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France's Chirac backs Tokyo for 2016 Olympics

AFP - Tue Oct 14, 3:22 am EDT

Former French president Jacques Chirac on Tuesday backed Tokyo's candidacy to host the Olympic Games in 2016.

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Peter Ueberroth justified in reminding world of Olympic debt to U.S.
Los Angeles Times - Mon Oct 13, 4:10 pm EDT
In defending the U.S. Olympic Committee's slice of Olympic revenues, the former chairman's words echo across the globe. No one should have been surprised when Peter Ueberroth reminded everyone Saturday at the annual U.S. Olympic Assembly that the United States bankrolls the global Olympic movement.
Rough times force USOC to rethink 2009 budget
USA Today - Mon Oct 13, 1:30 am EDT
The economic crisis has forced the U.S. Olympic Committee to delay setting next year's budget while officers consider contingency plans that could include administrative cuts.
Microsoft set to release Silverlight 2
InfoWorld via Yahoo! News - Mon Oct 13, 4:52 pm EDT
Microsoft's Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology for rich Internet applications will be generally available on Tuesday along with supportive development tools, the company said during a teleconference on Monday morning.
Italy turns to American-born striker Rossi
Fox Sports - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
American-born Giuseppe Rossi could make his first start for Italy when the injury-plagued team hosts Montenegro.
Training ground for gold: Sugar Bowl plans for season-long skicross, snowboard cross course
Sierra Sun - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Following in the footsteps of BMX's Summer Olympic debut in Beijing, the equally elbow-bumping, pedal-to-the-floor events of skicross and snowboard cross will make their Winter Olympic debut at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Kohl joins Tour de France drugs club
CNN - Mon Oct 13, 3:41 pm EDT
PARIS, France (AP) -- Third-place Tour de France finisher Bernhard Kohl tested positive for banned blood booster CERA when his race samples were checked for the new drug.
Coping with Allergies: How World Champion Gymnast Shannon Miller Manages her Allergy Symptoms
Carteret County News-Times - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
(ARA) - As host city of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing will introduce thousands of spectators and athletes from around the world to an array of new customs and sights, but many of these visitors may also experience allergy symptoms like sneezing and itchy, watery eyes as they explore this new environment.
Ueberroth both bitter and sweet at outgoing USOC speech
USA Today - Sun Oct 12, 11:38 am EDT
The state of the U.S. Olympic Committee got a golden endorsement Saturday when CEO Jim Scherr praised the successes of 2006 Winter and 2008 Summer Olympians and the Paralympians. He also commended the USOC for its strong financial plan.
OLYMPIC REALITY
The Morning Sun - Tue Oct 14, 2:51 am EDT
It has been two months since Shalane Flanagan won the bronze medal in the women’s 10,000 meter run at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now that Flanagan is in a break from training, she spent some time with her husband’s family in southeast Kansas.
Tired Federer plans to pace himself for rest of year
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Oct 13, 2:42 pm EDT
A weary Roger Federer will pace himself carefully for the rest of the season, the world number two said on Monday.
The Gender Gap in the Pool
Washington Post - Mon Oct 13, 2:16 pm EDT
U.S. swimming coaches hope Michael Phelps's success will inspire more boys to take up the sport.
Bulls' Nocioni 'not in my best shape'
Chicago Tribune - Tue Oct 14, 12:48 am EDT
Forward: 'I'm playing really badly right now' Andres Nocioni typically and almost reflexively rejects questions about injuries out of principle. So with the manic forward admitting what he did Monday, amputation might follow.
China jails Tibetan monks convicted in bomb blast
The Charlotte Observer - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
(By GILLIAN WONG, Associated Press Writer) Eight Buddhist monks convicted of bombing a government building in Tibet during an anti-government uprising in March have been sentenced to prison, two of them for life, a judge said Tuesday. The monks were sentenced at the People's Court in Chamdo, a Tibetan prefecture, after being convicted of setting off a bomb at the building in Gyanbe township, ...
Marty Burns: Cavs season preview
Sports Illustrated - Mon Oct 13, 1:23 pm EDT
SI.com will analyze each of the NBA's 30 teams as regular-season tip-off approaches. For a complete list of team-by-team breakdowns, click here. The information in the "Go figure" category below is provided by Roland Beech of 82games.com.
Microsoft Silverlight users get version 2
TechWorld - Tue Oct 14, 4:53 am EDT
But does the world need another Flash? Microsoft's Silverlight 2 browser plug-in technology for rich Internet applications will be made available on Tuesday along with supportive development tools, the company has announced.
Olympic Gold for protel at Beijing 2008
Hospitality Net - Tue Oct 14, 5:45 am EDT
Following its success as the PMS chosen for Athens in 2004, the "Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad" (BOCOG) selected protel in May of this year after an exhaustive review of the leading systems on the market. At the conclusion of a highly successful Games, protel was awarded with two symbolic gold medals for its excellence in managing the Olympic media village in ...
Ron Gonen: The Biggest Winner in Beijing
HuffingtonPost - Mon Oct 13, 6:18 pm EDT
The biggest winner of the Beijing Olympics will be the environmental movement. Odd you say? The environmental movement was the biggest winner at an Olympics...
Sunday's Sports in Brief
Park Hills Daily Journal - 28 minutes ago
Here's a look at Sunday's sports in brief around the world.
Cuts in Athletes? Funds Unlikely, U.S.O.C. Says
New York Times - Mon Oct 13, 12:02 am EDT
Officials from the United States Olympic Committee said that they would cut the organization?s 2009 budget in response to the global financial crisis.
DVDs to be released Tuesday
The Sacramento Bee - Tue Oct 14, 4:44 am EDT
With the exception of "Iron Man" and the minor "Chapter 27," the release of theatrical movies on DVD this week is pretty paltry. What Tuesday does promise, however, is the release of several discs devoted to the recently completed 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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