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Mini Goes to Work at the Olympics
KickingTiresA very mini Mini is stealing a tiny bit of the spotlight at this summer's Olympic Games in London. BMW is putting quarter-scale versions of the Mini Cooper to work at the track and field events at Olympic Stadium, retrieving......Tags: Olympic Games, Theft
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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, Stock Market, Pompano Beach, Iowa, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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No medal, but a silver lining for Neimanas
Greta Neimanas was bummed about coming home from the Paralympics that ended Sunday in London without a medal. It was even more disappointing for the road and track cyclist from Chicago that she came so close – fourth in the road time trial, fifth...
Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Awards and Prizes, FIFA World Cup, Trials, Birth Defects
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The story of a Paralympian with full sails before the end
The venue for information gathering for today's column was lunch. Your typist was a fly on the wall. Mary Kate Scandone met Dottie Rountree. That's not exactly Kobe Bryant chatting with Matt Kemp. Actually, as it turned out, it was much better. Scandone...
Tags: Auto Racing, Sailing, Kobe Bryant, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Human Interest
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Weather another challenge for Olympics boss Coe
LONDON – As he left the Main Press Center Thursday morning to check in with his opening ceremonies team, London Olympic Organizing Committee chairman Seb Coe was able to eschew a raincoat and an umbrella. That would have required a devil-may-care...
Tags: Weather, Olympic Games, Weather Reports, BBC, Track and Field
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Paralympics Have Gained Respect And Support
The Hartford CourantWhen Paul Nitz made his first Paralympic team 20 years ago, he had to pay his own way to Barcelona. "When I made the team, their next statement was like, 'All right, now you've got to cut us a check for $2,000,' " Nitz said. "I was like, 'What if I don't...Tags: Tyson Gay, Greenwich, Newington, Awards and Prizes, Oscar Pistorius
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Paralympic athletes overcome the heat to punch their ticket to London.
IUPUI is hosting the US Paralympics track and field trials. 250 athletes are trying to grab a roster spot on the US Paralympic track and field team. The competition isn't the only thing making them sweat. The high temperatures are contributing too....
Tags: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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An Olympic legacy etched in a 'benevolent dictatorship'
![LAKE BUENA VISTA — Deep in the heart of make-believe magic, Brooks Johnson is delving into the political philosophy of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution. You can almost hear Mickey Mouse in his high-pitched voice screaming, "Oh, nooooo! ... This is a happy place!"](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-06/70647213-24064245.jpg "LAKE BUENA VISTA — Deep in the heart of make-believe magic, Brooks Johnson is delving into the political philosophy of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution. You can almost hear Mickey Mouse in his high-pitched voice screaming, "Oh, nooooo! ... This is a happy place!\"")
LAKE BUENA VISTA — Deep in the heart of make-believe magic, Brooks Johnson is delving into the political philosophy of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution. You can almost hear Mickey Mouse in his high-pitched voice screaming, "Oh,...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Arts and Culture, The Temptations (music group), Education, ESPN (tv network)
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Outperforming the competition keeps her on top
South Bend TribunePenn High School senior Anna Day, 19, was recently named to the U.S. Paralympics track and field high school All-American team for her performance in long jump. This is the second year she has earned this distinction. A sprinter on the Penn track team...Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Track and Field
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For 2022 Winter Games, USOC should get a Rocky Mountain high
There is no doubt when and where the next Olympics in the United States should be.
Denver.
2022.
Denver and its region have everything they need to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Much more, in fact, than the city and region could...Tags: Sports Organizations, Career and Workplace, Elections, College Basketball, Basketball
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Noga Nir-Kistler to be featured on WPHL-17 Tuesday morning
Groller's CornerNoga-Nir Kistler, the Whitehall High graduate and Salisbury Township native who will be representing the U.S.A. in the 2012 London Paralympic Games in London, will be featured on this morning's "Eye Opener" show on WPHL-17. The show runs from 6-8 a.m.... -
Whitehall grad Noga Nir-Kistler to have her bronze-medal effort shown on national TV
Groller's CornerI have known Fred and Noga Nir-Kistler for several years now and could not have been happier to learn on Wednesday that Noga won the bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke while swimming for Team USA in the Paralympic Games in London. Yes, a gold or...
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