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Beijing Olympic News!
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| Kwan returning to ice for August show (AP) |
Michelle Kwan will skate before an audience for the first time in three years when she joins world champion Kim Yu-Na in Ice All-Stars 2009 in Seoul, South Korea, in August. The five-time world champion and nine-time U.S. champ has been practicing and working out for most of this year. Her performance in Seoul could be an indication that competitive skating is still a possibility with the Vancouver...
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| Dutch government supports possible Olympic bid (AP) |
The Dutch government is considering a bidding for the Olympics in 2008 -- exactly a century after Amsterdam last staged the games. "It would be fantastic if we could experience the games in our own country again after 100 years," Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said Friday after his government's weekly Cabinet meeting.
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| Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid (AP) |
The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. "Asia will always support any city from Asia," Kuwait's Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, the council president, said after a general assembly meeting in Singapore. "They're doing a great job making progress toward a successful bid." Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, is competing against...
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| White Elephant fears just 'bizarre', says Coe (Reuters) |
Talk of the London Olympics
leaving a 'white elephant' in the capital city is simply
"bizarre", according to 2012 Games chief Sebastian Coe.
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| Good deal -- Phillips gets title, new contract (AP) |
An endorsement contract was the only piece American long jumper Dwight Phillips lacked in his comeback after missing last year's Olympics. A national title solved that problem quickly. Phillips, who won his fourth national championship at age 31, signed a new deal with his old sponsor, Nike, shortly after jumping 28 feet, 1 1/2 inches to win the title in Eugene, Ore., last weekend.
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| Good deal _ Phillips gets title, new contract (PA SportsTicker) |
An endorsement contract was the only piece American long jumper Dwight Phillips lacked in his comeback after missing last year's Olympics.
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| More youth, few surprises in Canada Olympic camp (AP) |
Sidney Crosby, left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, was among 46 players invited Thursday to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp next month. Also chosen were the NHL's three Staal brothers, five goalies and Colorado forward Joe Sakic, who turns 40 next week and would be the team's oldest player if selected.
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| US team to wear Polo again at Olympic ceremonies (AP) |
The U.S. Olympic team will stay with the Polo look for the opening and closing ceremonies in Vancouver and London. The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday it was renewing its apparel deal with Ralph Lauren. The 2010 uniforms will be unveiled later this year. The federation said the uniforms will "celebrate the rich history of the Olympic Games with a nod to the Lake Placid Games of...
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| Basketball 'Dream Team' among inductees into US Hall (AFP) |
Athletics legend Michael Johnson and the 1992 US Olympic men's basketball "Dream Team" were among those named on Wednesday as the 2009 inductees into the US Olympic Hall of Fame.
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| Slam dunk! Dream Team earns spot in Hall of Fame (AP) |
The Dream Team is still dominating. The star-studded team that featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley and won the gold medal in Barcelona headlines this year's inductees for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. The class, which also includes Michael Johnson, Picabo Street and Peter Ueberroth, will be formally announced Wednesday morning and inducted Aug.
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