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Featured Stories London weather may help Rupp's allergies (AP) Yahoo Sports - 02/04/2012 Maggie Vessey leaned into the tape to win the women's 800 meters by four one-thousandths of a second. Mo Farah went all the way to the ground in the men's mile. Farah, the reigning world champion at 5,000 meters and silver medalist in the 10,000, tripped on the first lap of the men's mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday night. Orozco adds Winter Cup title to resume (AP) Yahoo Sports - 02/04/2012 If anyone needed a change of luck in Vegas, John Orozco was the man. The three-time junior national champion, a victim of illness and injuries every time the schedule brings him to this small arena just off the Strip, won the Winter Cup Challenge on Saturday night, one of the first key tuneups on the road to the London Olympics. US marathoner Hall runs less, rests more (AP) Yahoo Sports - 02/02/2012 When Ryan Hall was starting out as a distance runner, he thought training better meant running more. "I always felt, `That's kind of the American way, right?' You feel like if you're taking time off you didn't really earn it," he said on Thursday. "But if you come out of a rested state, you perform better." Now that he's had some success -- including an... Brazil wants Jesus statue in London park (AP) Yahoo Sports - 02/01/2012 Memo to Brazil: That idea of putting up a giant Jesus statue in a London park to promote the 2016 Olympic Games is not going over well. Brazil's tourist board has floated the notion of erecting a 30-foot (9-meter) replica of Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue -- a symbol of peace and a well-known landmark of the city -- on Primrose Hill. Presented By: Fox Sports - 01/31/2012 USA VS. Canada-Rematch For The Gold Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/27/2010 The United States hockey team is within one win of pulling off the insurmountable task of winning the gold medal. Team USA pounced on Finland with six first period goals and never looked back in their 6-1 victory.. This sets up the anticipated rematch with team Canada. Canada will have a shot at revenge. Will the [...] The Lindsey Vonn Show Growing Stale Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/26/2010 She came into the Olympics the darling, but after two weeks appears to be heading out the devil. Lindsey Vonn once again proved the drama queen, stealing headlines with her fall in the giant slalom. This time her antics were more critical, as she cost her teammate a medal in their signature event. Canadian Women's Hockey Hits Olympic Low Note With Celebration Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/26/2010 The Olympics are supposed to be a time of for national pride combined with a display of sportsmanship and respect for the sport. Apparently the Canadians missed the memo as another gross display of behavior shone itself on the ice following the Women's Hockey gold medal game. Team USA Reaches Semifinals Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/25/2010 The USA hockey took another step in their quest for Olympic gold with a 2-0 shutout victory over Switzerland. This sets up the Americans to face Finland in the Semifinals who also scored a 2-0 shutout win of their own over the Czech republic… The game was scoreless through two periods.Team USA finally broke through early in [...] Ice Dancing Gold Brings Judging Controversy Benchwarmers United Exclusive - 02/23/2010 It just seems you can never get through an Olympics without at least one judging controversy which draws scrutiny to the results. The international governing body then takes action and rules get changed. But despite the ever changing rules, we still get controversy. |
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