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A Woman’s Place: Qatar, Brunei and Saudi Arabia send female athletes to the London games.
Channel Guide MagazineIt’s hard to imagine the Olympics without the ladies. In fact, for lots of us — especially us fellow females — our first, or best, Olympic memory is entirely girly. Nadia Comaneci. Mary Lou Retton. Dorothy Hamill. Kristi Yamaguchi. Flo-... -
Olympian Brittney Reese will be 'providing motivation' at 4A track championships
Brittney Reese will have to wait a few months to try and capture an Olympic gold, but she'll get to hand out a few medals in the mean time.
The four-time and current long jump world champion will be on hand at the Maryland Class 4A track and field...Tags: College Sports, High School Sports, Summer Olympics, Morgan State University, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Five minutes with Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Like other 50-year-olds, Jackie Joyner-Kersee aches a bit the day after a vigorous workout. And she has noticed that her vision isn’t what it once was.
But Joyner-Kersee, one of the most accomplished and gracious female athletes in history, isn&...Tags: Track and Field, Cancer, Soldier Field, The Rolling Stones (music group), Religion and Belief
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Book Review: 'Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWonder Girl The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias Don Van Natta Jr. Little, Brown: 404 pp., $27.99 So do you know who made the Top 10 when ESPN chose its 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century? Here they are: (1) Michael Jordan....Tags: Alex Karras, Babe Ruth, Susan Clark, Janet Evans, Jim Thorpe
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Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Like other 50-year-olds, Jackie Joyner-Kersee aches a bit the day after a vigorous workout. And she's noticed that her vision isn't what it once was. But Joyner-Kersee, who still holds the world record in the women's heptathlon, isn't pining for her...
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Boys & Girls Club seeks to expand throughout Imperial Valley, officials say
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — On a good day 50 to 60 kids come streaming into the Boys & Girls Club building in Brawley where they play on an indoor basketball court, hang out or do homework in a separate room. But Sara Sanders, executive director of the Boys &...Tags: Facebook, Denzel Washington, Wesley Clark, Steve Benson, U.S. Army
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'Herb Ritts: L.A. Style' at Getty with fashion, celeb photographs
All The Rage“Herb Ritts: L.A. Style” opens at the Getty Museum, with 87 photographs, some of which have never before been published, alongside examples of the L.A. photographer's magazine covers and commercial video projects. They highlight Ritts’... -
Who said it? A look back
McClatchy NewspapersDuring this Black History Month, consider the following thoughts on politics, life and race from 10 famous African-Americans. See if you can match the quote with the person who said it. The famous quote: 1. "Surely the day will come when color means...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Washington (U.S. state), Sidney Poitier, Black History, Condoleezza Rice
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Breathing life into the game
If you compiled a roster of world-class athletes with asthma, the list would be long — and impressive. From marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe, to former NBA stars Dennis Rodman and Dominique Wilkins, to tennis star Mary Joe Fernandez...Tags: Mary Joe Fernandez, Celebrities and Health Issues, Dennis Rodman, Ohio, Human Interest
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Obama Olympic bid: Playing patriot card
The Swampby Mark Silva Michelle Obama is on the ground. And President Barack Obama will land Friday morning. The first lady landed this morning in Copenhagen, where the International Olympic Committee will decide on Friday who gets the 2016 summer games......Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Richard M. Daley, Defense Equipment, Newspapers, Republican Party
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