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  • July 2008

    • Athletes Got Nothin' on Rock 'n Roll Drummers

      newser  |  Times Literary Supplement  |  Jul 23, 08 7:05 PM CDT

      Athletes Got Nothin' on Rock 'n Roll Drummers

      Sure, the lead singer gets all the attention, but how about a little respect for the drummer? Sports scientists are taking up the cause with a new study that says the rockers are as fit as Olympic athletes, the Times of London reports. The best of them lose 2 quarts of water a night, burn about 500 calories an hour, and have a heart rate that rivals a top soccer player. "You get a three-hour workout every night," says the Blur's Dave Rowntree. More »

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      health  • athlete  • musician  • rock music  • drums

    • Chinese Athletes Destitute After Glory Days

      newser  |  NPR  |  Jul 23, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Chinese Athletes Destitute After Glory Days

      Zhao Yonghua was a Chinese national skiing champion and won several gold medals. But now, at 31, she is bedridden from diabetes, exacerbated by overtraining. With no hope of recovery or employment, the former star finally had to sell one of her gold medals to raise money for treatment. As NPR reports, Zhao is only one of many athletes whose lives have been upended in pursuit of sporting glory. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • athlete  • gold medal  • Chinese athletes  • injured

    • Olympians Fearful of Chinese Food Chemicals

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jul 22, 08 4:57 AM CDT

      Olympians Fearful of Chinese Food Chemicals

      In addition to concerns about air quality in Beijing this August, many Olympic athletes are worried about contaminants and chemicals in the food, ABC News reports. With many of China's agricultural products boosted by growth stimulants, or steroids, or amped by antibiotics, athletes are particularly concerned that they might unwittingly ingest a banned substance. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • steroids  • athlete  • antibiotics  • Chinese food  • growth hormones

    • India's Growing Riches Buoy Olympic Hopes

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

      India's Growing Riches Buoy Olympic Hopes

      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

      newser  |  Forbes  |  Jul 9, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      How to Be an Olympic Athlete

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

    • At 41, Torres Makes 5th Olympics

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 5, 08 6:05 AM CDT

      At 41, Torres Makes 5th Olympics

      Dara Torres swam her way into the history books with a victory in the women's 100-meter freestyle trials last night, reports the New York Times . The 41-year-old will be the first five-time swimmer in Olympic history. She shot past 25-year-old American record holder Natalie Coughlin to finish in 53.78 seconds—almost 5 seconds faster than when she first qualifed in 1984. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • athlete  • swimming  • Olympians  • Dara Torres

  • June 2008

    • World's Best Athlete? Never Heard of Her

      newser  |  ESPN  |  Jun 22, 08 1:03 PM CDT

      World's Best Athlete? Never Heard of Her

      The greatest athlete in the world today is 5'3'', 115 pounds, and named Sheila Taormina. You've probably never heard of her, but you should give this "force of nature" your attention now, writes ESPN the Magazine . Poised to become the first woman ever to compete at the Olympics in three different sports, Taormina is a model of versatility. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • athlete  • swimming  • triathlon

    • The Best Athlete on the Planet

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 20, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      The Best Athlete on the Planet

      If Earth could only send one guy to a galactic Olympics, who would it be? The Wall Street Journal had a panel of sports experts hash it out, and its top 10 might surprise: Roman Sebrle: Czech decathlon champion wins on versatility. LeBron James: What can’t the NBA star do? Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Boxing's demands make its top dog a lock for this list. More »

    • Dolphin Kickers Sink Swimming Records

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 20, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      Dolphin Kickers Sink Swimming Records

      Dozens of world swimming records have fallen in the last 18 months and many credit the explosion in speed to a technique invented by a scientist who worked on the A-Bomb, reports the Washington Post . Swimmers say the underwater dolphin kick, which has been revived and polished in recent years, is a "weapon" that leaves rivals floundering. The motion mimics how dolphins cut through water with their flippers. More »

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      athlete  • swimming  • Olympians  • Michael Phelps

    • China's Quest for Glory Pushing Athletes Past Limits

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 20, 08 2:18 AM CDT

      China's Quest for Glory Pushing Athletes Past Limits

      China is going all-out in a sometimes destructive push to top the medal table at the Beijing Olympics, the New York Times reports. Athletes are risking their health by training while injured, and potential medal-winners are being pressed out of retirement. Olympic hopefuls are well aware that victory will bring fame and fortune—and failure a huge "loss of face" for the motherland. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • athlete  • Hu Jintao  • Chinese athletes

    • City Rebuilds Flooded Gym for Gymnast

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  Jun 19, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      City Rebuilds Flooded Gym for Gymnast

      When storms inundated Shawn Johnson's hometown of West Des Moines, they also left a foot of water in her gym. But the 16-year-old couldn't use that as an excuse to take a break from workouts: The reigning world champion gymnast was preparing for this week’s Olympic trials, the Houston Chronicle reports . More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Iowa  • athlete  • flooding  • gold medal  • gymnastics  • gymnast  • Shawn Johnson

    • Justices Don't Buy MLB's Fantasy Pitch

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 2, 08 2:15 PM CDT

      Justices Don't Buy MLB's Fantasy Pitch

      The Supreme Court refused today to hear an appeal by Major League Baseball against a ruling that allowed fantasy sports leagues to use real players' names and stats without paying a licensing fee, the Los Angeles Time s reports. MLB contended such leagues shouldn't "exploit players' identity for commercial gain;" the for-profit ventures said free-speech law allows it. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • US Supreme Court  • athlete  • First Amendment  • fantasy sports  • statistics

  • May 2008

    • Ex-Olympian Gets 46 Months for Check Fraud

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 17, 08 6:13 AM CDT

      Ex-Olympian Gets 46 Months for Check Fraud

      Disgraced Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery was sentenced to 46 months yesterday for his part in a check-fraud scam, the Washington Post reports. Montgomery, who still faces heroin-dealing charges, once held the 100m world record but was stripped of it for doping. He has a son with Marion Jones, who is in prison for lying about doping and about her part in the scam. More »

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      athlete  • track and field  • Marion Jones  • doping  • Tim Montgomery  • check fraud

  • April 2008

    • Road to NFL Often Starts at High School Bowl Game

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 25, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      Road to NFL Often Starts at High School Bowl Game

      For many of the top prospects in this year’s NFL draft, the path to stardom didn’t begin in college. Instead, it started at the US Army All-American Bowl, an annual high-school all-star game that’s been remarkably good at spotting future NFL talent. Since 2005, 69 participants have reached the pros; this year, 28 are expected to go, with seven projected as first-rounders. More »

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      football  • athlete  • NFL draft  • athletics  • high school sports

    • Cheerleading's Brave New World Raises Safety Worries

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

      Cheerleading's Brave New World Raises Safety Worries

      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  • cheerleading  • gymnastics  • sports deaths

    • US Athletes Reject Boycott of Beijing Games

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Apr 17, 08 4:32 PM CDT

      US Athletes Reject Boycott of Beijing Games

      Many US athletes aren’t swayed by winds of boycott surrounding the Beijing Olympics, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “What's going on is important and we should pay attention to it,” says a 2004 gold medalist, but “we need to be athletes first.”  Despite a 1980 boycott of the Moscow Games, "the invasion continued,” notes a wrestler of the Soviets' takeover of Afghanistan. More »

    • Behold the Mighty Medicine Ball

      newser  |  ESPN  |  Apr 14, 08 12:22 PM CDT

      Behold the Mighty Medicine Ball

      The thunk of a medicine ball may evoke images of football players doing strength and resistance training, but its history reaches far beyond the advent of modern fitness regimens. ESPN the Magazine chronicles the medicine ball through the ages, from gladiators' workouts to Renaissance medical texts to the earliest days of the US Military Academy. More »

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      athlete  • history  • fitness  • Matt Ryan  • military training  • Romans  • strength training

    • Track Doping Witness Will Give 2 Dozen Names

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 13, 08 11:35 AM CDT

      Track Doping Witness Will Give 2 Dozen Names

      Angel Guillermo Heredia, the main witness for the federal case against elite track coach Trevor Graham, is prepared to give the names of about two dozen athletes to whom he supplied performance-enhancing drugs. Among the 12 Olympians on the list is Maurice Greene, a two-time gold medalist who has never failed a drug test, reports the New York Times. More »

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      athlete  • track and field  • Marion Jones  • BALCO  • sports doping  • Trevor Graham  • Maurice Greene

    • For Olympians, Conscience Battles Wallet

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 1, 08 2:24 PM CDT

      For Olympians, Conscience Battles Wallet

      The Beijing Olympics will be rife with protesters, but athletes may be reluctant to be among them, reports the New York Times. Olympic rules forbid protests or propaganda at Olympic sites, and sponsors are sure to frown on such activity. Even Team Darfur, a protest group with many Olympian members, understands. For many sports, “This is their one time every four years to make money,” said a group co-founder. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Darfur  • athlete  • Olympic protests

  • March 2008

    • Sports Stars Endorse Little League Facebook

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 26, 08 8:49 AM CDT

      Sports Stars Endorse Little League Facebook

      Want to see Peyton Manning’s Pop Warner games? Derek Jeter playing Little League? They’ll be on WePlay.com, alongside some game film from a lot of other not-yet-famous players. WePlay, which is launching today, is a youth sports social-networking site—a kind of little league Facebook. Athletes, coaches, and parents will all be able to network, coordinate schedules, and share game videos. More »

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      Facebook  • social networking  • sports  • athlete  • Peyton Manning  • Derek Jeter  • Little League

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