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  • July 2008

    • India's Growing Riches Buoy Olympic Hopes

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 9, 08 7:59 PM CDT

      India's Growing Riches Buoy Olympic Hopes

      (Newser) - India is not a nation known for its Olympic prowess—it's never even won more than two medals in one Games—but Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal wants to change all that, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Mittal Champions Trust is spending millions to train and prepare India's elite—often dissuaded from seriously pursuing sports in the past—for the 2012 Olympic Games. More »

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      India  • sports  • athlete  • 2012 London Olympics  • Lakshmi Mittal

    • How to Be an Olympic Athlete

      Forbes  |  Jul 9, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      How to Be an Olympic Athlete

      (Newser) - Before you clear a spot on the mantle for that gold medal, you may need a quick reality check: Forbes runs down the numbers behind the blood, sweat, and tears of an Olympic athlete's training. Training: 4 to 8 years to maximize lung capacity and heart strength Sessions: up to 3 a day, 6 days a week Goal setting: beyond annual benchmarks, some athletes plan 4 years out More »

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      list  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • health  • sports  • athlete  • gold medal  • training

    • Chestnut Top Dog Once Again

      Associated Press  |  Jul 4, 08 1:26 PM CDT

      Chestnut Top Dog Once Again

      (AP) - American Joey Chestnut today reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island. After tying archrival Takeru Kobayashi of Japan in a 10-minute chow-down, the Californian triumphed in a five-dog eat-off. The men defeated 19 others in tying at 59 frankfurters in regulation before going to the tiebreaker. More »

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      food  • sports  • contest  • hot dogs  • Takeru Kobayashi  • competitive eating

  • June 2008

    • Gay Sports Leagues Net Straight Players

      Village Voice  |  Jun 18, 08 9:40 PM CDT

      Gay Sports Leagues Net Straight Players

      (Newser) - Gay and straight men in New York are teaming up, literally: The city’s many gay-sports leagues feature scores of heterosexuals looking for competition and friendship. “I was reticent,” admitted one straight footballer. “I was used to a high level of play.” But he and others have since sidelined their hesitance, saying gay leagues are just as tough as mainstream clubs. More »

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      baseball  • football  • New York  • sports  • gay  • homosexual  • heterosexual

    • Celtics Win Ripples Across Globe

      Boston Herald  |  Jun 18, 08 7:24 AM CDT

      Celtics Win Ripples Across Globe

      (Newser) - As the buzzer sounded last night, giving the Boston Celtics the NBA Championship over the Los Angeles Lakers, it wasn't heard only in Beantown. All over the world, from London to Shanghai, basketball fans watched the Celtics take home their 17th Larry O’Brien Trophy. "It’s a global world," said a team partner and investment banker. "So when a team does so well like this with such a storied franchise, people know right away." More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Boston Celtics  • sports  • Bain Capital

    • Nadal Tops Federer, Wins 4th French Open

      Associated Press  |  Jun 8, 08 10:58 AM CDT

      Nadal Tops Federer, Wins 4th French Open

      (Newser) - Rafael Nadal won his fourth consecutive French Open title today, easily beating the world’s No. 1 player, Roger Federer. Nadal swept six early games in the match and won 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. Federer hoped to win the Open and become the sixth man to win all four major titles. Instead, the usually stoic player was literally kicking and screaming during the match, the Telegraph reports. More »

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      sports  • tennis  • Roger Federer  • Rafael Nadal  • French Open

    • Ballroom Dancing Seeks to Step Into Olympics

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 7, 08 5:52 AM CDT

      Ballroom Dancing Seeks to Step Into Olympics

      (Newser) - An explosion in the popularity of ballroom dancing has got fans hoping it can quickstep its way past golf, bridge and bowling to the top of the waiting list for new Olympic sports, the Wall Street Journal reports. Olympic honchos place a lot of importance on big audiences, and the global success of Dancing With the Stars has pulled in tens of millions of viewers. More »

    • Sharapova Falls to Safina

      ESPN  |  Jun 2, 08 3:39 PM CDT

      Sharapova Falls to Safina

      (Newser) - Dinara Safina dashed Maria Sharapova’s French Open dreams today in an all-Russian free-for-all, ESPN reports. A screaming Sharapova bungled two big leads, rankling the crowd, which booed and whistled as she made her unceremonious exit . “They paid the ticket to watch me, so they must appreciate me on some level, right?” the top seed asked after her 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 ouster. More »

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      sports  • tennis  • Maria Sharapova  • French Open  • Dinara Safina  • Roland Garros

  • April 2008

    • Vintage Baseball: It's Back, It's Way Back

      NPR  |  Apr 23, 08 2:31 PM CDT

      Vintage Baseball: It's Back, It's Way Back

      (Newser) - Vintage has as much of a niche in sports as in fashion: Old-timey baseball leagues are introducing short-brimmed hats and hardball attitudes to athletes across the country, NPR reports. The most important difference between games of then and now? "Vintage is without a glove. Only sissies wear a mitt," says a member of the Brooklyn Athletics. More »

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      baseball  • sports  • uniforms  • vintage

    • Sports Coverage a Tangled Web

      New York Times  |  Apr 21, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      Sports Coverage a Tangled Web

      (Newser) - As bloggers multiply and media outlets aim to put more audio, video and photo content on their websites, tensions mount with professional sports leagues. Leagues argue that outlets making such content widely available steps on the toes of the broadcasters who have paid to present games—but, the New York Times reports, limiting the media's scope might impinge on free speech. More »

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      MLB  • NBA  • NFL  • sports  • blogger  • online videos  • media coverage  • press  • Mark Cuban

    • Cheerleading's Brave New World Raises Safety Worries

      ABC News  |  Apr 19, 08 1:11 PM CDT

      Cheerleading's Brave New World Raises Safety Worries

      (Newser) - As cheerleading has become a spectacle of acrobatic feats with its own events, injuries—some of them deadly—have been on the rise, ABC News reports. In the latest example, a 20-year-old woman died after being accidentally kicked in the chest during a Massachusetts competition last weekend. She suffered damage to her lungs more often seen in car crashes. More »

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      sports  • athlete  • gymnastics  • cheerleading  • sports deaths

    • Gary Davidson Was Man Behind Upstart Leagues

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 14, 08 12:50 AM CDT

      Gary Davidson Was Man Behind Upstart Leagues

      (Newser) - Gary Davidson may not be a household name to many sports fans. But the man who founded the World Football League and co-founded the ABA and WHA certainly has been influential in the nation’s professional sports landscape by challenging three of the big four sports leagues, writes the LA Times . The NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, are a remnant of his ABA. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • NHL  • NFL  • hockey  • football  • sports

    • Yanks Exhume Sox Jersey at New Stadium

      New York Post  |  Apr 13, 08 4:47 PM CDT

      Yanks Exhume Sox Jersey at New Stadium

      (Newser) - A construction worker on the Yankees' new stadium made a unique play to reverse the Curse, reports the New York Post. A Red Sox fan, Gino Castignoli buried a David Ortiz jersey behind home plate last summer, but two former colleagues located and exhumed the shirt today. Now the Sox-lover has a new enemy: "I hope his coworkers kick the s---- out of him," said Yanks' top dog Hank Steinbrenner.