Chicago 2016's Olympic bid money woes – Los Angeles Times Chicagoist Chicago 2016's Olympic bid money woesLos Angeles Times, CA - 16 hours agoHe wants Chicago to win its bid for the 2016 Olympics, in part because a US Summer Games should attract increased sponsorship and TV revenues that will help …An artist's rendering of the Chicago [...]

Small town Sask. Olympic athlete thrilled to be Shaunavon-bound – Prairie Post South Saskatchewan Small town Sask. Olympic athlete thrilled to be Shaunavon-boundPrairie Post South Saskatchewan, Canada - Jan 30, 2009The Battle of the Border tournament is an event which raises funds for local community organizations, while bringing Olympic-calibre hockey to communities … Source: news.google.com Millrose Games [...]

Curling: Team Fenson stays in contention at Challenge – Bemidji Pioneer Curling: Team Fenson stays in contention at ChallengeBemidji Pioneer, MN - 3 hours agoThe women’s Challenge Round began at Green Bay with six teams vying for the final four berths at the Olympic Trials. Duluth’s Aileen Sormunen won her opener … Source: news.google.com Lagat ties the [...]

No place like home – Argus Press No place like homeArgus Press, MI - Jan 26, 2009“There is so much smog in the big cities, we rarely saw the sun,” she said. “Beijing was especially polluted, as were other cities that sit in valleys. … Source: news.google.com Beyond the Haze – New America Foundation Beyond the HazeNew [...]

RING BEARER: Swimmer adjusts to college after Olympic foray – Red and Black RING BEARER: Swimmer adjusts to college after Olympic forayRed and Black, GA - Jan 28, 2009After taking last year off from school to train for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Versfeld returned to Athens this season, but with a newfound … Source: news.google.com [...]

Vancouver’s funds dry up for Olympics – Financial TimesA failing economy and the ensuing drop in house prices are wreaking havoc on preparations for Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Olympics, sending the city scrambling to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars and forcing organisers to consider scaling back on Source: www.ft.com VANOC releases revised operating budget – [...]

Frugal parade for China – Straits Times Frugal parade for ChinaStraits Times, Singapore - 10 hours agoBEIJING – CHINA will mark the 60th anniversary of communist rule this year with a frugal military parade as the global financial crisis takes its toll on …China to hold frugal 60th anniversary parade RIA NovostiChina sets frugal tone for military [...]

Curling | KXNet.com North Dakota News – KXMC Curling | KXNet.com North Dakota NewsKXMC, ND - 22 hours ago… round robin competition, which will determine the four men's squads that move on to the national championships, which will also be the Olympic Trials. … Source: news.google.com Curling: Fenson evens record at Challenge Round – Bemidji Pioneer Curling: [...]

Vancouver Sun For the love of the Games, and the art, and the plays . . .Vancouver Sun,  Canada - Jan 29, 2009"If a community hasn't hosted an Olympic Games, and it's obviously a rare experience, people's primary experience is through television, and that is, …Vacouver Olympic games face financial disaster Lew RockwellFederal budget mum on [...]

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Gophers' Johnson has special meetingMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 7 hours ago"I hadn't seen him since the Olympics, I guess," said Smith of Prince, a member of the gold medal-winning United States team in Beijing last summer. … Continue….. Inside Track: Acuff's Big Apple farewellUniversal Sports, MD - Jan 26, 2009The track is made of the same Mondo rubber [...]

; By Kristen Bjornsen Women's Adventure MagazineTheNewsTribune.com, WA - 15 hours agoNow that they're on the US Ski Team, however, they get a travel budget; they train on Park City's Olympic-class jumps, both in the winter (on snow) and in …The Road to Vancouver TheNewsTribune.comall 5 news articles Continue….. Volume One Founder: "Unified teams" may be future [...]

Twesigomwe targets ‘small’ sports – New Vision New Vision Twesigomwe targets ‘small’ sportsNew Vision, Uganda - 4 hours ago… wrestling and netball across the country if he unseats Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) president Major General Francis Nyangweso at polls this Saturday. … Source: news.google.com Nauru president claims national Olympic committee ledaership – Radio Australia Nauru president claims [...]

Teacher hopes to graduate to OlympicsWelland Tribune,  Canada - 4 hours agoThe reigning provincial champions have had enough of that success to presently sit in fifth spot in the three-year Olympic qualifying process. … Continue….. Bernard, Kleibrink have Hearts set on provincial titleCanoe.ca, Canada - 4 hours ago"But it's still part of the Olympic qualifying process, so the [...]

Home Depot Cuts Utah Athlete Program – OnTheSnow.com Home Depot Cuts Utah Athlete ProgramOnTheSnow.com, CA - 13 hours agoHome Depot Inc., has killed their Olympic athlete program that gave hopefuls a part-time job, flexible hours, and full-time pay with benefits so they could … Source: news.google.com Athlete shares Olympic dream – The Apex Herald Athlete shares Olympic [...]

Fox11online.com Johnson to coach US women's hockey in OlympicsThe Associated Press - 6 hours agoJohnson plans to move to the Twin Cities this summer and will guide the team during an Olympic tuneup tour, featuring 10 exhibition games in the United …"Miracle on Ice" star will coach US women in 2010 Games Examiner.comMark Johnson named USA [...]

The race will take place over Olympic distances – 1.5km swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run – and it is hoped 1,000 people of all abilities will enter. Great Britain triathlete Vicki Wade has told BBC Radio Merseyside she is backing the event to be a Continue .. The Aflac Iron Girl triathlon national [...]

Barbiasz considers shot at Olympics – Nashua TelegraphAfter a great start to his first indoor track season at the University of Maryland, high jumper Dwight Barbiasz of Milford is starting to think big. That’s big as in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Barbiasz, who shattered the state indoor and Source: www.nashuatelegraph.com Olympic Bailout Puts [...]

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it would offer 650,000 U.S. dollars to China to help the country improve its disaster risk management system. The fund will be used to make a thorough examination of the current system Continue .. Beijing, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The human death toll from bird [...]

Inside Track: Acuff's Big Apple farewell – Universal Sports Inside Track: Acuff's Big Apple farewellUniversal Sports, MD - 11 hours agoIt was also enough for the automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA meet, a new Oklahoma State school record and a first-place finish at the event. … Source: news.google.com Sho Kashima makes the most of World Cup [...]