Jordanian prince among 6 proposed new IOC members
AP - 9 minutes agoA Jordanian prince, a Chinese speedskater and the head of cycling's world governing body are in line to become members of the International Olympic Committee.
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IOC may nix cycling events, add tennis doubles
Sports Illustrated - Tue Dec 8, 3:23 pm ETLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Elimination of endurance events in track cycling and the addition of mixed doubles in tennis are up for consideration this week by the International Olympic Committee.
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Daley 'on a rant' over Olympics
Chicago Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 7:51 am ETHis frustration over Olympic outcome was apparent at volunteers' final gathering When Mayor Richard Daley spoke at the private and final meeting of Chicago 2016 volunteers, he was, according to one attendee, "in rare form." Another described him as "on a rant. It was straight off the cuff. ... He looked angry, and he was angry."
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China makes new push against football rigging
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 2:12 am ETAs China's most notorious football manager, Wang Po seemingly would stop at little to fix matches -- drugging players, threatening coaches, and witholding pay from uncooperative players. Those were amid allegations that prompted his recent arrest. The claims, spread widely in the Chinese media and Internet, are the latest to cloud the game in China, where football is widely popular but the...
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NASCAR approves Patrick for tracks
USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 1:45 am ETNASCAR officials said Tuesday said Danica Patrick was approved for all of the tracks on the Nationwide and Camping World Truck series.
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IOC considers cycling, tennis changes for London Olympics
USA Today - Tue Dec 8, 12:43 pm ETElimination of endurance events in track cycling and inclusion of mixed doubles in tennis are up for consideration this week by the International Olympic Committee.
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Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo faces subversion case
The Christian Science Monitor - 32 minutes agoPolice have presented a subversion case against prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, raising the likelihood that he will face trial and then prison. The move furthers China's crackdown on democracy activists.
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IOC considers cycling, tennis changes for London
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Tue Dec 8, 12:12 pm ETElimination of endurance events in track cycling and the addition of mixed doubles in tennis are up for consideration this week by the International Olympic Committee. At a two-day meeting that starts Wednesday, the IOC executive board will make final rulings on requests by sports federations for the addition or removal of disciplines and events for the 2012 London Games.
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Boulder cyclist Phinney awaits word on his specialty in Games
Denver Post - Wed Dec 9, 3:16 am ETWorld track cycling champion Taylor Phinney may not test his mettle on the Olympic stage if the International Olympic Committee decides to eliminate the 4,000- meter pursuit in today's meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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China makes humiliating early exit at East Asian Games
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Tue Dec 8, 10:12 pm ETChinese soccer suffered yet another humiliation this week when the national under-21 team failed to get out of the group stage at the East Asian Games.
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ATHLETE OF THE DECADE: Bolt does a decade's worth of rewriting record books in two years
Los Angeles Times - 32 minutes agoFILE - This is an Aug. 16, 2008, file photo showing Usain Bolt of Jamaica, reacting as he wins the men's 100-meter final, with a world record, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In the short span of two years, Bolt has done a decade's worth of restructuring to track and field's record book.
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Inside Cycling – Olympic pursuit decision coming this week
Velo News - Tue Dec 8, 1:19 pm ETThe International Olympic Committee is reviewing UCI recommendations to make changes to Olympic track events for 2012.
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Jordanian prince among 6 proposed new IOC members
WKBT La Crosse - 2 hours 9 minutes agoAJordanian prince, a Chinese speedskater and the head of cycling's world governing body are in line to become members of the International Olympic Committee.
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Bruins Paying Price as Wacky Winter Schedule Takes Its Toll
New England Sports Network - 2 hours 15 minutes agoThe NHL schedule has been interesting this season, to say the least. Thanks to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, the current NHL schedule has been condensed, and it’s been rather strange at times. I, for one, am not complaining about a two-week hiatus at the end of February, which usually presents itself as the most dreary winter slump here in New England. For the players, it’s a ...
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China rises and reshapes the world with Olympics
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 7:13 am ETChina's bold rise this decade took many forms. The Beijing Olympics. The billions of dollars lent to the U.S. The rip-roaring economic growth.
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Bolt rewrites the record book _ and fast
Press of Atlantic City - 5 minutes agoFILE - This Aug. 20, 2008, file photo shows Jamaica's Usain Bolt crossing the finish line to win the gold in the men's 200-meter final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In the short span of two years, Bolt has done a decade's worth of restructuring to track and field's record book.
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IOC executive nominates six new members
EARTHtimes.org - 44 minutes agoLausanne, Switzerland - A Jordanian prince, a short-track Olympic winner from China and the head of cycling's world governing body are among six candidates to become members of the International Olympic Committee. The IOC executive board meeting in L...
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Jamaica's Powell says Bolt can be beat
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Tue Dec 8, 5:12 am ETJamaican sprinter Asafa Powell says he can catch countryman and world's fastest man Usain Bolt when the two face off next year. "Usain is the target right now and I'm shooting at him," Powell told reporters Tuesday in Singapore while promoting next year's Youth Olympic Games. "I know that I can do it." Powell, who has run a personal best of 9.72 seconds in the 100...
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Delhi Targets Urination, Spitting to Scrub City Before Games
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 2:39 am ET“Don’t be Su-Su Kumar (Mister Pee)” urges one Hindi- language banner alongside a cartoon of a bald pedestrian lowering his trousers to relieve himself. “Delhi’s beauty is everyone’s duty.”
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Thanou won't get Jones's Sydney gold: report
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 9:47 am ETControversial Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou will not 'inherit' drug cheat Marion Jones's 100m Olympic gold medal from the 2000 Sydney Games when officials meet this week, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
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Usain Bolt rewrites the record book — and fast
Deseret News - 3 minutes agoIt's not that Usain Bolt breaks records. It's the records he breaks and the way he breaks them.
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