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Video: "LeBron James: Leader of the Redeem Team"

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:56:46 +1900

(6:08) TIME's Sean Gregory shoots hoops with the LeBron James, who promises the US Olympic basketball team will take the gold in Beijing, after the relative disappointment of bronze in Athens, 2004. --- LeBron James leads TIME's new list "100 Olympic Athletes to Watch"...

MVNsoccer posted 20 hours ago from link.brightcove.com [link]

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ESPNsoccernet - Report: MLS All-Stars vs West Ham - USA Major League Soccer

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:30:00 +1900

DeRosario, Blanco lead MLS All-Star win Updated: July 24, 2008, 3:00 AM ET TORONTO (AP) -- Just making it to the Major League Soccer All-Star game was a "nightmare" for Dwayne DeRosario. Once he arrived, it turned into a night he'll never forget. The Houston midfielder scored a tiebreaking penalty, Chicago midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco had one goal and helped set up another, and the MLS ...

With Leather found this 27 hours ago on soccernet.espn.go.com [link]

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Bulls' Rose gets shoe deal :: The SouthtownStar :: Sports

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:54:37 +1900

Bulls rookie Derrick Rose has chosen the stripes of adidas over the swoosh of Nike, agreeing in principle to his first shoe deal. "The details are being worked out, and I'm very satisfied with the work my agent (former Bulls guard B.J. Armstrong) has done, and I look forward to representing adidas," Rose said from Las Vegas, where he is playing for the USA Basketball select team that is ...

The Sporting Blog found this 27 hours ago on www.southtownstar.com [link]

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Samuel Dalembert Speaks Out On His Dismissal From the Canadian National Team

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:25:38 +1900

Dalembert leaves his heart and soul on the floor every single time out SLAM Editor in chief, Ben Osborne hit me up during the season and asked if I would be interested in going over to Haiti with Samuel Dalembert during this summer in hopes of documenting his interaction with his people and more specifically children through Basketball Without Borders. Anyone who knows me understands ...

And One posted 2 days ago from thestartingfive.net [link]

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Why USA Basketball Will Win Gold

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:20:43 +1900

As USA Basketball goes, so goes the nation. Our team hasn't won gold since 2000, and look what's happened. It's time to change that.

And One posted 27 hours ago from www.soapboxland.com [link]

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LeBron Guarantees Gold For Team USA

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:32:00 +1900

You damn right. I said gold medal. LeBron “Illustrated Man” James has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the basketball-playing world by telling them they are playing for the silver and bronze because Team “Dream Team 2.0″ USA is coming out on top, much to the chagrin of some bloggers . Personally, I have no problem with LeBron’s boasting and if it ...

Hugging Harold Reynolds found this 45 hours ago on www.intentionalfoul.com [link]

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Did Samuel Dalembert Act like a Diva?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:18:05 +1900

Or was it Coach Rautins lack of "communication" that was to blame for the rift between Dalembert and Team Canada.

daddycane posted 44 hours ago from thehoopdoctors.com [link]

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Major League Soccer - Source: McBride to Chicago, Barrett to Toronto

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:56:00 +1900

Brian McBride is coming to Toronto . And Chad Barrett is heading north of the border. On the heels of MLS commissioner Don Garber’s announcement at halftime of the MLS All-Star Game that a deal had been struck between Brian McBride and the league, a source within Toronto FC has confirmed to Goal.com USA that the Chicago Fire will send Barrett, a first-round SuperDraft selection and allocation ...

The Beautiful Game found this 33 hours ago on www.goal.com [link]

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ESPN To Use Live Commercials (And Rookie Actor) For New Sports Center Spots

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:49:42 +1900

Everyone is anxiously counting down the days until the new Sports Center starts (okay not really) and we finally have an idea of how ESPN is going to market it. Get some random guy and put him on the air live....375 times between now and August 11th. Steve Braban is a 25 year old program coordinator but will soon be the star of the network. Via USA Today.... But next week, David ...

Playbooks and Profits - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com found this 22 hours ago on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com [link]

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Football, Hooliganism & The United States

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:51:00 +1900

For those of us watching from the other side of the Atlantic ocean, Major League Soccer is, to say the very least, an education. English football developed into what it is today as the result of one hundred and twenty years of evolution. MLS, by comparison, hasn’t had much time to develop a universe of [...]

Soccer Source found this 41 hours ago on www.twohundredpercent.net [link]

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In year 1, Beckham on target for MLS - USATODAY.com

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:00:24 +1900

Beckham on his first year, his interest in working with the women's league, his determination to stay in the USA and his willful ignorance of the rumor mill that surrounds him.

bdure posted 3 days ago from www.usatoday.com [link]

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Video: MLS All-Star Interview - Jimmy Conrad

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:45:34 +1900

(from MLSNet.com) Fan favorite of the Kansas City Wizards, Jimmy Conrad played college ball at San Diego State, then UCLA, before turning pro. --- He was a member of an NCAA National College Cup champion squad with the Bruins, and is a former MLS Defender of the Year. --- He also has captained the USMNT in 2008. --- He was chosen for the First XI for Thursday's match, his 5th All-Star selection.

MVNsoccer posted 45 hours ago from web.mlsnet.com [link]

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ON TV: NBC Olympic Soccer Channel

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:57:09 +1900

NBC Olympic Soccer Channel is a dedicated cable channel which will show only Olympic Soccer throughout each day. This channel is available to most providers, but that doesn't mean that your own provider will automatically make it available to you. It is a good idea to contact your local provider as soon as possible to make sure they have plans to carry it. NBC ...

MVNsoccer posted 3 days ago from ballhype.com [link]

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The German National Basketball Team Gets a Little Kaman in their Lives

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:11:53 +1900

I guess you have to commend Chris Kaman for his ingenuity. He knew he had absolutely no chance of making the United States Olympic basketball team, so he did what an red blooded American with a dream might have done, he applied for dual citizenship to the country from which is great-grandparents immigrated. [...]

Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football found this 2 days ago on theangryt.com [link]

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NBCOlympics.com Soccer Portal

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:29:45 +1900

On Wednesday, August 6, the Summer Olympic Games will kickoff with the first event - soccer. --- NBC Universal has made a major commitment to coverage of this sport in the Olympics, with seven existing TV channels as well as ITS OWN dedicated one, the NBC Olympic Soccer Channel. --- Here is the home of the soccer portal, launched recently as a part of the comprehensive NBCOlympics.com website...

MVNsoccer posted 3 days ago from www.nbcolympics.com [link]

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LeBron James Guarantees Gold; Not a Good Move

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:57:41 +1900

A quick cut to the chase. Per the Associated Press: James made his guarantee in a Time magazine story that hits newsstands Friday. The Cavaliers superstar is featured on one of the covers of the Olympic preview issue. After comparing the feeling of receiving a gold medal on the podium to opening a prized gift on Christmas ...

Sarge posted 48 hours ago from www.waitingfornextyear.com [link]

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Harrington Named Alternate for Olympic Roster

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:56:00 +1900

U.S. Soccer put out a press release a couple of minutes ago naming Dax McCarty (FC Dallas) as an injury replacement for Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake) on the U.S. Olympic team roster. With McCarty moving to the full roster, our starting left back Michael Harrington has been added to the three-person alternate list. Harrington is an attractive alternate due to his extreme versatility. Though ...

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Special Feature - The NBC Olympic Soccer Channel

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:17:01 +1900

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Video: "Courage" NIKE TV spot (1- minute version)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:07:29 +1900

(posted by NIKE) Set to debut in U.S. during the Summer Olympics. --- The ad, which begins "Everything you need is already inside...", celebrates the 20th anniversary of the "Just do it" campaign by showing a collage of inspirational sports imagery. --- Athletes include Lance Armstrong, Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Jordan, John McEnroe. --- Music: The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done"...

MVNsoccer posted 8 days ago from www.youtube.com [link]

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Martin O’Neill buoyed by Guzan | Aston Villa

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:13:00 +1900

Aston Villa have made their second signing of the summer after Brad Guzan agreed to join from Chivas USA for a fee that could rise to 3 million. Martin O Neill, the manager, is confident that the United States goalkeeper, whom he attempted to acquire in January, will be granted a work permit this time after his increased international outings. Steve Sidwell, the former Reading midfield player, ...

du Nord found this 8 days ago on www.timesonline.co.uk [link]

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