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Follow Friday V

This is another edition of Follow Friday, originally started on Twitter. If you're a regular reader, you know how it works. If not, you can find out how it began at Mashable . Anyway, I don't feel like explaining it right now so I'm just going to go into the feature. Here are several blogs and ...

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Isinbayeva wins...just barely

Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva won the women's pole vault at the Bislett Games on Friday, claiming her second Golden League win in as many meetings this season.

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Richards extends Golden League streak

Sanya Richards of the United States won the Bislett Games 400 meters in 49.23 seconds on Friday for the fastest women's time of the year.

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Golden League Bislett Games results

Results from the IAAF Golden League Bislett Games

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Pechstein hit with two-year doping ban

Olympic speedskating great Claudia Pechstein of Germany has been banned for two years because of blood doping.

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Two U.S. men's teams advance; women's semifinals set

One day after eliminating the first U.S. men's team at the 2009 FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal became the second such duo to go home.

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Swimsuit controversy not going away anytime soon

If swimming fans thought the row over revolutionary bodysuits was over, they can think again.

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Good deal: Phillips wins title, gets new contract

An endorsement contract was the only piece American long jumper Dwight Phillips lacked in his comeback after missing last year's Olympics. A national title solved that problem quickly.

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Tour favorite Menchov pedals softly

Winning the Giro d'Italia has made Denis Menchov a Tour de France title favorite but the Russian is cautious, hoping he is ready for the grinding three weeks ahead.

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Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo’s 2016 bid

The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016.

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Tour riders make noise over radio ban

Tour de France riders are voicing their discontent about the decision by organisers to hold two stages in which radio equipment and ear-pieces will be banned.

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Bruyneel: Armstrong Tour prospects a mystery

There are still doubts as to how Lance Armstrong will perform on the Tour de France, Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel said on Friday.

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Competitive Edge: The art of resiliency

What were you thinking when you were down match point and serving? "I was thinking 'ace!'" – Serena Williams after beating No. 4 seed Dementieva and earning a spot in the Wimbledon Final.

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Armstrong under doping watch at Tour

France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be "particularly monitored" in anti-doping checks at the Tour de France this year.

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Cavendish's main goal: Reach Paris

British sprinter Mark Cavendish has done all he can to try and ensure he makes it to the finish of the Tour de France in Paris for the first time.

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Coe: White elephant fears 'just bizarre'

Talk of the London Olympics leaving a ‘white elephant' in the capital city is simply "bizarre", according to 2012 Games chief Sebastian Coe.

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U.S. advances in under-19 Worlds

Seth Curry scored 12 points and the United States advanced to the second round of the FIBA under-19 world junior basketball championships with a 71-55 win over France on Friday.

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Inside Soccer: Convey's conundrum

A look at the world of soccer.

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Big Time Actor Alert: Don Frye Intimidates Movie Audiences with Role in "Public Enemies"

(Big deal, so you went to Julliard.  Don Frye studied at the prestigious Pride FC Institute for the Performing Arts.) As those of you who rushed to the movie theater to see the John Dillinger film “Public Enemies” already know, MMA icon Don Frye brings some much-needed ...

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Subway announces deal with Phelps

It's not an Olympic year. It's been more than 10 months since the Beijing Games ended.

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