China Responds To US Report On Human Rights Abuses With Counter … – AHN Telegraph.co.uk China Responds To US Report On Human Rights Abuses With Counter …AHNBeijing, China (AHN) – Despite US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's decision not to make an issue of China's human right abuses on her recent trip there, the agency's [...]

CHICAGO (AP) – Organizers of Chicago’s 2016 Summer Olympic bid say they have an ambitious plan to put on an environmentally friendly event if they win the chance to host the games. Chicago Olympic spokesman Patrick Sandusky says there’s a great Continue .. Trammell, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, was hurt in the first round [...]

CharlotteObserver.com Curling sweeps aside image of "true' OlympianUSA TodayThey are once again giving hope to all those Joe Sixpacks out there: You, too, might have a chance to make the Olympics some day. Olympic trials for the 2010 American curling team wind up Saturday near Denver. The sport — something resembling …Curling runs in the [...]

FAMU athletics tightens purse strings – Famuan FAMU athletics tightens purse stringsFamuan, FLOne of the things that Hayes spoke about was the effect of the deficit on Olympic sports traveling expenses. Olympic sports are the main ones they’re trying to keep within a 400-mile radius. One of the Olympic sports at this time is track and [...]

‘Catholic Athletes for Christ’ Brings its A-Game – Catholic OnlineDynamic, Catholic Sports Movement spreads the faith and promotes the Church as the ultimate team. The late Servant of God John Paul II was an avid athlete and had a high regard for Sports. He also inspired the founding of “Catholic Athletes for Source: www.catholic.org Bruno [...]

Curling trials: Road to the Olympics – KUSA-TVBROOMFIELD – 20 teams from across the nation are competing at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling this week. Only two teams, one men’s and one women’s team, will represent the U.S. in Vancouver next year. The youngest men’s team is from Duluth Source: www.9news.com Pool success [...]

The organiser of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics has announced the availability of Insurance Product and Passenger Air Transportation Services top-tier sponsorship categories. One company from each field will be selected following an evaluation Continue .. W hen the new executive advisory committee serving USA Basketball’s women’s national team is selected this year, it will [...]

Above: Skiers take off on the dog- permitted Pooched Loop cross-country trail at Whistler Olympic Park (see story, Page 7). Other Callaghan Valley trails include the loops to be used by 2010 Olympians in Nordic ski events. Right: Snow sculptures near Continue .. NEWARK – The University of Delaware ended a three-game women’s basketball losing [...]

Olympic committee expects no lack of sponsorship support – RosBusinessConsulting The Moscow Times Olympic committee expects no lack of sponsorship supportRosBusinessConsulting, RussiaHe noted that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had announced eight sponsorship categories. Five categories have remained with sponsorship positions yet to be closed, so positive news is soon to come, Chernyshenko stated. …Video: Russia [...]

Head north now for your own Fantasy Olympics – Seattle Times Chain Ring Sports (press release) Head north now for your own Fantasy OlympicsSeattle Times, United StatesWhen the 2010 Winter Olympic Games open next Feb. 12, the snow and ice venues will have already been tested by Olympic-caliber athletes in high-level international events conducted this winter [...]

Canucks re-assign Bolduc and Grabner to Moose – OurSports CentralThe Vancouver Canucks, the NHL affiliate of the Manitoba Moose, announced today they have re-assigned forwards Alexandre Bolduc and Michael Grabner to the Moose. Bolduc, 23, earned his second recall to the Canucks on Feb. 20/09 and has now appeared Source: www.oursportscentral.com ESPN.com: TrackandField [ Print [...]

Côte d’Ivoire/Zambia: Host Team Crashes at New Soccer Tournament – AllAfrica.comAbidjan — The “Elephants” of Cote d’Ivoire are out of the African Nations Championship (Chan) after conceding a second defeat, this time at the hands of the “Taifa Stars” of Tanzania. (1-0) Ivorian teams have always failed to do well when the Source: allafrica.com Sally [...]

Politics of Place: Let the Games Begin! – Pulse Niagara Canoe.ca Politics of Place: Let the Games Begin!Pulse Niagara, CanadaPrior to bidding for the 2008 Summer Olympics, host cities flew IOC voting members to their respective cities and provided myriad enticements, one African official exchanging his vote for a University scholarship for his son. Going for [...]

Struggling to attract private funding during the global economic downturn, British sports officials announced a new sponsorship program Wednesday to finance the nation’s elite athletes ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. The program, called Team 2012 Continue .. The City of Vancouver may consider putting 252 units of social housing slated for the Olympic Village in a different [...]

There’s reason to be suspect when a former Olympian professes a dislike of exercise. Particularly one who last competed in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City but has the body of someone at least 30 years her junior. Dr. Sandra Hartley, 60, was the Continue .. WASHINGTON – FORMER US president George W. Bush next [...]

HS playoffs roundup – Asheville Citizen-TimesReynolds managed just 14 second-half points as the Rockets bowed out in the first round of the NCHSAA 4-A playoffs to East Mecklenburg. Jessica Farmer went 8-for-11 from the floor for 16 points to lead Reynolds (18-9), while Whitney Brinkley also Source: www.citizen-times.com Marcus Corp. CEO defends bank, business travel [...]

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Jordyn Wieber made herself at home Saturday with two American greats in gymnastics: Mary Lou Retton and Nastia Liukin. Wieber, 13, of DeWitt, Mich., became the second-youngest Tyson American Cup women’s champion and was Continue .. Things at Greenwich Country Day School — hallways, chairs, teachers — seem a lot smaller [...]

2009 Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Team World Championships – Transition Times 2009 Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon Team World ChampionshipsTransition TimesVancouver, Canada (February 24, 2009) – The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the location for the 2009 ITU Triathlon Team World Championships will be in West Des Moines, Iowa, USA on June 28 in conjunction [...]

The Moscow Times Olympic committee expects no lack of sponsorship supportRosBusinessConsulting, RussiaHe noted that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had announced eight sponsorship categories. Five categories have remained with sponsorship positions yet to be closed, so positive news is soon to come, Chernyshenko stated. …Rosneft becomes the General Partner of Sochi 2014 Olympics The FINANCIALFrom London [...]

Ski and Snowboard Club Vail athletes bound for Junior OlympicsVail Daily News, COVAIL, Colorado — A whopping 19 Ski & Snowboard Club Vail J3 racers have qualified for the 2009 USSA Rocky/Central Junior Olympics at Vail and Beaver Creek March 5-11. After a season of Junior Olympic qualifying events, and after some great results at … [...]