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Former Notre Dame fencer Zagunis to carry the flag at Olympics
Former University of Notre Dame fencer, Mariel Zagunis will be the flag bearer for the United States Olympic Team at the Opening Ceremony on Friday night in London, England. “I’m extremely humbled by this incredible privilege,”...
Tags: Shannon Boxx, Olympic Games, U.S. Olympic Team, Awards and Prizes
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Olympics-Games hopefuls make 2020 Olympic pitch
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 30 (Reuters) - From Rihanna's hit single "Diamonds" to hard economics, bid officials for Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid made their pitch for the 2020 Olympics to the International Olympic Committee on Thursday...Tags: Sports Organizations, 2016 Olympic Games, Labor Markets, International Olympic Committee, 2012 Summer Paralympics
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Kidd retires from NBA after 19 seasons
NEW YORK -- Jason Kidd has decided to retire. A 10-time NBA All-Star point guard, Kidd spent the 2012-13 season with the New York Knicks. He also played for Dallas, Phoenix and the New Jersey Nets in a 19-year career. "My time in professional...
Tags: Brooklyn Nets, NBA Draft, Dallas Mavericks, Mike Woodson, Phoenix Suns
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Athletics sees Olympic Games revenues cut by IOC
ReutersST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Athletics will get a lower share of Olympic revenues in the future after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday recalculated the federations' revenues according to their contribution to the Games. The 26 sports...Tags: Pentathlon Swimming, Sports Organizations, Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, Modern Pentathlon
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Openly gay Rogers breaks barrier by playing in MLS
Reuters(Reuters) - For Major League Soccer's Robbie Rogers, breaking another barrier for gay athletes by becoming the first openly gay male to compete in a major U.S. professional team sport marked the latest step in his long journey. The Los Angeles Galaxy...Tags: ESPN (tv network), National Basketball Association, Jason Collins, Major League Soccer, Sports
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Openly gay Rogers joins Los Angeles Galaxy
Reuters(Reuters) - Former soccer international Robbie Rogers has joined Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy, the team said on Saturday, making him the latest openly gay male athlete in an American professional team sport. Rogers, who came out in February...Tags: Jason Collins, USA Today, Columbus Crew, MLS Cup, National Basketball Association
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Beijing International Screenwriting Competition announces winners
An American woman arrives in China to retrace the steps of her deceased daughter from a video diary the daughter kept of her trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A young flautist travels to Beijing to audition for a conservatory. A seamstress for a...Tags: Maya Rudolph, Harvard University, Movies, Dwayne Johnson, Travel
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Condolences pour in to America's Cup team after sailor dies
SAN FRANCISCO -- Condolences from around the world poured in to the Swedish racing team Thursday after its 72-foot catamaran capsized in the San Francisco Bay, killing one sailor during a training run for the America’s Cup. On the Artemis Racing...
Tags: Around The World Sailing, Twitter, Inc., Sailing, U.S. Coast Guard, Awards and Prizes
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America's Cup: Sailor killed in capsized boat an Olympic medalist
A Swedish racing team identified a British Olympic gold medalist as the sailor killed when a catamaran capsized during training for the America's Cup on Thursday on the San Francisco Bay. Artemis Racing confirmed that Andrew "Bart" Simpson was trapped...Tags: Michael Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard, Awards and Prizes
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Gay athletes have come out while active or retired
Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement. From Martina Navratilova to Greg Louganis to Sheryl Swoopes, men and women from a variety of sports have openly...
Tags: Oakland Athletics, Football, Los Angeles Dodgers, Jason Collins, Gays and Lesbians
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Anti gay-marriage crowd finds their cause fading
In the summer of 2008, the American Family Association's Christian news outlet, OneNewsNow, experienced an Olympic fail: The group's automated system for republishing news articles – through a strict policy of replacing the word gay with the word...Tags: Tyson Gay, Social Issues, Family, Lake Worth, Gays and Lesbians
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