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Boxing-London Olympic Park to stage British title fight
ReutersLONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - London's Olympic Park will host top-level professional boxing bouts from September, boosting efforts to ensure that Games venues remain a lasting part of the British sporting scene. Boxing promoter Frank Warren has signed an...Tags: Soccer, London Theatre, Entertainment, Theater, IAAF Diamond League
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London Olympic Park to stage British title fight
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - London's Olympic Park will host top-level professional boxing bouts from September, boosting efforts to ensure that Games venues remain a lasting part of the British sporting scene. Boxing promoter Frank Warren has signed an...Tags: Soccer, London Theatre, Entertainment, Theater, IAAF Diamond League
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Scoreboard -- June 8, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--French Open, men’s championship match, 8 a.m. (NBC) Auto Racing--NASCAR Sprint Cup, Party in the Poconos 400, Noon (TNT); Formula One, Canadian Grand Prix, 1 p.m. (NBC) College Baseball--NCAA Division I Playoffs,...Tags: Trevor Bayne, Open-Wheel Racing, Justin Allgaier, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Cardinals
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TRACK AND FIELD: Junior Olympians fight on despite weather
After a wet and cold track and field season, it only seemed natural that the conditions persisted on Saturday during the final day of the USATF Dakotas Association Junior Olympic Championships at Swisher Field. “It’s pretty expected,”...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Sports, Pentathlon Running, Horse and Harness Racing, Track and Field
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Fight to regain Olympic foothold continues for wrestling
From a 1-in-8 shot to a 1-in-3. Those are pretty good odds, but still not good enough for wrestling. The world wrestling community cleared one hurdle on Wednesday when wrestling was named as one of three finalists for inclusion into the 2020 Olympic...
Tags: Channing Tatum, Marty Nothstein, Karate, Sports, Olympic Games
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Olympics-Hockey and rugby given 2016 Games venues at Deodoro
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, May 29 (Reuters) - Hockey and rugby will play their Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics competitions at the more remote Deodoro area of the city after organisers boosted the number of sports there to liven up what they say has...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Ice Hockey, Sports
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Still wanting to compete: Junior Olympic meet to take place at Swisher Field this weekend
Athletes of all shapes, sizes and ages will descend on Swisher Field this weekend during the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) Dakota Association Junior Olympic meet. Some will be looking to advance to further competition and some will...
Tags: High Schools, Track and Field, Schools
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Olympics-IOC sports revenue rankings
ReutersST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 29 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday recalculated the rankings of the 26 sports federations in the Olympics to determine revenue distribution from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. 2016 Rankings Group...Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Taekwon-Do, Weightlifting, Sports, International Olympic Committee
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Olympics-Athletics sees Olympic Games revenues cut by IOC
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann ST PETERSBURG, Russia, May 29 (Reuters) - Athletics will get a lower share of Olympic revenues in the future after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday recalculated the federations' revenues according to their contribution...Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Sports, Media Industry, Pentathlon Swimming, Olympic Games
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Jim Thorpe ruling portends disturbing questions about Ira Hayes
There cannot be anything less dignified than a bunch of lawyers fighting over the corpse of a hero who deserves to be honored and to rest in peace. Today, the battle is over Jim Thorpe. Tomorrow, maybe it will be over Ira Hayes. Thorpe won 1912...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Fines, Whitehall, Pittsburgh
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Pay IOC president? yes, BUT...
Jacques Rogge told a German newspaper last week that future International Olympic Committee presidents no longer should be volunteers but paid employees. He is right. But only under this condition: If he or she is to be paid, the president who...
Tags: Bud Selig, Elections, Sports, Corporate Officers, Politics
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Jim Thorpe's body must be moved closer to casinos, says ruling
Two significant things have changed in Oklahoma's Sac and Fox Indian Nation since the world's greatest athlete died six decades ago. One change is called the Shawnee Casino and the other change is called the Stroud Casino. They are just 25 miles apart...
Tags: Sweden, Casino and Gambling, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 8, 2013
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Jun 8, 2013
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May 30, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 29, 2013
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Jun 5, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 26, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 23, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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