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Under Armour teams with USA gymnastics team
Under Armour solidified its push to market to women and change the company’s often masculine image Thursday by announcing a deal to become the official gear provider for USA Gymnastics for the next eight years. The partnership marks the first...
Tags: Under Armour Inc., Gymnastics Clubs, Towson, Michael Phelps, Marketing
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Istanbul wants wrestling reinstated if it hosts 2020 Olympics
Hasan Arat, the head of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, not only wants his city to host the Games, he wants wrestling reinstated if it does. “If we are awarded the Games, Turkey wants to have wrestling events in Istanbul,”...
Tags: International Olympic Committee, Tiger Woods, Alexandra Raisman, Sports Organizations, Wrestling
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Construction on the Four Level Interchange
FrameworkConstruction begins on the Four Level Interchange in downtown Los Angeles. Sunset Blvd., is on the right, Temple St., on the left, and Figueroa St. runs horizontally in the foreground.... -
Brazilians take special glee in Super Bowl electrical outage
SAO PAULO, Brazil--Brazilians usually have little time for the U.S. version of football, but they can't stop talking about this year's Super Bowl. Subjected for years to questions about whether Brazil is prepared to effectively host the 2014 World Cup and...
Tags: Super Bowl, Dilma Rousseff, Soccer, FIFA World Cup, San Francisco 49ers
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Grappling with the process for wrestling to stay Olympian
Now we are going to see how obstinate the International Olympic Committee can be. Its two traditional sports superpower nations, the United States and Russia, both have vowed to do everything possible to overturn the IOC executive board decision to dump...
Tags: International Olympic Committee, Sports Organizations, Canoeing and Kayaking, Politics, Rugby 7
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Letters: Jesse Owens, a hero in Germany
Re "Author inspired by Haley," Obituary, Jan 23 Author and magazine editor Hans Massaquoi, the son of a German mother and a Liberian father, believed that he was spared the fate of German Jews because "blacks were so few in number that they were...Tags: Jesse Owens, Germany
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Lance Armstrong scandal: Head of UCI resigns from IOC committee
Pat McQuaid, the head of the International Cycling Union, has stepped down from a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. McQuaid is on the committee that is evaluating bids for the...
Tags: International Olympic Committee, Lance Armstrong, Sports Organizations, International Cycling Union, Tom Brady
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Conflicts of interest abound in IOC decision on wrestling
Wrestling was present at the creation. It is in the Book of Genesis, where Jacob goes to the mat with an angel. It is portrayed on a renowned, 2,500-year-old Greek vase, with Hercules wrestling the life out of the previously invincible Antaeus. It...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Track and Field, Sports Organizations, Politics, 2016 Olympic Games
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'Downton Abbey,' 'Mad Men:' Why the good old days are hot again
The third season premiere of "Downton Abbey" was heralded by the sort of media blitz more in line with the Summer Olympics or a new Robert Downey Jr. franchise than anything appearing on PBS' "Masterpiece." The public television network hosted a red-...Tags: Robert Downey Jr., World War II (1939-1945), Vaccines, Human Interest, Girls (tv program)
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Russia set to make Olympic history -- for spending, controversy
The costs and challenges confronting Russia as it tries to convert a Black Sea beach resort into a Winter Olympics venue recall the "hero projects" of the Soviet era, when deluded dictators squandered fortunes trying to reverse the flow of Siberian...
Tags: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Crime, Law and Justice, Amnesty International, Justice and Rights, Labor Legislation
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John Thomas dies at 71; U.S. high jumper medaled in two Olympics
He was the overwhelming favorite in his event, so much so that U.S. sportswriters covering the 1960 Summer Olympics boasted that if Americans won just one gold medal over the rival Soviet Union at that year's Games, it would be his. A skinny 19-year-old...
Tags: The New York Times, Harvard University, Track and Field, Human Interest, Roxbury
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Watch Ronda Rousey talk about her fighting style
Real Sports 191: Ronda Rousey Ronda Rousey, who will fight Liz Carmouche this Saturday at the Honda Center, appears on the premiere of this month's "Real Sports" on HBO tonight at 10 p.m. PT, talking about her fighting style and being the first...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Jose Canseco, Bullfighting, Sports, Judo
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