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Lead Stories: November 21, 2008

Briefs: Taekwondo, Baseball, Archery, Yoga, Sailing

Posted May 4, 2008 at 03:30 PM by Os Davis

Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Baseball, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis

News briefs: Iran and China look good in taekwondo; death of Olympic baseball bad for Cuba; US Olympic Archery Trials continue; one man’s bid for yoga as Olympic sport; North Ireland names sailing team.

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Human Interest Saturdays

Posted March 29, 2008 at 10:27 AM by Michael J. Sedor

Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Human Interest, Socio-Political, Events, Aquatics, Boxing, Cycling/BMX, Other, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor

A 58-year-old CEO of a yacht building company, a Romany Gypsy proudly fighting off lingering stereotypes and prejudices, a 17-year-old scion of American cycling royalty, and a 13-year-old desperate to get a tattoo. What do they all…

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Opening Ceremonies To Be Held In Yellow Sea

Posted January 7, 2008 at 01:15 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Other

China’s Xinhua news service reports that the coastal city of Qingdao, host of the sailing events at the 2008 Olympic Games located in the Shandong Province, is planning on holding their opening ceremonies in the Yellow Sea. According to Xinhua, Qingdao’s deputy…

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Complete List of Team USA News Sites

Posted December 17, 2007 at 12:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: Beijing 2008

Summer Olympian has gathered a list of links to websites that spotlight news for each of the 36 USOC sports.Some of them may not get updated as frequently as others do, but these are the “official” news sites for the US Olympic tem in each sport, leading up to the…

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