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Luol Deng plays all but 63 seconds of Great Britain’s blowout loss to Russia...
For both Chicago Bulls followers and hyper-aware NBA fans alike, "why is Luol Deng still out there?"was a familiar and oft-asked question from anyone that has live-tweeted a Chicago Bulls game over...
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Olympic Crush: Brazil’s women’s volleyball team
Olympic Crush is exactly what it sounds like: A series about men and women we're falling for during the London Games. (Sunday: The Dutch field hockey team.) There are very few things that make me...
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London Catch-up: Missy Franklin becomes the U.S.’s newest golden girl
1. When Missy Franklin barely qualified for the finals of the 200-meter freestyle Monday evening, it seemed to suggest the U.S. teen phenom might not be in good enough form to contend in the 100-meter...
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Lew Ford, back in majors after five-year global trek, throws out Cespedes in...
A major league rookie with the Minnesota Twins at 26 years old in 2003, Lew Ford received AL MVP votes a year later, and he also helped them reach the playoffs both seasons. But by age 30 injuries and...
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Manu Ginobili has a foolproof plan to stop Tony Parker and his goggles
As he recovers from the eye injury he sustained in the now-infamous Drake/Chris Brown nightclub brawl, French basketball star Tony Parker has worn not-very-cool-but-perfectly-functional sports...
View ArticleWhoops: ESPN announcer forgets colleagues’ names
Sometimes, the loneliest place on earth is in front of a national television audience. Poor Marty Reid, having a brain synapse misfire at the worst possible time. Just before Saturday's Nationwide...
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Tim Buckley becomes first official transfer from Penn State
Several Penn State players and recruits have pledged their allegiance to the university in light of NCAA sanctions that will keep the Nittany Lions out of the postseason for the next four years and a...
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Unlimited beer and London Olympic beach volleyball at Horse Guards Parade
LONDON — American sports fans have come to expect certain restrictions on adult beverage consumption at sporting events: two beers per purchase is typically the standard at places like Yankee Stadium,...
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The LeBron James of MMA to Get One Last Shot at Glory
When he debuted in the Octagon back in October, 2005, he held chambered in each deadly, decapitating head-kick all the potential in the world. And it seemed like that potential was being realized...
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Missing: Louisiana Tech knows who let the dog out, but where did he go?
Louisiana Tech's mascot, a bulldog by the name of Tech XX, has gone missing. The 4-year-old English bulldog, who lives at Sexton Animal Clinic in Ruston, La., was let out to relieve himself around 8...
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Larry Brown cut Gregg Popovich twice, is still proud of it
Every sport has its own coaching trees, from the redwood-like Bill Walsh one in the NFL to the intricate Dean Smith/North Carolina one in college and professional basketball. However, Smith's tree...
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Sharks’ Douglas Murray reportedly dating Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren
After her super duper justified divorce from Tiger Woods, you could understand why Elin Nordegren might be looking for a stay-at-home type in her next relationship. San Jose Sharks' defender Douglas...
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Details emerge regarding Michael Dyer’s dismissal from Arkansas State
A day after Arkansas State released running back Michael Dyer for a "violation of team rules," details are starting to emerge about what prompted Dyer's dismissal. According to several published...
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Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor on their ‘marriage counseling’
LONDON — U.S. beach volleyball stars Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor have a psychological effect on their opponents. "We're not strong enough in our heads [to know] it's really possible and...
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Why do Olympic-level swimmers wear two caps?
En route to her gold medal performance in the women's 100-meter butterfly race, U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer's outer cap fell off, showing another swimming cap underneath it. Many Olympic-level and other...
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Juggernaut Index, No. 21: The Washington Redskins
Back in March, the Washington Redskins traded up four spots in the first round of the draft, from the No. 6 pick to No. 2, in order to select Heisman winner Robert Griffin III. The team also dealt...
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Blackburn fans’ ‘Kean Out’ campaign goes to the Olympics
We're only a few days into the London Olympics and the Games have already served as an all-consuming distraction for a large portion of the planet. One group that has not been distracted from their...
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London’s mayor compares volleyball players to ‘wet otters’
On Sunday night, London's wavy-haired mayor Boris Johnson wrote a column in The Telegraph listing "20 jolly good reasons to feel cheerful about the Games." Number 19 takes the cake: As I write these...
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NBC spoiled Missy Franklin’s victory moments before it aired
Moments before airing Missy Franklin's tape-delayed Olympic victory in the 100-meter backstroke, NBC ran a promo for Tuesday's edition of "Today" that said this: "When you're 17 years old and win your...
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Olympic Crushes: Swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Camille Lacourt
The Olympics may be about peace, camaraderie, sportsmanship and all that stuff. But the other thing they're good for? Alerting us Americans to the fine, fine athletic specimens that other countries...
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