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 30 (Reuters) - Former Hungary President Pal Schmitt was allowed to stay on as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member on Thursday despite being forced to quit his political post last year over a...Tags: Science and Technology, International Olympic Committee, Pal Schmitt, Sports, Sports Organizations
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On The Fly: Rangers Fire Tortorella
The Hartford CourantThis is what losing to the Bruins in five games gets you: The Rangers fired coach John Tortorella, who was named Feb. 23, 2009. As the news broke, in various stories he was called abrasive, brash, combustible, gruff, volatile, terse. You get the idea. ......Tags: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mark Teixeira, Baseball, Ashley Battle, Kevin Youkilis
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Men's Water Polo: Four locals on Team USA
Corona del Mar High product John Mann and three former UC Irvine standouts have been named to the USA roster for the FINA World League Super Final in men's water polo, June 11-16 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Mann joins Anteater alums Tim Hutten, Brandon...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Dwayne Johnson, Tim Hutten, Water Polo, Sports
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Lepchenko solid in Brussels quaterfinals, heads to Paris
Varvara Lepchenko, with her new sparkly gold fingernails, enjoyed a hectic and productive birthday week at the Brussels Open in Belgium last week. The 27-year-old resident of Upper Macungie Township reached the quarterfinals of the clay-court...Tags: French Open, Kaia Kanepi, Varvara Lepchenko, Roberta Vinci, Angelique Kerber
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Soccer-Berlin and Warsaw to stage European finals in 2015
ReutersBy Mike Collett LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in 2015 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final, UEFA said on Thursday. "Two beautiful venues for our finals for 2015," UEFA...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Sports, Sports Organizations
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Water Polo: Olympian Buckner relays his story
COSTA MESA — One of the first questions Shea Buckner asked three dozen kids at the Costa Mesa Aquatics Center was if they had ever seen a professional water polo game. "Yeah, they played [one] here," one kid responded. "Yeah, I played in it,"...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Dwayne Johnson, Shea Buckner, Polo, College Sports
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Olympics-Boxing chief Wu confirms IOC presidency bid
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan's world boxing chief (AIBA) President Ching-kuo Wu announced his intention to run for International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying the Olympic movement should be bigger than just the Games. IOC Executive Board...Tags: Boxing, Politics, International Olympic Committee, Elections, Sports
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UPDATE 1-INTERVIEW-Olympics-Banker Carrion bids for IOC presidency
Reuters(Updates with more quotes and details) By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Puerto Rican banker Richard Carrion launched his bid for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday, with his long financial experience a...Tags: Politics, International Olympic Committee, NBC (tv network), Sports Organizations, Popular Incorporated
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