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Linda Meyer proves her guidance counselor wrong
Daily American Staff WriterLinda Platt had performed the move hundreds of times before. Jab step with the right foot. Cross over. Flick the basketball off the fingertips of her left hand into the hoop. Swish. So as she competed for a spot on the women's basketball team at Lock...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Students, Teachers, Diving, Special Olympics
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It's really the last day as 3 schools shut down
When the dismissal bell rings Thursday, it literally will be the last day of classes at three Fort Lauderdale schools. They will be converted to other uses as part of the district's plan to overhaul low-performing and underenrolled schools. There'll...
Tags: Students, Lauderdale Manors Elementary School, Teachers, Fort Lauderdale, Autism
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HCC student wins leadership, sportsmanship award
Harford Community College student Brandon Wolf was named the 2013 Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. As a national award winner, Wolf has been invited to attend a special recognition ceremony...Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), Human Interest, Philosophy, Tennis, Harford Community College
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UCI's Smith honored
UC Irvine senior women's tennis player Kristina Smith won the Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award for the Southwest Region of the Intercollegiate Tennis Assn. The award which dates back to 1982, goes to NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and...Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Tennis, UC Irvine Anteaters, Big West Conference
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Vikings fast track to county title
Damion Thomas couldn't have picked a better year to start running track at Lauderdale Lakes Middle School. The eighth-grade standout won the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter dash before helping the 4-by-400 meter relay team take second place as the...Tags: Track and Field, Lauderdale Lakes, South Plantation High School , Lauderdale Lakes Middle School, Lakes and Ponds
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Broward approves bonuses for teachers at priority schools
The Broward school district and the teachers union reached agreement to give teachers at "priority schools" (those with grades of Ds and Fs) additional compensation based on performance. The money would come from district grants. Teachers rated...Tags: Teachers, Martin Luther King Jr., Teaching and Learning
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Evans Wins VanMeter Community Service Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky women’s basketball junior guard Kastine Evans has been awarded the prestigious Darrell A. VanMeter Community Service Award and will be honored Monday night at the Annual Spring Honors and Recognition...
Tags: College Sports, Students, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Southeastern Conference, The Salvation Army
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Tommie Smith: An Olympic journey of prejudice, then perseverance
The boos and the catcalls echoed as Tommie Smith and John Carlos walked off the medal stand in the summer of 1968, track shoes in their hands to symbolize the poverty of their youth. The noise reached a crescendo as they stepped into a tunnel labeled...Tags: Justin Gatlin, Vietnam War (1955-1975), International Olympic Committee, Mexico, Mexico City
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Boys' Tennis: Laguna battered, but still the best
Injuries may have put a damper on the first half of the season for the Laguna Beach High boys' tennis team, but they haven't stopped the Breakers from once again taking control of the Orange Coast League race. At the start of the second half of the...Tags: Sprained Ankle, Tennis, Stan Smith
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Robin Roberts to receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYs
Robin Roberts, host of "Good Morning America" and one of the first female anchors for ESPN, will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2013 ESPYs on July 17 in Los Angeles. Roberts has twice been stricken by serious illness in recent years and...Tags: Human Interest, Good Morning America (tv program), Awards and Prizes, ESPN (tv network), Breast Cancer
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Watch Mr. T score from center ice during intermission of NHL game
There is no one in the history of the world quite like Mr. T. What other person has ever had a mohawk, starred in a No. 1 TV series, starred in a "Rocky" movie and main-evented two WrestleManias? No one else, that's who. Now you can add one more...Tags: Sports, National Hockey League, Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks
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Live discussion: Lakers, Clippers stumbling toward playoffs
Join Times Lakers writer Mike Bresnahan and Clippers writer Brad Turner at 11:30 a.m. today for a video chat about the Lakers and Clippers. The Lakers have lost three in a row and are in danger (again) of missing the playoffs. But even with those...Tags: National Hockey League, Los Angeles Kings, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Blackhawks, Oracle Arena
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Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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