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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"...

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Beijing Olympic Media Village Officially Opens Today, Greets International Journalists

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:46:07 +1900

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

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:50:15 +1900

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

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:30 +1900

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 hurdles, what’s left to accomplish? Racing a horse , of course. Hey, if Chad Johnson can do it , why not Jones? Coming attraction? Lolo Jones ...

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

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:16:52 +1900

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

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:15:34 +1900

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

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:34:43 +1900

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 no-foolin’ varsity sports. That sound you heard was Allison Stokke’s father putting out a red alert on overprotective fathers of athletic , ...

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2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | Athlete, Team Profiles, Olympics News | Free Photos & Videos

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:01:00 +1900

A wave of uncertainty image by TODO A wave of uncertainty With U.S. swimmers set to depart for pre-Games training camp, the news broke that Dara Torres' coach, Michal Lohberg, is seriously ill. It's the latest bout of bad news for the team, writes Alan Abrahamson .

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2008 Olympics Got Milk? Ad Revealed

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

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, including swimmer Ryan Lochte, softball pitcher Cat Osterman and MLS standout Sacha Kljestan. Check out Got Milk’s Olympic 08 page for ...

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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 ...

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Women’s Olympic Events Too Sexy For Iranian Television

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:10:20 +1900

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 hijab when participating in sporting events, which must cover the head and hair and hide the female form. Since the other countries don’t ...

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Video - Very cool Nike Courage commercial

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:44:04 +1900

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

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:03:04 +1900

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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Hardy fails drug test

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:45:54 +1900

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 U.S. Olympic Trials for the banned stimulant clenbuterol, her attorney, Howard Jacobs, confirmed late Wednesday. "Jessica denies that she has ...

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BBC SPORT | Olympics | Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:51:00 +1900

Haider Nawzad and Hamza Hussein rowing on the River Tigris

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‘Got Milk’ Beijing Olympics Ad

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:34:35 +1900

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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Jessica Hardy, Olympic Swimmer Tests Positive for Stimulant

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:44:28 +1900

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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Report: U.S. swimmer tests positive

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:05:01 +1900

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

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:28:52 +1900

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

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:26:12 +1900

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

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:22:33 +1900

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

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:13:51 +1900

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

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:07:28 +1900

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Olympic Sprinter's Grandma Fights Off Mugger!

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:30:16 +1900

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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No blacks or Mongolians for bars, or no sources for SCMP?

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:21:00 +1900

From Beijing Boyce: Tom Miller of the South China Morning Post reported today that bars in central Beijing have been instructed to not serve blacks or Mongolians during the Olympics: Beijing authorities are secretly planning to ban black people and others it considers social undesirables from entering the city’s bars during the Olympic Games, a move that would contradict the official slogan, ...

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Here's Another Olympic Sport: Skewering the Mascots

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:40:39 +1900

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

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +1900

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 embedded somewhere than can be detected in labs. And WADA isn't telling -- and we bet lawyers will be suing. The Sydney Morning News is ...

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Olympic Broadcasting Center Evacuated

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:40:00 +1900

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 from the massive building that will house broadcasters from around the world when the Beijing Olympics open, fearing there was a gas leak after ...

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

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:21:43 +1900

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

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:31:22 +1900

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. They're 90% sold! With all the time in the world to finish before the Games start! NBC Olympics has sold 90 percent of its advertising inventory for ...

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Bombers Target Two China Buses Ahead of Olympics

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:52:46 +1900

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

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:15:58 +1900

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 are sitting in New York. Talking bloggers! The 10 events (out of 34) that NBC will cover remotely are archery, badminton, baseball, equestrian, ...

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Finally, A Reason to Watch the Olympics

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +1900

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 upcoming Olympics in Beijing. Is it the U.S. basketball team reasserting its dominance? Nope. Is it the opening ceremonies? Nope. Is it to see how ...

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YELLOW PERIL

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:30:00 +1900

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 work," he said, hovering above in his titanium gyro-coptor. "You haven't posted in months. I'm off to check on the Brazilian holdings, but my ...

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

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:39:52 +1900

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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Nike celebrates 'Just Do It' 20th anniversary with new ads

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:25:00 +1900

Portland ad man Dan Wieden penned "Just Do It" 20 years ago. Now, Nike is leveraging the anniversary of one of the most memorable slogans in advertising history for the Olympics. Two Wieden+Kennedy-produced TV ads debut this weekend in Asia...

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

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:06:46 +1900

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

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:01:07 +1900

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

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:56:50 +1900

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

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:49:12 +1900

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

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:01 +1900

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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U.S. Athletes Given Secret Beijing Pollution Masks

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:45:53 +1900

There’s a reason that whenever you see photos of the Chinese masses heading through the city, every single one of them is wearing a medical mask: The air quality there sucks. Which is why it’s not surprising that the U.S. Olympic Committee is apparently developing a high-tech mask in secrecy to be used during the Beijing Olympics. The WALL STREET JOURNAL has the specifics ...

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

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:39:56 +1900

'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

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:04:58 +1900

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

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Emotional moments from past Olympics

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:17:51 +1900

Each Olympics brings out some memorable emotional moments and Beijing should not be any different. Here, AFP Sports picks out a selection of several of the outstanding memories...

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NBC to commentate on at least 10 sports from New York, not China -

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:25:36 +1900

Many of the numbers related to NBC and its Olympics coverage are staggering: The network will employ 2,900 people, including 106 commentators, to broadcast 3,600 hours of the Summer Games in Beijing across seven channels and NBCOlympics.com. But there's also a number that NBC officials are reluctant to publicize: 10. That's the number of sports—at minimum—NBC plans to broadcast from its ...

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Carlos and Smith Win Ashe Award at Espys

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:45:50 +1900

John Carlos and Tommie Smith were honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2008 Espy Awards. The pair received recognition for their gloved-fist salute showing “Black Power” at Mexico’s 1968 Olympic Games. That definitely took some courage!

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Greece’s Basketball Team Going to Olympics

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:43:34 +1900

The men’s basketball team from Greece is heading to the Beijing Olympic Games after trouncing Puerto Rico 88-63 in the semifinals of the 2008 FIBA Olympic qualifiers in Athens this past weekend.

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Tyson Gay Wins Track Prize at ESPY Awards

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:37:40 +1900

U.S. Olympic runner, Tyson Gay, took home of the prize for “Best Track and Field” star at the 2008 ESPY Awards at the Kodak Center in California.

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Socialism Has Solved Every Traffic Jam In The World [2008 Olympics]

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:51:00 +1900

You there. Yes, you. Don't you love freedom, apple pie, and John Mellencamp-crooned commercials? Of course you do. But you also hate traffic. "Oh God, everyone else driving is such an idiot! If they watched where they were going, I wouldn't be running behind, so I better call my friends and tell them I'll be late." Too bad you don't live in China, where Wikipedia entries on Hentai porn may ...

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