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Column: Handing out the Newbys for best and worst in sports
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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1984 file photo, Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago, acknowledges the crowd along with his goat prior to a National League baseball playoff game between the San Diego Padres and the Cubs in Chicago. From the ...and more »
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Column: Handing out the Newbys for best and worst in sports - Virginian-Pilot
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NHL working on schedule to accommodate Olympics; no progress yet - Sportsnet.ca
Sportsnet.ca
NHL working on schedule to accommodate Olympics; no progress yet
Sportsnet.ca
National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, Bill Daley, NHL deputy commissioner in 2008. (Nathan Denette/CP). headshot Canadian Press December 30, 2016, 5:39 PM. headshot Canadian Press December 30, 2016, 5:39 PM. TORONTO ...
NHL working on schedule to accommodate Olympics; Daly says no progress yetCFJC Today Kamloops
NHL to Olympics or not? Chatter to heat upToronto Star (blog)
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Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill lead Olympics and Paralympics-dominated New Year Honours - Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk
Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill lead Olympics and Paralympics-dominated New Year Honours
Mirror.co.uk
The New Year Honours list is dominated by athletes from Team GB's Olympic and Paralympic squad. About 10% of all 1,197 gongs awarded go to the stars of Rio 2016 who smashed the country's sporting records by coming second in the medal table in a ...
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2016 In Retrospect: Rio Olympics - Legends Bloom, India's Gloom & Dope Doom - India West
India West
2016 In Retrospect: Rio Olympics - Legends Bloom, India's Gloom & Dope Doom
India West
NEW DELHI – The euphoria over sending its biggest contingent ever to the Olympics did not last as the performance of Indian athletes did not measure up to promise. It was a crushing reminder to not only sports authorities but also to an expectant ...and more »
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UConn finishes up 2016 surprisingly undefeated - Virginian-Pilot
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UConn finishes up 2016 surprisingly undefeated
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Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma calls to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 in College Park, Md. Connecticut won 87-81. (AP Photo/Gail Burton). UConn finishes up 2016 ...and more »
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August 11, Archery Event, 2016 Olympics: When Deepika Kumari got five 10s in nine shots - The Indian Express
The Indian Express
August 11, Archery Event, 2016 Olympics: When Deepika Kumari got five 10s in nine shots
The Indian Express
The stage is set for Deepika Kumari to make a tame exit from what is turning out to be a morose Olympics for India. Written by Shivani Naik | Rio De Janeiro | Published:December 31, 2016 1:02 am. Rio Olympics, Archery Event, olymoic Archery Event ...
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CHS Trojans Give Special Olympics athletes a night to remember - Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
CHS Trojans Give Special Olympics athletes a night to remember
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
Jimmy Peterlich with five Charleston High School basketball players. They indicate Jimmy's success with 3-point shots. Hornets at special olympics event. Submitted photo. Two Mattoon/Charleston players at the CHS event. prev. next. CHARLESTON ...
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New Hanover County family wins North Carolina Special Olympics Family of the Year - Port City Daily
New Hanover County family wins North Carolina Special Olympics Family of the Year
Port City Daily
WILMINGTON — The Whisenant Family of New Hanover County has won this year's Family of the Year! The family has been involved in Special Olympics for 27 years, ever since their daughter Katherine was old enough to participate. Katherine has ...
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Q-C connection at Rio Olympics - Quad City Times
Quad City Times
Q-C connection at Rio Olympics
Quad City Times
Madison Keys, a Rock Island native, returns to Daria Kasatkina of Russia on Thursday at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Keys has advanced to the medal round in the women's singles tournament. Rio Olympics Tennis. Charles Krupa. Madison ...
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Dame Val Adams: 'My tears for mum' - New Zealand Herald
Dame Val Adams: 'My tears for mum'
New Zealand Herald
A tearful Dame Valerie Adams has revealed she visited her mother's gravesite to share the emotional news of her damehood with her greatest inspiration. The 32-year-old Kiwi sporting hero - who added a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in August to her ...and more »
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Kenner girl punches her way into national boxing spotlight - Idaho Press-Tribune
Kenner girl punches her way into national boxing spotlight
Idaho Press-Tribune
... × Tired of seeing surveys on articles? If you are a subscriber, simply log in or Subscribe now! KENNER, La. (AP) — Many have Olympic dreams but few are able to achieve them. For 14-year-old Kenner resident Alexis Lavarine, that dream has come a ...and more »
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NHL to Olympics or not? Chatter to heat up - Toronto Star (blog)
Toronto Star (blog)
NHL to Olympics or not? Chatter to heat up
Toronto Star (blog)
There will be -- very shortly -- more chatter about the NHL going to the Olympics. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly is in Toronto today as part of the festivities surrounding the Leafs-Red Wings Centennial Classic at BMO Field. And there's another ...and more »
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Other Bangladesh sports in 2016: Year of Olympics, Mabia, Shila and hockey - Dhaka Tribune
Dhaka Tribune
Other Bangladesh sports in 2016: Year of Olympics, Mabia, Shila and hockey
Dhaka Tribune
It was yet another routine year for Bangladesh in the majority of sporting events, with the exception of football, hockey and cricket. The year 2016 saw Bangladesh athletes participate in two major multi-discipline international tournaments – Rio ...
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Rio Olympics, Euro 2016, and Goodwick United's history making treble all feature in the Western Telegraph's sporting ... - Milford Mercury
Milford Mercury
Rio Olympics, Euro 2016, and Goodwick United's history making treble all feature in the Western Telegraph's sporting ...
Milford Mercury
The month began as 2015 had ended – with torrential rain disrupting the Pembrokeshire football and rugby programmes. On one Saturday, it was a real mud-bath at Bierspool as Pembroke Dock Harlequins v St Davids was the only game to survive the ...and more »
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A Look Back: Savannah's Role in '96 Olympics - District
District
A Look Back: Savannah's Role in '96 Olympics
District
For many Savannahians, this year's summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro brought back memories of the 1996 Games hosted in Atlanta. Although the big peach was the hub for the majority of the Games, Savannah served an important role when it came ...
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The NHL needs the Olympics, so it would be foolhardy to skip the 2018 Games - Washington Post
Washington Post
The NHL needs the Olympics, so it would be foolhardy to skip the 2018 Games
Washington Post
It is by almost any standard the hockey memory of a lifetime. Maybe not Bobby Orr trip-flying over the stick of a St. Louis defender or Mike Eruzione in the third period against the Russians. But if there's a list of hockey moments from the last five ...and more »
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AP Interview: Ref Clattenburg opens up on coping with errors - Virginian-Pilot
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AP Interview: Ref Clattenburg opens up on coping with errors
Virginian-Pilot
FILE - This is a Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 file photo of English referee Mark Clattenburg during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Southampton at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. In the hours and days after ...and more »
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Year-end-review of 2016 | Sindhu's silver medal at Rio Olympics makes her dominant force in Indian badminton - News Nation
News Nation
Year-end-review of 2016 | Sindhu's silver medal at Rio Olympics makes her dominant force in Indian badminton
News Nation
P V Sindhu cemented her position as a dominant force on the world stage with an Olympic silver medal while Saina Nehwal continued to battle with injuries in a year, which saw Indian badminton take giant strides at the global platform.and more »
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John McGrath: Time for UW's Petersen to channel 1980 Olympics hockey coach - The News Tribune (blog)
The News Tribune (blog)
John McGrath: Time for UW's Petersen to channel 1980 Olympics hockey coach
The News Tribune (blog)
Washington head coach Chris Petersen answers a question Thursday during media day for Saturday's Peach Bowl against Alabama in Atlanta. David Goldman The Associated Press. i. Washington head coach Chris Petersen answers a question Thursday ...and more »
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2018 Winter Olympics Hopeful - Diablo Magazine
Diablo Magazine
2018 Winter Olympics Hopeful
Diablo Magazine
Nineteen-year-old Kevin Shum is a phenom on the ice and in the classroom—the only thing more impressive than his accomplishments is his striking humility. Here, the Piedmont native discusses his love for ice-skating, the 2018 Winter Olympics, and how ...
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FOMO: Best Event: 2016 Rio Olympics - The Age
The Age
FOMO: Best Event: 2016 Rio Olympics
The Age
Zika virus. Political turmoil. Russian drug cheats. Rampant crime. Pollution. And an athletes' village resembling Rio's famed favelas. This years' Olympics provided plenty of memorable moments before the games had barely begun. Michael Phelps, the ...
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