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Skater's gaffe highlights politics of China sports
It was a political gaffe for Chinese short track speedskater Zhou Yang -- failing to thank her country and its government after winning two gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics. But the 18-year-old is winning widespread support for her honesty and naivete, after being criticized by a top sports official this week for mentioning her parents in a post-win interview but failing to express ...
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Sports at 11:50 a.m. EST
Editors: Some of the stories the AP is covering Tuesday. A full Sports Digest will move by 3 p.m.: -- TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez says he is "at ease, no matter what" with his relationship with a Canadian doctor embroiled in a cross-border drug smuggling investigation. -- HARTFORD -- The top-ranked Connecticut women, riding a record 71-game winning streak, go for their 16th Big East...
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Tuesday's Sports Transactions
Tuesday's Sports Transactions
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Skater's Gaffe Highlights Politics of China Sports
China sports official skewered for criticizing skater who didn't thank government after win Sport - Government - China - Skating - Ice Skating
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Sports doctor says he treated Alex Rodriguez but only prescribed anti-inflammatories
Anthony Galea, at the center of drug investigations in Canada and U.S., says he saw the Yankees’ slugger after his hip surgery last season. Galea says HGH was for himself. A sports doctor at the center of drug investigations in Canada and the United States said Monday he treated Alex Rodriguez after the New York Yankees slugger had hip surgery last year and prescribed anti-inflammatories but not ...
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Jim Donaldson: Chuck Wilson returns, and thats a good thing for sports-talk radio
There is a ray of hope -- amidst the shouting, the junior high locker room-level jokes, the uninformed opinions, the massive egos, the constant interrupting and talking over one another -- for intelligent sports-talk radio.
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Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix Spins Off Sports Agency
As a corporate and finance attorney at Phoenix-based Snell & Wilmer, Travis Leach occasionally represents sports industry figures -- often with their side businesses or other ventures. Those industry connections were the genesis for Snell's newest subsidiary: a sports agency called Athlete Management Professionals. Major firms often represent professional athletes, but it's unusual for one to ...
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Construction nearly complete on 100 acre sports complex
SPOKANE -- Construction is nearly complete in North Spokane on the Joe Albi Sports Complex. Crews spent last year working on the voter-approved sports park. The $11 million project is set to open in August. Crews have been able to turn what used to be rundown athletic fields into a 100 acre sports paradise. The new Merkel Sports Complex will meet the growing needs of youth athletics and ...
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Brazil president plans for World Cup final
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is he's so confident of Brazil's chances in the World Cup that he is already planning to be at the final on July 11. "I'm so optimistic that when I was in Mexico with President (Felipe) Calderon and he asked me if I was going to the opening game of the World Cup, I said I'm not going to the opener -- I'm going to the final," Silva...
Weir will skip world championships
Three-time US men's figure skating champion Johnny Weir, sixth at the Vancouver Olympics, will not compete at the World Championships later this month in Italy, he announced Tuesday.
The world championships of America
On his way to the practice range Tuesday at Doral, Padraig Harrington stopped to sign autographs for three fans. One was from Puerto Rico, another from Colombia, the third from Peru. So at least it sounds like a World Golf Championship. And there is little doubt that events like the CA Championship look like a World Golf Championship, with 19 countries represented in a field of 68 players.
Goal.com World Cup 2010 Stadium Guide - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
For the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Port Elizabeth has produced a fine stadium, which has been named after one of South Africa’s most famous sons, Nelson Mandela.
Bode Miller decides to sit out World Cup ski final
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller has decided to end his season, a week before the World Cup finals in Germany.
Vonn on verge of 3rd overall World Cup title
Her body aching but her outlook strong, Lindsey Vonn enters the final downhill of the season with a chance to win the overall World Cup title for the third straight season. After winning six of seven World Cup downhills and the Olympic gold medal, Vonn is the overwhelming favorite in Wednesday's race, the first event of the World Cup finals.
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