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Shawn Johnson in Butter

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:59:12 +1900

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.

nepatriotsdraft posted 34 hours ago from www.iowasportsguy.com [link]

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Gucci releases the 8-8-2008 beijing olympics collection

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 02:00:16 +1900

Gucci FINALLY released their 8-8-2008 Collection, in honor of the Beijing Olympics. The collection features a vintage bicycle, mahjong set, teddy bear, shoes, and of course bags! Unfortunately, to get most of these luxury goodies you’ll have to travel to China.

And One posted 25 hours ago from blog.thisnext.com [link]

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Mile after mile of green muck threatens Olympic events

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:58:13 +1900

The Chinese government has pledged to contain the giant bloom, which feeds on pollution, in time for the international sailing events that begin Aug. 9 at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. Reuters says 10,000 people and 1,200 vessels have until July 15 to "banish the algae."

And One posted 32 hours ago from blogs.usatoday.com [link]

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Hewitt named in Australian tennis team, Olympics 2008, 2008 Olympics 2008 match schedule, Olympics

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:43:55 +1900

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt has been named in Australia's team for the Olympic tennis tournament in Beijing next month, Tennis Australia said on its Web site on Friday.

harshini posted 21 hours ago from sify.com [link]

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American Swimmer Natalie Coughlin

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:52:45 +1900

Info, links, pics and video of Natalie Coughlin.

ndfootballwiki posted 38 hours ago from olympchicks.blogspot.com [link]

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Shaolin Shadow Boxing, an Olympic Sport in Beijing?

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:07:15 +1900

Are we truly going to see tiger-style, shaolin shadow boxing and the Wu-Tang sword style in Beijing?

mikehayes19 posted 2 days ago from steady-burn.blogspot.com [link]

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Beijing Olympic Games 2008 Free eBook Guide

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:19:15 +1900

Downloadable by sport or in its entirety. A must have for the Beijing-bound.

And One posted 2 days ago from blog.asiahotels.com [link]

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A Personal Call to a Prosthetic Invention

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:01:29 +1900

Borrowing concepts from pole vaulting, the spring of a diving board and the C shape of a Chinese sword his father owned, Phillips imagined a prosthetic that would let him jump and land.

And One posted 2 days ago from www.nytimes.com [link]

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Christian News Site Calls Sprinter Tyson Gay 'Tyson Homosexual'

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:09:00 +1900

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 say, "Did you see the record set by Tyson Homosexual?" Yes, One News Now, which describes itself as providing " your latest news from a Christian ...

Awful Announcing found this 4 days ago on sports.aol.com [link]

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Getting Sport Science Out Of The Lab And Onto The Field

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 04:13:34 +1900

There's some great research out there, if only coaches and athletes knew about it.

kylemattsteve posted 47 hours ago from blog.80percentmental.com [link]

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CNN Stamps Trivial Olympics Headline On T-Shirt

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:39:31 +1900

The moon landing. McGwire ’s 61st home run. And … news of algae potentially affecting sailing competitions in this year’s Beijing Olympics. Not to play the role of Carnac here, but it’s pretty evident what all three of these stories have in common. You all remember EXACTLY where you were when you heard about them. But how, oh how, can a nation capture these moments? ...

The Futon Report found this 32 hours ago on www.sportsbybrooks.com [link]

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Spreading hazard threatens Olympic events

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:14:26 +1900

Beware of mutants...

YCS posted 2 days ago from yellow-chair-sports.blogspot.com [link]

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European Leaders Boycott the Opening Ceremony

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:39:39 +1900

Leaders from the Czech Republic and Poland have declined invitations to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared in a comment to the Dziennik newspaper that he does not intend to go to the opening ceremony of the Olympics in August in the wake of China's violent crackdown in Tibet: “The presence of politicians at the Games' ...

twinkle709 posted 2 days ago from www.unmadeinchina.org [link]

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Mongols Rise: Take Back China!

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:37:50 +1900

The Chinese communist regime, led by Hu Jintao, claims that Tibet is an inalienable part of China. For more than half a century, the CCP has done almost everything in its power to destroy the cultural, religious and ethnic identity of Tibet in order to erase it as a nation and swallow it whole. Why such determination on the part of the Chinese regime to possess this semi-desert mountainous ...

twinkle709 posted 2 days ago from www.unmadeinchina.org [link]

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The Sock Rocks

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:47:21 +1900

The BBC asked readers to come up with their own mascot designs for the London Olympics. Yeaaaah... The sock is definitely better than Izzy, Athena and Phevos .

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Wear twins on U18 Team

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:25:21 +1900

For those of you that follow this type of things, here is the roster for the 2008 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team Trials Roster.

AEM posted 2 days ago from unc5corners.blogspot.com [link]

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Same thing in Beijing?

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:24:01 +1900

Eugene, Ore. -- Eugene looks a little like Beijing this week. A milky haze has engulfed the city, offering perhaps a preview of the Summer Olympics in August. With the U.S. Olympic track trials in full swing, the air quality in Oregon has turned murky, thanks to winds pushing up smoke from wildfires burning in Northern California.

And One posted 3 days ago from www.cleveland.com [link]

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Canada Earns Two Gold Medals at Canoe-Kayak World Cup

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:25:00 +1900

While all eyes are on the Americans at the Track and Field meet in Oregon and the Swimming Trials in Omaha, the Canadians are proving that they have a few moves of their own.

sandymae2000 posted 3 days ago from www.lightthetorch.net [link]

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COUGHLIN, PEIRSOL SMASH RECORDS

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:54:53 +1900

OMAHA - Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol continued the world record-breaking trend at the U.S. Olympic Trials, and Michael Phelps qualified for his second event in Beijing here last night. Coughlin and Peirsol each broke their own records in the...

Rover found this 2 days ago on www.nypost.com [link]

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Andy Rautins does ok in first Team Canada game

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 02:41:30 +1900

As I had reported yesterday, Andy Rautins was part of Team Canada trying to make the Olympic Games of Beijing. Today, reading Troy Nunes is an absolute Magician I see that they did well in their first game as a team, beating Lebanon 89-67.

AEM posted 3 days ago from theorangesports.blogspot.com [link]

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