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It’s almost as if Will Middlebrooks heard Wade Boggs in the NESN booth last night when the Red Sox legend spoke of the tremendous pressure on young players who replace beloved veterans. Almost on cue,...

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With just over a week until the 2012 London Olympics begin, it is too late for any of the 530 American athletes to change anything, including their uniforms. Still, many are calling for change when...

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London 2012: Volleyball

July 14, 2012

Tell me about volleyball: Volleyball appears in two forms at the Olympic Games; once as a six-player team event indoors, and again as a partner sport moved outside and onto a sand court for beach...

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Remember freshman year of college? A bunch of young, mostly attractive, overly excited guys and gals all together in a new place away from home with alcohol around every corner led to countless parties and...

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London 2012: Boxing

July 12, 2012

Tell me about Boxing: The London 2012 Games will mark an especially exciting time for boxing as women’s boxing will be making its Olympic debut. The sport of boxing dates back to the time of...

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Tell me about rowing: Rowing will take place at Eton Dorney near Windsor Castle, about 25 miles outside of London. Dorney Lake is a 220-meter man-made channel of water constructed specifically for rowing. The channel...

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London 2012: Taekwondo

July 12, 2012

Tell me about taekwondo: A popular Korean martial art (no, not karate), taekwondo will hit the London Games August 8 when it debuts at ExCel. Competitors earn points for kicks and punches, which makes sense...

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London 2012: Canoeing

July 12, 2012

Tell me about Canoeing: Believe it or not, canoeing and kayaking have been a competition sport in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games in Berlin. There two disciplines to canoeing: slalom and sprint....

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London 2012: Wrestling

July 12, 2012

Tell me about wrestling: The sport of wrestling has been traced all the way back to 708 B.C., but it made its modern debut at the Athens Games in 1896. Wrestling requires both physical strength...

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London 2012: Gymnastics

July 12, 2012

Tell me about gymnastics: Gymnastics promises to be one of the most entertaining sports each Games, and London will be no different. A combination of strength and grace set gymnastics apart, and the sport has...

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