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Men's Health names Michael Phelps 'Fittest of All Time'
The Baltimore SunAs if Michael Phelps needed another feather in his already over-stuffed cap, Men's Health has just named him the fittest man of all time. There are folks on the list like the incredibly hunky Daniel Craig, the inspiring Oscar Pistorius, even Charles...Tags: Men's Health, Daniel Craig, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Michael Phelps
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Mickelson, Singh not lonely at the top in BMW Championship
The BMW Championship turned into golf's version of an All-Star game Saturday with Phil Mickelson making 10 birdies to share the lead with Vijay Singh, and a host of other proven players lined up behind them Saturday at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Ind....Tags: Vijay Singh, St. Louis Rams, Jonathan Vilma, Jeff Fisher, Time Warner Cable Inc.
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For marketers, Olympics forge true gold: Even before the Olympics ended, speculation began regarding which U.S. athletes were most likely to cash in from their golden moments.
VarietyEven before the Olympics ended, speculation began regarding which U.S. athletes were most likely to cash in from their golden moments. Gymnast Gabby Douglas, naturally. Swimmers Michael Phelps (again) and Ryan Lochte; volleyball tandem Misty May-Treanor...Tags: Entertainment, Allyson Felix, Gabby Douglas, Ryan Lochte, Misty May-Treanor
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New 'Cheetahs' help amputee run to Paralympics
Fox 5 San Diego SportsCHULA VISTA, Calif. - Sprinter Blake Leeper just got a pair of fresh legs in March that he'll use at three Paralympics events. “This is the ‘Cheetah Blade’, made by Ossur. It's all carbon fiber,” the 22-year-old San Diego...Tags: Paralympic Games, Birth Defects, Track and Field
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Postcards from London: What we're looking forward to
Philip Hersh: On a quest for serendipity This is my 16th Olympic Games. It is also the first in which I will see the Olympic Games, rather than be focused on one sport — track and field at the Summer Games, figure skating at the Winter Games. I...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Greco Roman, Downton Abbey (tv program), Candace Parker, Mariel Zagunis
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Track and field heats up in a hurry
LONDON -- The sound of thousands of voices singing "God Save the Queen" was a powerful note in a day of stirring achievements. The celebration was for the heptathlon triumph ofBritain'sJessica Ennis, but nearly every athlete who put foot or prosthetic leg...
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Angelo Taylor, Tyson Gay, Mo Farah, Allyson Felix
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Usain Bolt, ready to strike twice
LONDON — They didn't introduce Usain Bolt on Saturday at Olympic Stadium so much as anoint him. And this is a place that knows something about coronations. First came the bouncy Eurythmics song, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," followed by polite...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Tyson Gay, BBC, 2012 Summer Olympics, Beijing Games
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Bolt fast becoming legend with another 100 win
LONDON -- Usain Bolt never has been shy about saying he wants to become a legend. Coming from almost any other athlete, that declaration might sound arrogant. Coming from Bolt, it's the mission statement for a happy journey he's sharing with the world,...
Tags: Evan Jager, Jamie Nieto, Jesse Williams, T'erea Brown, Folklore and Mythology
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Aug. 6, 3:59 p.m.: Meeting, Greeting Olympians
'm currently in Olympic Park sitting in the gardens which border River Lea (a river which runs through the Park). We came into Central London on the train and to the Olympic Park on the tube. The trains were nowhere near as crowded as I had expected...Tags: Killingworth, Nathan Adrian, Allison Schmitt, Dana Vollmer
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Who has emerged as star of the Olympics?
Bolt a stunner Diane Pucin Los Angeles Times It hurts to say this because I've been with Gabrielle Douglas from her emergence at the U.S. nationals as a sparkling star, through her turn at the Olympics trials where she brushed off a fall as if it was...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Gabby Douglas, 2012 Summer Olympics, Chicago Tribune, Sports
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Paralympics Have Gained Respect And Support
The Hartford CourantWhen Paul Nitz made his first Paralympic team 20 years ago, he had to pay his own way to Barcelona. "When I made the team, their next statement was like, 'All right, now you've got to cut us a check for $2,000,' " Nitz said. "I was like, 'What if I don't...Tags: Paralympic Games, Andrew Johnson, Amputation, Tyson Gay, Awards and Prizes
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