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2008 Summer Olympic Games Preview - GymnasticsCanada.com, Canada - 20 hours agoTwelve men's teams and 12 women's teams, with a maximum of six athletes per squad, will compete at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium. …Video: Injured Gymnast Hamm Not Going to Olympics AssociatedPressall 1,383 news articles

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The complete guide to: Olympic travel - IndependentShare The world’s first sporting arena was at Olympia in the Greek western Pelopponese. A five-day festival of chariot and horse-racing, long-jumping and foot-racing was held every four years from 776BC until the Games were abolished nearly 1,200

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2008 Summer Olympic Games Preview - GymnasticsCanada.com, Canada - 19 hours agoTwelve men's teams and 12 women's teams, with a maximum of six athletes per squad, will compete at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium. …Video: Injured Gymnast Hamm Not Going to Olympics AssociatedPressall 1,381 news articles

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The critical moment Dwain Chambers' hollow victory at the Olympic …guardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 26, 2008At the British Olympic trials in Birmingham in early July, Dwain Chambers, still seeking in the courts to overturn a lifetime Olympic ban for drug-taking, …

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2008 Summer Olympics: Hong Kong sets new pollution record as …USA Today - 4 hours agoThis photo by Bobby Yip of Reuters shows the smog today in Hong Kong, which is set to host equestrian competitions during the 2008 Summer Olympics. [...]

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8 Sports That Never Made It Into The Summer OlympicsInventorspot - 3 hours agoWhen it comes to the Summer Olympics, there aren’ta lot of weird sports. That’s because the ones that can raise anyone’s eyebrow are usually left out of the …

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The complete guide to: Olympic travel - IndependentShare The world’s first sporting arena was at Olympia in the Greek western Pelopponese. A five-day festival of chariot and horse-racing, long-jumping and foot-racing was held every four years from 776BC until the Games were abolished nearly 1,200

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Beijing 2008: A retry for Ronaldinho?Beijing 2008, China - 5 hours agoRonaldinho greets fans after a press conference at the San Siro Stadium. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) (BEIJING, July 26) – Three seasons ago, nobody would …

Schwabe easily makes Olympic TrialsHudson Star Observer, WI - 16 hours agoEmily Schwabe, 15, who has local ties, had an Olympic Trials qualifying time of 2:34.54 in the 200 breaststroke when competing in a Waukesha pool. …

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FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty will replace injured Nathan Sturgis on the U.S. men’s Olympic team. McCarty was originally selected as an alternate recently. He’ll join the soccer team in Pal Alto, Calif., later today. The Olympic Team will more

As a member of the U.S. women’s field hockey team, Lingo will travel to Beijing to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympic games. “I really appreciate playing for and being a part of the national team,” she said. more

WGC's Gaynor competes at Olympic trialsTimes 24, UK - 1 hour agoSTANBOROUGH School student Stephanie Gaynor described her appearance at the GB Olympic selection trials in Birmingham as an amazing experience. …

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NBC’s Olympic gambleExaminer.com - 5 hours agoOnline, NBC say it is 85 percent sold out of online ad inventory for its Summer Olympics coverage, having signed on McDonald’s, Johnson & Johnson, Hilton, …NBC Olympics: TV Testing Lab Television WeekNBC IS 90% SOLD FOR BEIJING GAMES – ON PACE TO SET OLYMPICS RECORD [...]

Pickler heading to Beijing for Summer Olympics - KXLYKyle Weaver became the first Washington State Cougar to be picked in the NBA Draft in 12 years when the Charlotte Bobcats took him in the second round with the 38th pick on Thursday night. There’s a lot that goes into playing a college sport, but [...]

YOUR VIEW: Who should be Canada’s flag-bearer for the 2008 Olympics? - CBC NewsWho will carry the Maple Leaf into the Olympic Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 8, 2008? That special Canadian athlete’s identity will be revealed on Wednesday. The Canadian Olympic Committee will reveal which Olympian will carry Canada’s flag at the [...]

It’s clear sailing now for Grosse Pointe native - Detroit NewsGROSSE POINTE SHORES — Carrie Howe motioned to the clear-blue waters of Lake St. Clair outside the window and then tried to paint a far different picture. “Imagine the entire lake out there covered in a foot of algae,” said Howe, speaking to a crowd [...]

He was diplomatic about the recent negotiations. “We are encouraged by the progress that we saw last week, and the potential for the cooperation that has been pledged,” Capus said. NBC has good reason to cross its fingers. Its owner, GE, has had its more

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Line 10 cuts travel time in halfChina Daily, China - 30 minutes ago"We had originally planned to travel more than an hour, but I realized the new line would halve that," Liu said, adding that only one transfer was needed …Beijing to feel the strain from Olympic visitors guardian.co.ukNew subway lines ready to roll for Olympics [...]

At 31, Maureen Esposito’s life has been filled with enough adventures and charitable works to win any number of medals. She leaves today for Beijing, and while she won’t be competing for Olympic gold, she’ll be an athlete in her own right as she more

NEW YORK — As the U.S. struggles with immigration policy, Americans will get a chance next month to see their melting-pot nation through the prism of foreign-born athletes competing in USA uniforms at the Beijing Olympics. There are at least 33 of more