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Lead Stories: November 20, 2008

Four representing Trinidad and Tobago in Beijing

Posted April 17, 2008 at 09:04 AM by Os Davis

Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Olympic History, Events, Soccer, Track & Field, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis

Trinidad and Tobago’s Shane De Silva leads a team of three ladies to referee in the 2008 Beijing Games’ women’s soccer competition.

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Amount of HDTV Olympics Coverage Explodes

Posted April 11, 2008 at 05:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor

Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Design/Art/Culture, Socio-Political, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor

Did you spring for that 46” high-definition plasma or LCD extravaganza of a TV for Christmas this year? Maybe you balked but then realized you just had to have it for the Super Bowl? Or maybe you were a savvy buyer and held…

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Get Ready for the Internet Olympics

Posted January 8, 2008 at 10:55 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: Beijing 2008, Live Coverage

Prediction: The vast majority of Americans will watch most, if not all, of the live coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games on the internet. That is easier said than done, however, since Beijing is 13 hours ahead…

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Olympic Team Berths at Stake for Top U.S. Marathoners

Posted October 31, 2007 at 05:50 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Track & Field

America’s top men’s distance runners lead a declared field of 128 in Saturday’s 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men’s Marathon. Perhaps the most anticipated Olympic Trials ever contested over the marathon distance, the race will be held Saturday morning in New York’s Central Park.

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NBC Announces 3,600 Hours of Olympic Coverage

Posted August 9, 2007 at 06:25 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: Beijing 2008, Live Coverage

NBC Universal Sports & Olympics chairman Dick Ebersol announced today that NBC plans on broadcasting more than 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games from Beijing, China. However, the majority of that coverage will be on the internet with live streaming video on NBCOlympics.com.

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