Giants’ Ross Heals With Help From Fiancée, a Gold Medalist
New York Times - Sat Nov 21, 4:24 pm ETSanya Richards helped her husband, cornerback Aaron Ross, through his hamstring injury this season and previously with a bout of the blues.
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Falling snow from USOC building damages four vehicles
SportingNews - Thu Nov 19, 5:56 pm ETCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Snow and ice that slid off the roof of the U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters in Colorado Springs damaged four vehicles, prompting the city to close a street and block a sidewalk.
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Female ski jumpers hear reasons for case dismissal
News Chief - Fri Nov 20, 6:18 pm ETPublished: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:01 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:01 p.m. VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate women ski jumpers' rights because they had no power to include their event in the 2010 Winters Games.
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Crews Begin To Fix Roof of USOC Building
KKTV 11 Colorado Springs - Fri Nov 20, 1:50 pm ETContractor crews are expected to work through the weekend and into next week as they make improvements to the roof at the new USOC building in downtown Colorado Springs.
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Equestrian body approves new anti-doping program
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Nov 19, 1:11 pm ETInternational Equestrian Federation members voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a new anti-doping program to clean up their sport after a series of Olympic scandals. FEI president Princess Haya of Jordan described the support as "a true landmark moment in the history of our sport." Princess Haya commissioned a review after six horses tested positive for banned drugs at the 2008 Beijing...
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Comcast-NBC Would Unite Rivals on Oly Network
ABC News - Thu Nov 19, 7:11 am ETComcast-NBC deal would bring TV giants together on US Olympic Committee Oly network United States Olympic Committee - NBC - Sport - Events - Olympics
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IOC sanctions race walker Tsoumeleka for doping
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Nov 18, 8:11 am ETThe IOC sanctioned Greek race walker Athanasia Tsoumeleka for blood doping at the Beijing Olympics. The Greek Olympic Committee said it was informed Wednesday of the International Olympic Committee disciplinary committee's decision to disqualify Tsoumeleka. Tsoumeleka, who won gold in the 20-kilometer walk at the 2004 Athens Olympics, finished ninth in Beijing.
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Oprah to End Her Talk Show in 2011
Fox News - Thu Nov 19, 10:39 pm ETThe Queen of Daytime will end her talk show in May 2011, after its 25th season
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On the blueline: An Olympic journal from Caitlin Cahow
USA Today - Thu Nov 19, 12:15 am ETUSA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
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Proud designer Nicklaus returns to Annandale
The Clarion-Ledger - Fri Nov 20, 11:24 am ETJack Nicklaus remembers when he first surveyed what is now Annandale Golf Club when the property was a rural soybean field.
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Olympic Medalist Stripped Of Gold
NPR - Thu Nov 19, 10:31 am ETThe International Olympic Committee has stripped Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi of his gold medal from the Beijing Games. In taking his medal for the 1,500 meters, the IOC said Ramzi committed anti-doping violations. Four other athletes were also sanctioned for doping.
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Rebellin promises to fight
Velo News - Thu Nov 19, 2:47 pm ETDavide Rebellin promises to fight to clear his name of charges that he doped to win the silver medal at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. UCI officials revealed earlier this week it intends to disqualify the 37-year-old Rebellin after he tested positive for CERA and revoke his Olympic medal and prize money. In his first public comments on the case, Rebellin said he is initiating an appeal ...
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Doping: Olympic champion Ramzi stripped of gold medal
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 18, 11:32 am ETBahrain's Olympic 1,500 meters champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal for doping at the Beijing 2008 Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.
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Around the region
Post-Tribune - Thu Nov 19, 6:22 am ETCollege athletes are continuing to graduate at a record rate. For the second consecutive year, the NCAA said Wednesday, the graduation rate was 79 percent for student-athletes entering college in 2002-03, meaning they earned their diplomas within six years. That ties last year's record for a single class. It is also the same percentage as the four-class average of those entering school between ...
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The Explainer - Time waits for no one
Velo News - Thu Nov 19, 8:32 am ETDear Explainer, I recently read about the UCI’s decision to strip Davide Rebellin of the silver medal he “won” at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing because he tested positive for CERA. As my kid would say, “big whoop.” It’s now November of 2009! The race was in August of 2008. What the (heck)? So more than a year later Fabian Cancellara finds out he actually won a silver medal and the bronze medal ...
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Olympians to join Dana Point Turkey Trot
Orange County Register - Thu Nov 19, 6:21 pm ETDANA POINT - Olympians Dawn Harper and Torri Edwards will join more than 11,000 people for the Dana Point Turkey Trot, according to a news release. Harper was a U.S. gold medalist in 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Edwards has...
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Oprah To End Show In 2011
NPR - Thu Nov 19, 7:58 pm ETOprah Winfrey is expected to announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011. Winfrey's production company, Harpo Productions Inc., said she would provide more details on Friday's Oprah Winfrey Show .
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Cyclist Rebellin to Appeal to CAS in Doping Case
ABC News - Thu Nov 19, 8:26 am ETCyclist Davide Rebellin to appeal to CAS after being stripped of Olympic silver medal Sport - Olympic Games - Silver medal - Events - Olympics
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'Oprah Winfrey Show' To Go Off The Air In 2011
NPR - Thu Nov 19, 6:58 pm ETThe talk-show icon will call it a wrap after 25 seasons, her production company said. A formal announcement is expected on Friday's edition of The Oprah Winfrey Show .
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Ticket update: VANOC settles lawsuit by selling tickets to black-market dealer
Seattle Times - Fri Nov 20, 3:43 am ETIn an odd twist in the ongoing ticket wars for the Vancouver 2010 Games, organizers have settled a lawsuit with Roadtrips.com, an unauthorized ticket seller, by agreeing to funnel tickets to the Web travel company through its official travel partner, Jet Set Sports. See the story here.
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Doping scandal: IOC strips Bahrain's Ramzi of 1,500 gold
USA Today - Thu Nov 19, 1:49 am ETMiddle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal for doping, officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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