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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: Education, Columbia University, The Pink Panther (movie, 1964), Princeton University, Movies
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Fast start at aquatics center
The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonMATT GREVERS AND ANNIE CHANDLER -- the newlywed "it" couple of Tucson swimming, if not the entire nation -- are headlining a clinic at the new Oro Valley Aquatic Center. Between them, the duo have four gold medals and a college national championship. In...Tags: Sports, Matt Grevers, University of Arizona, Northwestern University, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Olympics-India eyes return to Olympics with government guarantees
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann May 15 (Reuters) - India has assured the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Olympic movement's autonomy in the country in a first step towards mending relations after the nation was banned from the Olympics over government...Tags: Sports, Sports Organizations, International Olympic Committee, Government, National Government
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Vikings unveil glass-top stadium plan
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Vikings unveil glass-top stadium plan Plans for the $980 million Vikings Stadium in downtown Minneapolis will not include a retractable roof, but a majority of the top of the building is see-through thanks to a transparent membrane...Tags: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Lucas Oil Stadium, Dallas Cowboys
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NFL Roundup: Eagles' McCoy faces 'party bus' suit
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Roundup: Eagles' McCoy faces 'party bus' suit Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has been sued for assault after an alleged incident on a "party bus" in December 2012, according to CourthouseNews.com. Filed in the...Tags: Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, NFL Network (tv network), Kansas City Chiefs, Cobi Hamilton
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U.S., Chinese swimmers and divers reunite
Miami HeraldTo Micki King and Bernie Wrightson, the gifts to Chinese divers were simple signs of friendship, objects to bridge the culture gap in a foreign land. It was only later that they realized their two swimsuits and a towel helped propel the process of...Tags: Sports, Richard Nixon, International Swimming Hall of Fame, The Miami Herald, Henry Kissinger
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America's Cup performing full review after training death
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The death of British yacht-racing champion Andrew "Bart" Simpson in an America's Cup training accident cast a cloud of doubt over the immediate future of the renowned race, as the event's top official refused on Friday to rule...Tags: Pacific Ocean, Disasters and Accidents, Sailing, Accidental Death, Awards and Prizes
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British sailing mourns death of Simpson
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The British sailing community was mourning the death of Olympic champion Andrew Simpson after the 36-year-old drowned when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup on Thursday. Simpson, who won...Tags: Sailing, 2012 Summer Olympics, Awards and Prizes, Sweden, Star Sailing
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Nate McMillan, Kelvin Sampson first to interview for Bucks' coaching job
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Milwaukee Bucks coaching search has begun in earnest with team officials interviewing candidates Nate McMillan and Kelvin Sampson this week. They are the first candidates to be interviewed as Bucks general manager John Hammond prepares to make...Tags: Kevin McHale, James Harden, Monta Ellis, Lawrence Frank, Mike Krzyzewski
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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: Twitter, Inc., Sailing, Awards and Prizes, U.S. Coast Guard, Media Industry
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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: Awards and Prizes, U.S. Coast Guard, Michael Jackson
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The Miami Herald Linda Robertson column
Miami HeraldAfter a few months on the opposite side of the 10-meter platform, divers David Boudia and Tom Daley return to the competitor's side, which is to say midair and water. Boudia, gold medalist at the 2012 Olympics, is competing for the first time since...Tags: International Swimming Hall of Fame, Television Industry, Fort Lauderdale, Diving, David Boudia
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