Fil-Am Macasieb hopes for Top 10 finish in Saipan triathlonGMA news.tv, PhilippinesGARAPAN, Saipan — Two-time Southeast Asian Games triathlon gold medalist Arland Macasieb of the Philippines is hoping to finish in the Top 10 of Saturday's 20th Tagaman Triathlon. “I can't really predict, since there are a lot of talented athletes but …Tinian's Manglona is driven [...]

Michael Phelps is trying a new stroke and keeping an old sponsor – Detroit Free Press

Michael Phelps is trying a new stroke and keeping an old sponsorDetroit Free Press, United StatesAt the new Yankee Stadium, the best seats in the house have turned out to be the emptiest. The Legends Suite section in the infield (tickets [...]

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Duke's Mike Krzyzewski noncommittal, promotes Mike D'Antoni for …New York Daily News, NYBY Mark Lelinwalla Mike Krzyzewski helped the US men's team redeem itself and grab a gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but he says it's still too early to commit to the 2012 Games in London. If he doesn't commit, that [...]

Blind buddies focus on their 100M showdown at Penn Relays – Philadelphia Daily News

Blind buddies focus on their 100M showdown at Penn RelaysPhiladelphia Daily News, PAThat's when SCSDB athletic director Jack Todd saw him running one day and suggested that he try out for the US Paralympics. "I was always fast," Jamison said. "I tried football, [...]

China amasses $120m to fund Olympic athlete preparations – Sportbusiness.com

China amasses $120m to fund Olympic athlete preparationsSportbusiness.com, UKThe Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) earned $60 million from the Beijing Olympics, and has raised another $60 million to fund its athletes' preparations for the London Olympics in 2012. Reuters reports that the COC has also rebranded itself and [...]

Spain’s Princess Cristina to move to Washington – Yahoo NewsAFP/File – Spain’s Princess Cristina, seen here in 2006, will move to Washington with her family as her husband … Play Video Celebrity Video: Beyonce Flexes Acting Chops In New Film ‘Obsessed’ CBS 2 New York Play Video Celebrity Video: Tarantino Source: news.yahoo.com
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Tekla Acquires UK Based 3-Design – Ten Links

Tekla Acquires UK Based 3-DesignTen Links, CA… a proven solution for noteworthy structures including Wembley Stadium, Swiss Re, Heron Tower, Emirates Stadium, Freedom Tower in New York, as well as the Bird's Nest Stadium and China Television Centre, both used for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. …

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'Make It': Families bend over backward for young gymnastsUSA TodayBy Bill Keveney, USA TODAY Big-time gymnastics is the setting for Make It or Break It, an ABC Family drama (June 22, 9 pm ET/PT) that follows Olympic hopefuls at an elite Colorado training academy. The teens know the stakes, says Peri Gilpin (Frasier), …

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Trans-Siberian: The greatest train journey in the world – Telegraph.co.uk

Trans-Siberian: The greatest train journey in the worldTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomBeijing, too, was shrouded in smog (it often is). The Chinese capital is not an attractive city at the best of times and, for all the emphasis on the glitzy and the new, it remains a hard place [...]

GIANTS LIVE Named Official Qualifying Tour for World’s Strongest Man – EarthtimesNEW YORK – (Business Wire) GIANTS LIVE ( www.giantslive.net ), an arena-based series of live strongman competitions, has been named the Official World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour for 2009-2011. The first 2009 qualifying event will take place May Source: [...]

Five Valleys Special Olympics has great day of competition in Missoula – MissoulianFor Wade Casey and his parents, Special Olympics has been a family affair since Wade was 8 years old. Now 35, Wade – who has cerebral palsy – has won his share of blue ribbons and competed in the World Special Olympics Games [...]

Japanese teams on top in ACL – Australian Broadcasting Corp.Japan remains firmly on track to have four teams in the last 16 of the AFC Champions League after decisive victories for Kashima Antlers and Nagoya Grampus. The Antlers thrashed Singapore Armed Forces 5-0 at home while Nagoya grabbed a valuable three Source: www.abc.net.au
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Taiwan government not ready for banking risks: DPPeTaiwan News, TaiwanNational Taiwan University Professor of Economics Lin Shang-kai stated the proposed agreements on liberalizing Chinese investment into Taiwan and the financial services MOU "will begin a new era of two-way interaction in cross-strait capital investment …Tourisms and properties send Taiwan stocks higher Alibaba News ChannelChina, Taiwan financial [...]

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Olympic Briefs — US Paralympics Honors Athletes; Olympic Skier …Around the Rings (subscription), GAParalympian Ann Cody of Blaze Sports America received an individual Amazing Award from US Paralympics. (Getty Images) The US Paralympics gave out its annual Amazing Awards [...]

Speed skater Ochowicz a finalist for USOC HOF – Universal Sports

Speed skater Ochowicz a finalist for USOC HOFUniversal Sports, MDOchowicz began her sports career at just 8 years old, competing in both speed skating and cycling, and later went on to become the first US athlete to win three medals at one Winter Olympic Games. The [...]

A FOUR-member Fiji team will be heading to New Caledonia this week to take part in the Ligue Caledonienne De Triathlon. Leena Pratt, Rupeni Seasea, Kaliova Vuki and Nau Dakuiliga will take part in the one-day event, which will include participants Continue ..
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UCLA gets highest score from Olympic gymnastKIONrightnow.com, CAAP – April 21, 2009 11:24 AM ET The gymnast announced Tuesday that she will attend UCLA and compete for the Bruins, beginning in the fall of 2010. Peszek, 17, is currently a junior at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. …UCLA gains major recruit — in [...]

The latest news from the USOC – April 20Sports Network23 – Oct. 3 in the Czech Republic), and if the USA qualifies, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games (July 27 – Aug. 12 in London, England), as well as additional USA training camps and exhibition games. Phill Drobnick (Duluth, Minn.) and Wally Henry (Beaver …

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Ferbey Four goes back to the futureCanada.com, Canada"It's pretty amazing, Edmonton is that strong right now," he said of the Ferbey, Koe and Martin rinks that have the free pass to the Olympic Trials. "To have that quality of teams there and then to have Ted Appelman to make pre-Trials, another Edmonton …Howard edged [...]