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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: athletics

athletics stories: 27 news summaries

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 Under Armour Masters Product Placement

From sports to film and TV, firm goes beyond advertising

Jul 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - There was a time when Baltimore sportswear maker Under Armour had to pay for advertising. No more, the Sun reports: its distinctive opposing-U shape has become ubiquitous in film and TV, prominently displayed in productions from Any Given Sunday to The Wire. During the first 3 months of 2008, Under... More »

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sports • commercials • athletics • Baltimore • clothing • product placement • Under Armour

OPINION

 New Swimsuits
 Unfair; Stick to
 Birthday Suits 

Time to bring back Olympic tradition of competing naked, says columnist

Jul 8, 08 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - No sporting record lasts forever, but these days, writes Bloomberg columnist Scott Soshnick, athletes are demolishing them with almost ridiculous frequency. At the US Olympic swimming trials this year, no fewer than nine records were broken or equaled—a function less of talent than of technology. Perhaps it's time to... More »

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nudity • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • athletics • Speedo LZR Racer • swimsuit

Road to NFL Often Starts
at High School Bowl Game

Small company identifies future stars

Apr 25, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Marion Jones Reports to Jail

Former Olympic medalist starts 6-month sentence

Mar 8, 08 6:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Marion Jones has entered a federal prison in Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The disgraced former sprinter is beginning a 6-month sentence for lying to investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and about her role in a check-fraud scam. She has already returned her Olympic gold medals and... More »

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steroids • sentencing • probation • athletics • federal prison • Olympic Games • Marion Jones

Marion Jones Falls Further

Shamed sprinter's records to be taken off books

Nov 24, 07 2:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones will have her results in races dating back to September 2000 wiped from the record books, reports the AP, under orders from track and field's world governing body. She's also been ordered to give back $700,000 in prize money. The IAAF council decided to retroactively... More »

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steroids • athlete • athletics • track and field • Olympic Games • Marion Jones • performance-enhancing drugs

See Jane Realize She Can Run Circles Around You





Younger women are intimidated to behave like athletes

Aug 30, 07 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to men, most women just don’t try—try, that is, to be as good as them in sports. After examining several running competitions, the New York Times discovered that while men slow as they age, older women were seemingly doing laps around their younger counterparts. One... More »

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sports • New Jersey • women • athlete • athletics • running • New York Road Runners • track and field

Top 10 US HS Athletic Programs

Jun 19, 07 9:59 PM CDT
(Newser) -
  1. Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)
  2. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
  3. Warren Central (Indianapolis)
  4. Miami (Fla.) Northwestern
  5. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
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sports • high school • list • athlete • school • athletics • teenager

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