Like many “American Idol” loyalists (and social networking junkies), we were tuned into Twitter during the early morning hours of February 27 when we learned that Season 5’s Elliott Yamin had experienced the Chilean earthquake firsthand. Yamin was Continue ..

The 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid began the next day. The U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, a squad of amateurs, defended the U Fast forward thirty years to February 12, 2010. The U.S. is again emerging from a difficult decade. Two wars, a near Continue ..

The rookie is the fifth in school history to be named as a top-three finalist At the end of January, Räty left the Gopher program to compete with Team Finland in the Winter Olympics as their starting goaltender. She returned to the team in time Continue ..

Arts Council got funding in last week’s budget for programs, and there is a new Olympic legacy fund for sports and arts good for The government has had steady revenue from lottery tickets in the past decade, and large increases as casinos and Continue ..

Hottest in green: 2010 Winter Olympics - KIVI-TV
Throw on your U.S. Curling Team sweatshirt and get out the tissues for those emotional figure skating routines. Starting on Feb. 12, a projected 5,550 athletes from more than 80 countries will participate during the 17 days of the 2010 Winter Olympic

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FRANK MALONEY will continue to rely entirely on British based fighters when he stages his next promotion at Leigh Sports Village promotion on Friday 19th March. Maloney exclusively used British boxers when he staged a show in Nottingham last month

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2010 Winter Olympics: Sex and Olympic Athletes Cheehee.com (blog) Canadian skier Emily Brydon adds, "What happens at Olympic Village stays at the Olympic Village. There's a lot of stress pent up over the week, … PyeongChang's Dream Program inspires athletes from around the world to …Around the Rings (subscription) World Sports Tuesday, March 9thArirang News Value from Vancouver Olympics near $18bKorea Herald all 6 news articles »

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2010 Winter Olympics: Sex and Olympic Athletes Cheehee.com (blog) It was expected that Olympic Athletes would have a lot of sex during the Olympics in Vancouver this year, so much in fact that public officials in the city … and more »

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Public riding Olympic high Montreal Gazette The momentum of the Olympic Games is pushing Paralympic tickets sales higher as … Canada redefinedVarsity Post-Olympics, city should pause, then plungeVancouver Sun Where the wild things are for nowLadysmith Chronicle Real News Network -PR Leap (press release) -The Kingston Whig-Standard all 596 news articles »

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Guay takes some risks — and wins The Province So after finishing fifth at the 2010 Olympics, just three stubborn little 100ths of a second off the super-G podium last month in Whistler, winning Sunday's … and more »

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China Signals Defiance on US Relations Wall Street Journal But we had a high-level delegation in Beijing last week…meetings with Chinese officials including with Foreign Minister Yang. … China Blames U.S. for Strained RelationsNew York Times Beijing moves to mend ties with WashingtonRIA Novosti China Hints at Resolution of Sino-US DisputesVoice of America Reuters -Xinhua -True/Slant all 475 news articles »

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China Cautious on Gold Buying Wall Street Journal BEIJING — China's chief foreign-exchange regulator suggested the country's appetite for further gold purchases may be limited and offered … Beijing says it will keep buying US debtFinancial Times China says committed to US debt, wary on goldReuters Yuan Forwards Little Changed as China Pledges Stable CurrencyBusinessWeek MarketWatch -The Associated Press -Wall Street Journal all 892 news articles »

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China vows to improve social safety net The Associated Press BEIJING — China's top lawmaker said Tuesday that legislative priorities this year would focus on improving social security and fostering more equitable … Economic Daily News: Caution needed on Beijing's 'concessions'Focus Taiwan News Channel China balances expansion with strict controlsFinancial Times SANDERS: China sitting on biggest of all economic bubbles?Washington Times Money Morning -BigNews.biz (press release) -phillyBurbs.com all 148 news articles »

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Social conscience of Olympic skate champ Cheek still burns hot - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Social conscience of Olympic skate champ Cheek still burns hot Seattle Post Intelligencer "I know that the top Olympic athletes have the most to lose by making political gestures. I don't think everyone has to stand up and say, 'I'm going to risk … and more »

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McKeever's teammates get hate mail Montreal Gazette Brian, who is blind, is the first winter sport athlete who will compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The poster in the background is of … 2012 athletes could reap rewardsSports Business Journal (subscription) Robust television coverage for Paralympic GamesCTV.ca Sullivan seeks tales of gusto at ParalympicsMetro Canada - Vancouver Telegraph-Journal -ScrumQueens (blog) -Cross Country Skier all 557 news articles »

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Olympic curler returns home to Cape Coral NBC2 News CAPE CORAL: Southwest Florida's own US Olympic athlete is back from Vancouver. Jason Smith lives in Cape Coral and is member of the US Men's Olympic Curling … and more »

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Community celebration welcomes home Olympic athletes NorthernLife.ca Citizens are invited to a community celebration to welcome home and congratulate Olympic athletes women's hockey gold medallists Tessa Bonhomme, … Kershaw breaks Canadian cross-country recordsNorthernLife.ca all 3 news articles »

Homestead: Darren Law race report Motorsport.com Darren Law set a record pace during the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 6. … Homestead: Magnus Racing race reportMotorsport.com all 2 news articles »

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Sports Briefly: Horns travel country in search of qualifying times - UT The Daily Texan

Sports Briefly: Horns travel country in search of qualifying times UT The Daily Texan Currently, freshman Marquise Goodwin is the only Longhorn with an automatic-qualifying bid with a 25 foot, 9.25 inch mark in the long jump. …

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Chadron adventure race to become national qualifier Chadron Record “This will be a national qualifying race that will qualify up to four coed teams for the national competition,” Craig said in a phone interview on Friday. … and more »

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Sports Briefly: Horns travel country in search of qualifying times UT The Daily Texan Currently, freshman Marquise Goodwin is the only Longhorn with an automatic-qualifying bid with a 25 foot, 9.25 inch mark in the long jump. …

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BLACKHAWKS DOWN CANUCKS - Sporting Life
Andrew Ladd, Duncan Keith, Troy Brouwer, Kris Versteeg and Jordan Hendry all netted against Canada’s Olympic hero Roberto Luongo in the opening 20 minutes, and Marian Hossa added a sixth strike in the second period as the Blackhawks did the damage

Phelps comes close to breaking 200 IM record in Annapolis - Baltimore Sun
Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps came within a half second of the U.S. record in the 200-yard individual medley on Saturday, winning in 1 minute, 40.58 seconds in the Maryland swimming championships at the U.S. Naval Academy. Phelps

Miller finds Olympic magic - Arizona Daily Star
NEW YORK - Overtime has suddenly become Miller Time. Ryan Miller is now living up to the catch phrase he wasn’t allowed to display on his Olympic mask. The Buffalo goalie made 35 saves and was the beneficiary of Patrick Kaleta’s goal 2:22 into

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Team Canada’s (left to right) Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert show off their gold medals in curling from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics during a news conference in Halifax on Friday. (Mike Dembeck/Canadian Press) Several hundred

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'Celebration of all' held as torch arrives in rain-soaked Squamish Vancouver Sun The first torch relay runner was 70-year-old Squamish endurance runner Mae Palm, who has participated in long-distance marathons throughout the world and … Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay media briefings to be held for Riley …Canada NewsWire (press release) Interest in Paralympics picking upNews1130 This flame is popular, tooCKNW News Talk 980 International Paralymic Committee -The Province -News1130 all 12 news articles »

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Not all Vancouver-era tourist attractions saw attendance boost during Olympics Vancouver Sun And judging by their outfits, most of the visitors were Olympic tourists. Chala said the suspension bridge was visited by people from all over the world, … and more »

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A successful Vancouver Games will help London plan 2012 Sideways News … hordes of tourists and supporters who visited the city. Following on this success, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic … Sullivan's message of inclusion resonatesVancouver Sun Open letter to the PM on athletic funding, and a Sidney Crosby storyCape Breton Post Huge spike in merchant business during Olympics24 Hours Vancouver all 292 news articles »

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World Cup to benefit SA? iAfrica.com Getting these basics right could make or break SA's reputation in tourist markets. The 1976 Montreal Olympic Games were a disaster for the Canadian city, …

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Beijing - Only one of the some 20 golf courses in Beijing has been developed legally, a member of the law committee in China’s parliament said. Amid concerns about land grabs of prime farming land, China’s government put a moratorium on the Continue ..

commerce minister, said the outlook for international trade remained “uncertain and unstable” and that it would take two or three years before Chinese exports recovered to pre-crisis levels. The argument over Chinese currency policy has been Continue ..

China blamed the US for causing “serious disturbances” in their relationship yesterday, but also called for the two Pacific powers to work together to get ties back on track. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (???) reiterated China’s Continue ..