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March Madness productivity loss? It's a slam dunk, poll says
March Madness kicks off Tuesday, and productivity will plummet as nearly a third of workers will spend as much as three hours per day watching the college basketball tournament, a survey released Wednesday found. In its annual poll, the outplacement...
Tags: Productivity, Employees, Career and Workplace, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Kim reigns at worlds
LONDON, Ontario — They should have divided the women's field at the World Championships into two flights, like a golf tournament. One for Yuna Kim, and one for everyone else because the South Korean figure skater was a world ahead of her rivals...
Tags: Ice Skating, Les Miserables (musical), Evan Lysacek, Human Interest, Yu-Na Kim
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Antonio Villaraigosa says Los Angeles wants to host 2024 Olympics
In February, the U.S. Olympic Committee sent a letter to the mayors of 35 cities, asking their interest in being the official U.S. candidate to host the 2024 Summer Games. Los Angeles was included in that list, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa sent the...
Tags: 50 Cent, Antonio Villaraigosa, Robert A. Iger, Summer Olympics, Tom Hanks
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Early 20th-century marathons found a starting line in Laurel [History Matters]
From 1909 until 1939, marathons were run from Laurel to Washington or Baltimore. After the first few marathons, they not only became AAU-sanctioned, but the race was one of the qualifying marathons for the U.S. Olympic team. There was one constant in...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Newspaper and Magazine, Boston Marathon, Newspapers, Road Running
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Wrestling goes for an Olympic reversal
I watched a video of the movie "Argo" as I flew into Tehran recently. I couldn't help but wonder why I was willingly accompanying a group of Americans into a city that not so long ago was the scene of one of the greatest exfiltrations ever. I wondered...
Tags: FIFA World Cup, Vladimir Putin, International Olympic Committee, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sports
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Olympic cycling in Trexlertown? A letter to the veep couldn't hurt
Vice President Joe Biden 1 Observatory Circle NW Washington, DC 20008 Dear Mr. Vice President: I have an urgent request concerning the news that the Philadelphia area has a shot at hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics. A story in The Morning Call on...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building Material, Demographics, International Olympic Committee, Sports
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Fallon's in, Leno's out: NBC courts younger viewers
RedEyeNBC ramped up its fight to gain a younger late-night audience by confirming Wednesday that Jimmy Fallon will take over as host of "The Tonight Show" in 2014. Ending weeks of gossip, NBC made the announcement that current host Jay Leno would end his...Tags: Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, New York City, TBS (tv network), Jack Paar
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PASSINGS: Greg Willard, Ronnie Ray Smith, Chuck Fairbanks
Greg Willard Longtime NBA referee worked more than 1,600 games Greg Willard, 54, a longtime NBA referee who worked more than 1,600 games before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, died Monday at his home in Huntington Beach, according to NBA...Tags: NBA Finals, Track and Field, Orange Bowl, Sports, Oklahoma Sooners
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Track: Olympic gold medalist Ronnie Ray Smith dies at 64
Varsity Times InsiderRonnie Ray Smith, a 1967 graduate of Manual Arts High who won a gold medal as a member of the 400-meter relay team that set a world record at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, died on Sunday at...... -
Fuerbringer named U.S. men's volleyball assistant coach
Matt Fuerbringer, a beach volleyball star and a former Estancia High standout athlete, has joined the U.S. men's volleyball team staff as an assistant coach, as announced by new coach John Speraw, the former UC Irvine men's volleyball coach....Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Beach Volleyball, Volleyball
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Column: South Dakota raises bumper crop of journalists
Despite its smallness, South Dakota has produced numerous nationally known journalists. One of its finest, Chuck Raasch, brought South Dakota basketball to the forefront with his recent column in USA Today. Raasch is a South Dakota State graduate...
Tags: World Series, Journalism, Baseball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports Illustrated
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Tribune and WGN-Ch. 9 Preps Plus Athlete of the Month | Glenbrook South's Olivia Smoliga
Special to the TribuneIn less than a five-month span, Olivia Smoliga went from the "Pool of Tears" to pumping her fists amidst a standing ovation following two national record-breaking performances. In between, the Glenbrook South senior had to rebuild herself following a...Tags: Sports, Trials, Schools, Swimming, High School Sports
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