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

MVNsoccer MVNsoccer posted 57 minutes ago from link.brightcove.com

(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"...

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Beijing Olympic Media Village Officially Opens Today, Greets International Journalists
Beijing Olympic Media Village Officially Opens Today, Greets International Journalists

And One And One posted 68 minutes ago from news.xinhuanet.com

The biggest media village in Olympic Games history officially opened in northern Beijing on Friday morning.

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Chinese to Showcase Synchronized Pole Dancing as Demonstration Sport
Chinese to Showcase Synchronized Pole Dancing as Demonstration Sport

che422 che422 posted 4 hours ago from www.sportsmansdaily.com

When Chinese officials lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add synchronized pole dancing as a demonstration sport, it met with surprisingly little resistance. While the event was initially to take place at an exclusive “gym” in downtown Beijing, it’s since been moved to a bigger venue to accommodate what’s expected to be a large, boisterous crowd of pole dance devotees.

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LoLo Jones Plans on Winning Gold, then Returning to the US and Racing a Horse in Iowa

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 10 hours ago on thebiglead.com

Iowa’s Lolo Jones is certainly one of the cutest Olympians who will be competing in Beijing - just for kicks, let’s remind everyone about Elka Graham , Dominika Kopcik , and Katie Mocco -but once she collects her Gold medal in the ...

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Top earning female athletes, Wie makes top earning female athlete list

harshini harshini posted 16 hours ago from sify.com

Top earning female athletes, Wie makes top earning female athlete list, Female athletes, Earning Female athletes

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57 athletes to represent India in Beijing
57 athletes to represent India in Beijing

harshini harshini posted 18 hours ago from sify.com

Latest Sprots News Reena Kumari's Olympic hopes are all but over with the archer failing to make it to the list of 57 athletes who will represent India in Beijing.

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NCAA Considering Beach Volleyball As New Sport
NCAA Considering Beach Volleyball As New Sport

The Futon Report found this 18 hours ago on www.sportsbybrooks.com

It’s still an Olympic sport, which can’t be said of softball . But beach volleyball seems to experiencing a jump in popularity, so the NCAA has voted to add it to a list of sports they’re considering to make into actual ...

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LeBron Guarantees Gold For Team USA
LeBron Guarantees Gold For Team USA

Hugging Harold Reynolds found this 26 hours ago on www.intentionalfoul.com

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 ...

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Women’s Olympic Events Too Sexy For Iranian Television
Women’s Olympic Events Too Sexy For Iranian Television

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 27 hours ago on youbeenblinded.com

Iranian authorities are considering whether or not to allow state television to broadcast women’s events at the upcoming Beijing Olympics. In question is the dress of the female competitors. Iranian women are required to wear an Islamic ...

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Video - Very cool Nike Courage commercial
Video - Very cool Nike Courage commercial

vjrabid vjrabid posted 27 hours ago from cmnetwork.blogspot.com

A note at my door from MVN Soccer prompted me to post this awesome Nike Courage video on THE CAVEMAN NETWORK.

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The Definitive Update : On Iraq's ban from the Olympics
The Definitive Update : On Iraq's ban from the Olympics

vjrabid vjrabid posted 29 hours ago from cmnetwork.blogspot.com

The biggest blame of all that I have for Iraqi officials is for not going to Lausanne. I went there last fall for a meeting, and it was one of the most beautiful places on Earth, with great scenery, clean streets, and fresh air. The Olympic place, where IOC is located, is awesome, too. They definitely missed out on a chance to get some respite from the hellhole that is Baghdad.

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BBC SPORT | Olympics | Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics
BBC SPORT | Olympics | Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics

FanIQ Blog found this 30 hours ago on news.bbc.co.uk

Haider Nawzad and Hamza Hussein rowing on the River Tigris

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‘Got Milk’ Beijing Olympics Ad
‘Got Milk’ Beijing Olympics Ad

missmissea missmissea posted 32 hours ago from bittenandbound.com

The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming! On 08/08/08 you will be able to witness the opening ceremony firework extravaganza above the Olympic Forest Park and a portion of the Great Wall.

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Hardy fails drug test
Hardy fails drug test

Deadspin found this 33 hours ago on www.nbcolympics.com

U.S. swimmer Jessica Hardy has tested positive for a banned stimulant and expedited arbitration proceedings aimed at resolving whether she will remain eligible for the 2008 Olympics have been launched. Hardy, 21, of Los Angeles, tested positive at the ...

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Jessica Hardy, Olympic Swimmer Tests Positive for Stimulant
Jessica Hardy, Olympic Swimmer Tests Positive for Stimulant

gmc1 gmc1 posted 33 hours ago from bittenandbound.com

Jessica Hardy, Olympic bound swimmer, has tested positive for a banned substance just two weeks before the Beijing Games. The 21 year old from Long Beach, California has left the Palo Alto training facility and returned to her home on Wednesday night while her case is reviewed.

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2008 Olympics Got Milk? Ad Revealed
2008 Olympics Got Milk? Ad Revealed

Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football found this 35 hours ago on www.coedmagazine.com

It’s official, the 2008 Beijing Olympics are here! Milk has unleashed their Olympic themed Got Milk? advertisement in this weeks Sports Illustrated to celebrate the 2008 games, which kick off on August 6th. Ten athletes appear in the advertisement, ...

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Report: U.S. swimmer tests positive
Report: U.S. swimmer tests positive

Rover Rover found this 40 hours ago on www.smackcaster.com

Jessica Hardy has apparently tested positive for clenbuterol, a banned stiumlant. She is scheduled to swim in four events in Beijing. Her attorney is seeking an expedited arbitration hearing. This kind of doping violation could lead to a two-year ban.

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Meet U.S.A Gymnastics the Team: Nastia Liukin

Joshy-79 Joshy-79 posted 41 hours ago from www.lightthetorch.net

Much is written about Shawn Johnson, but how much do you know about America’s number two gymnast, Nastia Liukin?For the video go to Lightthetorch.com

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White House Hosts Olympic Athletes
White House Hosts Olympic Athletes

Joshy-79 Joshy-79 posted 41 hours ago from www.lightthetorch.net

President George Bush hosted members of the US Olympic and Paralympic teams at the White House this morning, just days before the teams leave for Beijing.

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Dutch Olympic Soccer Team Announced

Joshy-79 Joshy-79 posted 42 hours ago from www.lightthetorch.net

Holland’s Olympic football squad was announced 22nd by their coach, Foppe de Haan. For the roster go to Lightthetorch.com

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Van Koeverden Named Canada’s Flag-Bearer
Van Koeverden Named Canada’s Flag-Bearer

Joshy-79 Joshy-79 posted 42 hours ago from www.lightthetorch.net

Canadian kayaker Adam van Koeverden has been named his country’s flag bearer at the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. He had the disctinction of carrying the flag during the closing ceremonies after he won the gold and bronze medals in flatwater kayaking.

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Chinning China
Chinning China

Big Head Big Head posted 42 hours ago from bullyforoldmizzou.blogspot.com

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Olympic Sprinter's Grandma Fights Off Mugger!
Olympic Sprinter's Grandma Fights Off Mugger!

mikehayes19 mikehayes19 posted 43 hours ago from steady-burn.blogspot.com

Pearline Williamson, 78-years old, chased down a mugger and retrieved her stolen purse in North London today. She is the grandmother of Simeon Williamson, Britain's best chance for a gold medal in the 100-meters in Beijing.

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Here's Another Olympic Sport: Skewering the Mascots
Here's Another Olympic Sport: Skewering the Mascots

And One And One posted 2 days ago from online.wsj.com

If the Beijing Olympics' five cuddly mascots go down in history as a dud, their creator wants no part of the blame.

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WADA traps Tour de France drug cheats with stealth EPO molecule

EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST found this 2 days ago on grg51.typepad.com

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh, WADA is lips sealed on this, but leaks say that Tour de France drug cheat Ricardo Ricco fell to a stealth drug attach by WADA and the drug manufacturer.  The new EPO preparation  -- CERA -- appears to have a trojan horse ...

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Olympic Broadcasting Center Evacuated
Olympic Broadcasting Center Evacuated

With Leather found this 2 days ago on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

More good news from Beijing today as a gaseous substance flooded the Olympic Broadcasting Center that will house thousands of broadcasters from around the world next month. Via Newsday.... BEIJING (AP) _ Hundreds of people were evacuated Wednesday ...

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China Will Allow Protests at the Olympics...Sort of
China Will Allow Protests at the Olympics...Sort of

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

Beijing is setting up designated demonstration areas - MILES away from the Olympic Green, and the main festivities. Plus, you've got to apply for permission to protest!

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NBC Is 90% Sold For Olympics, Acts Like This Is A Good Thing
NBC Is 90% Sold For Olympics, Acts Like This Is A Good Thing

ballerblogger.com found this 2 days ago on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

It's amazing how much of a spin networks can put on a simple press release. NBC had been receiving some bad press as of late for not coming close to selling out their advertising spots for the Olympics, but they want you to know they're okay. ...

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Bombers Target Two China Buses Ahead of Olympics

And One And One posted 2 days ago from www.nysun.com

Chinese authorities are hunting bombers who killed two people in attacks on commuter buses yesterday morning, just three weeks before the Beijing Olympic Games begin. The first bomb exploded at 7:05 a.m. on a bus at a stop on People's Road West, one of the main thoroughfares of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, which borders Vietnam, Burma, and Tibet in China's far south.

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Some Olympics Announcers Might as Well be Bloggers
Some Olympics Announcers Might as Well be Bloggers

Major League Jerk found this 2 days ago on thebiglead.com

Interesting note in the Chicago Tribune yesterday : While NBC is sending an astonishing 2,900 people out to Beijing to cover the listless Olympics, not every sport will be called by on-scene broadcasters. Ten sports will be called by announcers who ...

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Finally, A Reason to Watch the Olympics
Finally, A Reason to Watch the Olympics

EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST found this 3 days ago on sportsyenta.blogspot.com

Well, its Monday, and you know what that means. No, it's not time to go back to work. It's time to objectify beautiful female athletes! So, in that great spirit, I give you perhaps the only reason you'll need to actually sit down and watch the ...

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YELLOW PERIL
YELLOW PERIL

on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture ... found this 3 days ago on www.epiccarnival.com

by Tracer Bullet , Staff Writer I was lounging pool-side with a cocktail at the palatial Manse EC this morning when Editor-in-Chief and billionaire tyrant DC Scrap dumped a bottle of hideously expensive champagne over my head. "Get your lazy ass to ...

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McLaren drivers gain from Olympic expertise, Olympic expertise, Ferrari ends spy dispute ...

harshini harshini posted 3 days ago from sify.com

Latest Olympics News Compared to an Olympic athlete, the Formula One driver of old would not stand a chance in fitness terms.

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Olympic flame relayed on the sea in Olympic co-host Qingdao
Olympic flame relayed on the sea in Olympic co-host Qingdao

And One And One posted 3 days ago from torchrelay.beijing2008.cn

The Beijing Olympic torch was relayed Monday on the sea off Olympic co-host city Qingdao's coast ...This is the first time the sacred flame is transferred on the sea since the Olympic torch relay kicked off ... Zhang Xiaodong, windsurfing world champion and silver medalist for women's Mistral at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, received the torch from Huang Sheng, vice governor ...

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Men's basketball preview: High expectations push China for breakthroug
Men's basketball preview: High expectations push China for breakthroug

And One And One posted 3 days ago from news.xinhuanet.com

One of the hottest topics among Chinese basketball reporters recently is what is the real target of the national men's basketball team at the Beijing Olympic Games. Li Yuanwei, vice president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and director of the Chinese Basketball Management Center, said the goal at the Olympics is to advance to the quarterfinals.

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U.S., Greece basketball grouped

And One And One posted 3 days ago from www.azcentral.com

Greece, which stunned the United States in basketball two years ago, will join the Americans at the Olympics in a strong Group B, which now includes all three medalists from the last world championships.

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Iranian basketball team making first Olympic appearance since 1948

And One And One posted 4 days ago from www.iht.com

Normally basketball is an afterthought for Iranian sports fans, given the popularity of soccer, weightlifting and wrestling. But with Iran's national basketball team preparing for its first Olympic appearance in 60 years, that has changed.

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Summer Olympics Quiz Created by Bloggers
Summer Olympics Quiz Created by Bloggers

airraid81 airraid81 posted 4 days ago from www.heynielsen.com

The site heynielson.com enlisted the help of bloggers including Juiced Sports Blog, Sports Agent Blog, The Sports Hernia, With-Malice, Ladies..., The Big Picture, The Sports Lounge, Real Clear Sports, Hoops Addict, Raw Sports, Black Sports, Undrafted Free Agent, and others to create questions for this Olympics quiz.

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Nike "Courage" ads celebrate 'Just Do It' slogan's 20th anniversary
Nike "Courage" ads celebrate 'Just Do It' slogan's 20th anniversary

playbooksandprofits playbooksandprofits posted 4 days ago from blog.oregonlive.com

'Just Do It' turns 20. Nike marks the occasion by putting out another fast-paced commercial geared to the Olympics. What athletes do you recognize?

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Summer Olympics Quiz
Summer Olympics Quiz

heitner heitner posted 4 days ago from www.sportsagentblog.com

The Nielsen Company invited SportsAgentBlog.com to help curate HeyNielsen.com’s Summer Olympics Trivia Challenge.