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 Christian News Site Calls Sprinter Tyson Gay 'Tyson Homosexual'
Christian News Site Calls Sprinter Tyson Gay 'Tyson Homosexual'
Filed under: Track and Field , The Word , USA It's going to be an embarrassing day at the office for people who get their news from the Christian web site One News Now . The water cooler conversation about sports is going to get awkward when they ...
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 Shaolin Shadow Boxing, an Olympic Sport in Beijing?
Shaolin Shadow Boxing, an Olympic Sport in Beijing?
Are we truly going to see tiger-style, shaolin shadow boxing and the Wu-Tang sword style in Beijing?

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 AMPUTEE WINS RIGHT TO TRY FOR THE OLYMPICS
AMPUTEE WINS RIGHT TO TRY FOR THE OLYMPICS
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.
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 The Beijing Olympics will have cheerleaders. I approve.
The Beijing Olympics will have cheerleaders. I approve.
The 2008 Olympics will have cheerleaders. Awesome.
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 I command you to cheer for China
I command you to cheer for China
The Beijing Civilized Workers Cheering Squad commands you to cheer respectfully for China.
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 Olympians Worth Watching: Our Hottest Hopefuls
Olympians Worth Watching: Our Hottest Hopefuls
With all the protests going on surrounding the Olympics, including issues of civil rights, labor and the environment, we thought it was time for us all to take a collective chill. And what better way to do that than with what always strangely seems to appeal to the typical reader of this and other sports blogs - hot chicks. As we "prepare" for the August Olympic games, we thought it our...

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Dropping A Deuce At The Beijing Olympics Is Going To Be An Adventure
There are some things in life that you take for granted. Like toilets, for example. You just expect them to be there. Well, if you're going to Beijing for the Olympics this summer, you're in for a rude awakening. While China has pumped tons ...
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Politics and the Olympics
Interesting video on the Council on Foreign Relations Web site detailing the history of politics through the Olympics. Narration by Frank Deford.

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 Beijing There: It's Not All Fun and Games
Beijing There: It's Not All Fun and Games
Beijing There: It's Not All Fun and Games June 22, 2008 --- by Barry Janoff --- BRANDWEEK The official theme song for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is "Forever Friends," by Michael Kunze and Giorgio Moroder. However, given the hoops, or in this case the five rings symbolic of the Olympics, that they have had to jump through to see their efforts come to fruition, some ...

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 Looks like you can't bring grenades to the Olympics
Looks like you can't bring grenades to the Olympics
See what things the Chinese don't want you bringing to the Olympic Games. C-4 strapped cell phones would be one thing.
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Melanie Adams: We're Afraid Allison Stokke Has Some Very Stiff Pole-Vaulting Competition
We love Allison Stokke very much, but we're afraid she's been vaulted over by a very, very hot and ambitious Aussie named Melanie Adams. Why Miss Stokke has tried to shy away from any notoriety outside of sports, Melanie aspires to be Miss ...

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 One Shot of Check Mate, Please
One Shot of Check Mate, Please
Does anyone else find this news a little disturbing?

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 Shawn Johnson in Butter
Shawn Johnson in Butter
If you have never been to the Iowa State Fair before, one of the more popular exhibits is the butter sculptures for some reason. Each year, Sarah Pratt sculpts a butter cow and a featured sculpture to peak public interest. In the past, Tiger Woods, Harry Potter, Elvis, and others have graced the fair in their partially hydrogenated glory.
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 Vancouver 2010 Olympics mascots named, and…WTF???
Vancouver 2010 Olympics mascots named, and…WTF???
The mascots for the 2010 Olympics are revealed, and apparently Vancouver has been invaded by Pokemon rejects with funny voices.

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 Russia Now Officially Even With China In Terms of Bizarre Olympic Plans
Russia Now Officially Even With China In Terms of Bizarre Olympic Plans
Russia's building an island off the coast of Sochi, where the 2014 Winter Olympics will be. It'll be in the shape of Russia and be called Federation Island.
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 Beijing unveils the Watercube thing
Beijing unveils the Watercube thing
Beijing's new swimming venue for the Olympics looks like an alien landed and cocooned itself right there in China. It also looks like it could be The Thing's new hideout.
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 Porn May Now Be Available During the Beijing Olympics. I'm Excited.
Porn May Now Be Available During the Beijing Olympics. I'm Excited.
If there's one major drag to living in China, aside from living there in the first place, it's that the country has zero tolerance for pornography. I mean, have you ever tried to find a Chinese porno at your local smut shop? Uh, me neither. But ...
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Fun Spectator Sports To Do In China During the Olympics: Huck Live Goats Into a Den Of Lions
If you're going to the Olympics in Beijing in August, you're bound to have some down time. Luckily, China has you covered. Want to fire off an anti-aircraft rocket launcher after having just sat through four hours of rhythmic gymnastics? The ...
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 Godzilla Is Not Invited To The Beijing Olympics
Godzilla Is Not Invited To The Beijing Olympics
I don't know about you, but every so often I like seeing a horror movie. Or even better, a Godzilla movie. Nothing beats watching a rubber dinosaur crush downtown Tokyo while Japanese people point up and scream in horribly dubbed English. If you're an athlete, and also like these same kind of movies, you're going to be in trouble when you get to Beijing for the Olympics.
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 World’s fastest man: Tyson Homosexual
World’s fastest man: Tyson Homosexual
I was doing a Google News search of “Olympic + homosexual” to see if there was any news regarding gays and the upcoming Games. It was then I learned that sprinter Tyson Gay had actually changed his name, at least on one ...

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