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America's Best Bike City: Portland, OR

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Bicycling - By Bill Donahue - May. 26 (Opinion) - Sit down, please, and take a deep belly breath now, for the truth is harsh: When a bicyclist pedals down toward the Willamette River, which divides Portland, Oregon, the waters do not part. The automobile traffic does not cease. Cars honk, and in a city obsessed with green transit, there are train rails—a gleaming cyclist’s nightmare—crisscrossing everywhere. And it rains. The sky is a brooding gray between October and May, and in winter the rain, falling as a fine, gentle mist, can be so cold that your gloves almost freeze on your handlebar. And as you near the river, you may find one of Portland’s five drawbridges raised high so a giant steel China-bound cargo ship can come churning through.

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Putting heads first, banning cheerleading's double down

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Philadelphia Inquirer - By Michael Vitez - Apr. 01 (News) - Madison DiGioia loves to fly. She is 15, strong and trim, and her face lights up when she talks about how she loves to go airborne, to be tossed 15 feet in the air, nearly three times her height, to kick out, twist around twice, and land in the arms of her fellow cheerleaders.

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Knicks' Jeremy Lin holds mirror up to America

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Bill Plaschke - Feb. 21 (Opinion) - .Of all the drives, dunks and dazzling shots Jeremy Lin is forcing upon the stars of the NBA, none of it compares with the moves he's putting on a larger collection of everyday people.

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The Once and Future Way to Run

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:59:51 -0700

New York Times - Nov. 02 -

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Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli dies after horrific crash

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

OpenGlobe - By Fetchcomms, OpenGlobe contributors - Oct. 24 (News Report) - Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli, died Sunday in a three-bike crash only minutes into a Sepang, Malaysia race. Simoncelli, 24, died only a week after IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon perished in a fiery fifteen-car collision in Las Vegas, Nevada. Just four minutes into the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit, Simoncelli's Honda motorcycle veered across the track and cut off fellow Italian Valentino Rossi, who escaped unscathed, and the United States' Colin Edwards, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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Runner carries injured foe half mile to help in middle of rac

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

yahoo.com - By Jonathan Wall - Sep. 22 (News Report) - Josh Ripley didn't have to stop. Running in a recent cross country meet for Andover (Minn.) High, the junior varsity runner was making his way through the trail at the Applejack Invite when he heard a loud scream during the first mile of a two-mile race.

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Donald Trump Angry Over Offshore Wind Farms Near Scotland Golf Course

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Tara Kelly - Aug. 12 (News Report) - According to Bloomberg, he also wrote in a recent email, “I am very disappointed that Scotland may allow the development of a wind power plant directly off Aberdeen’s beautiful coastline.”

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Playing Ball With the Pentagon

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Tomdispatch.com - By Andrew Bacevich, - Jul. 30 (Comment) - In this theatrical production, the Red Sox provide the stage, and the Pentagon the props. In military parlance, it is a joint operation. In front of a gigantic American flag draped over the left-field wall, an Air Force contingent, clad in blue, stands at attention. To carry a smaller version of the Stars and Stripes onto the playing field, the Navy provides a color guard in crisp summer whites. The United States Marine Corps kicks in with a choral ensemble that leads the singing of the national anthem. As the anthem’s final notes sound, four U. S. Air Force F-15C Eagles scream overhead. The sellout crowd roars its approval.

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Can new stadiums revitalise urban neighbourhoods?

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

significancemagazine.org - By Dennis Coates, Brad Humphreys - Jul. 01 (Special Report) - New sports stadiums and arenas bring renewal and prosperity. So at least Londoners have been promised as construction for the 2012 Olympics transforms their neighbourhoods. Are there grounds for the promises?Dennis Coates and Brad Humphreys look at the evidence from North America and find many unjustified claims.

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The day the drug war really started

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salon - By Jonathan Easley - Jun. 19 (Interview) - On June 19, 1986, 25 years ago Sunday, University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias died of cocaine intoxication. Many believed the 6-foot 7, 220-pound small forward possessed a level of talent equal to that of Michael Jordan, and only two days earlier he'd been selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA draft by the reigning champion Boston Celtics.

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Vancouver Riots 2011: Fires Rage As Canucks Lose Stanley Cup (VIDEO)

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - Jun. 16 (News) - The worst nightmare for Vancouver is coming true. The worst nightmare for Vancouver is coming true. Not only did the city's beloved Canucks lose in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final, it was shutout 4-0. Now a scene reminiscent of 1994 has emerged, w..

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Well: Are We Built to Run Barefoot?

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Gretchen Reynolds - Jun. 08 (Opinion) - Humans may have been built to run barefoot, but we did not evolve to run barefoot with bad form.

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Champions League joy for Barcelona - CNN.com

Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - May. 28 (News) - Barcelona won European football's biggest prize for the fourth time on Saturday, beating Manchester United 3-1 in the final of the UEFA Champions League. The Catalan club came to London's Wembley Stadium having also defeated the English side in the 2009 final, and took the lead through Pedro before Wayne Rooney made it 1-1 at halftime. However, second-half strikes from world player of the year Lionel Messi and David Villa gave Pep Guardiola's team a double this season after also winning the Spanish league crown.

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Skerry introduced at Towson Center

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Towerlight - By Andrew Constant - Apr. 06 (News) - Former University of Pittsburgh assistant Pat Skerry was introduced as Pat Kennedy’s replacement as the head coach of Towson’s men’s basketball program, Tuesday afternoon, at the Towson Center. Along with Skerry’s arrival, expectations are placed upon his shoulders as he will try to answer the call of director of athletics Mike Waddell to turn men’s [...]

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Phil Mickelson tries to spread news about arthritis - BostonHerald.com

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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April Fool's Day: Recalling Sidd Finch and Some of the Greatest Hoaxes Ever

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Dundalk Patch - By Ron Cassie - Apr. 01 (Opinion) - Mike Bielecki was just starting his second year in the big leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 26 years ago today, when Sports Illustrated broke news of a New York Mets rookie right-hander with the unusual name of Hayden Siddhartha Finch.

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Can the IRS really do this?

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jay Hancock - Mar. 29 (Opinion) - This is really really disturbing. It seems to reveal a side of the IRS that I never knew existed. According to the NYT's Joe Nocera, an IRS investigator basically stalked ultra-marathoner Charlie Engle because he wondered about how he supported his lifestyle.

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Ralph Nader Calls For Ending Athletic Scholarships

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - Mar. 24 (News Report) - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is calling for the elimination of college athletic scholarships, saying the move is necessary to "de-professionalize" college athletes.

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Orioles spring training: Orioles open renovated Ed Smith Stadium with a bang - baltimoresun.com

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Baltimore Sun - Mar. 01 (News) -

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John Carlson: Capitals' defenseman emerging

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

San Francisco Examiner - Feb. 19 (News) -

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NFL owners want guarantees no other business provides

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Sally Jenkins - Feb. 17 (Opinion) - The next time a league official claims the players make "outrageous sums," as Goodell does, fans should ask themselves the following questions: How much are owners making? And how much of that is due to government subsidies?

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Fox Be Damned: Why a Packers Victory Is the People’s Victory

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Nation - By Dave Zirin - Feb. 08 (Opinion) - The 2011 Super Bowl was between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers—two squads whose monikers speak to their roots as factory teams in the industrial heartland. As these teams prepared to face off in the almighty spectacle that is the Super Bowl, the game’s pre-game show involved a salute to Ronald Reagan on his hundredth birthday. Considering how Reagan gutted the aforementioned industrial heartland, a more appropriate pre-game show would have been an intimate meeting at the fifty-yard line between a Reagan-disguised tackling dummy and fearsome Steeler James Harrison.

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A footnote in NFL lore

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Columbus Dispatch - By Todd Jones - Feb. 05 (Special Report) - Proud history at Spartan Municipal Stadium provides visitors with brief refuge from the harsh economic realities that have ravaged once-booming Portsmouth, the seat of Scioto County, and its 11.7 percent unemployment rate. Visitors gaze at the footprints on the snow-covered field about 90 miles south of Columbus and see the ghosts of leather-helmeted players taking Portsmouth to the precipice of a world championship.

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Singler Leads No. 5 Duke Past Maryland 80-62

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Feb. 03 (News) - It isn't often that Duke loses a basketball game, and losing streaks are an even rarer occurrence for the Blue Devils.

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Super Bowl Crawl

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Towson Patch - By Olivia Obineme - Feb. 03 (Opinion) - Here are our choices of places to watch Super Bowl XLV

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