London 2012
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South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius made history Saturday morning when he became the first double amputee to participate in an athletic event at the Olympics. But Pistorius didn’t come to London just to participate, he came...
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By Lois Elfman When I finally broke down and joined Twitter about a year and a half ago I told myself it was just to promote my work. Okay, maybe I’d occasionally also post links...
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The United States continues to enjoy a strong turnout at the London Olympics, as American performances in London on Friday helped the USA climb to the top of the medal table with 43 total medals...
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It was 1996 and my son was 3 1/2 years old. We were watching the Atlanta Olympics for several nights, and little Brendan was loving it. There he was, with his bare feet hanging off...
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The pride of women’s U.S. gymnastics, also known as the Fab Five, lived up to their moniker Tuesday as they won gold in the artistic gymnastics team competition. The quintet of teenagers (Needham’s Aly Raisman...
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How much would you pay to dress like an Olympian? Luckily there are options for everyone, from the fan willing to drop thousands on shoes to the fan wary of spending over $15 on an...
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It’s not unusual for an Olympic athlete to get a case of the butterflies. Nervousness can make the stomach flip and twitch. But when Olympic shooter Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi felt the kicks in her...
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Technology these days allows for instant streaming and viewing of just about anything from TV shows, to sports, to movies. Technology has answered viewers’ demands instantaneously, and now the expectation of viewers is that they...
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Americans cruise on tennis courts It’s been a good day for the USA on the tennis courts of Wimbledon. Americans Andy Roddick, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, John Isner and Varvara Lepchenko all won singles matches...
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Ye Shiwen, a 16-year-old Chinese swimmer, raised eyebrows after an incredible 4:28.43 finish in the 400 IM on Saturday, but not all those raised eyebrows were for good reasons. Shiwen’s world-record finish has caused some...
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