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Mark Whitehead dies at 50; cyclist was part of U.S. team that participated in blood doping during 1984 Summer Olympics
Mark Whitehead, a member of the U.S. track cycling team that participated in blood doping during the 1984 Summer Olympics, creating a scandal that led to the practice being banned from the sport, has died. He was 50.
Whitehead died in Frisco, Texas,...Tags: Pursuit Cycling, Summer Olympics, Multi-Sport Events, Sprint Cycling, Cycling
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Mike Brown buys home in Anaheim Hills
Despite the NBA player lockout, new Lakers head coach Mike Brown is busy setting up shop at the office and at home. Brown and his wife, Carolyn, closed a $3-million deal last month for a house in a gated Anaheim Hills community.
That will be quite a...Tags: Ronnie Lester, Real Estate, Basketball, Kwame Brown, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Barry Bremen dies at 64; prankster crashed All-Star games, Emmys
Barry Bremen, a Michigan businessman and incorrigible impostor who fielded pop flies at baseball's 1986 All-Star game, launched warm-up layups at the 1979 NBA All-Star game and bounded on stage to accept actress Betty Thomas' Emmy Award in 1985 has died....Tags: New York Mets, Basketball, National League, Football, Assault
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John Mackey dies at 69; NFL Hall of Famer revolutionized tight end position
John Mackey, who helped revolutionize the NFL's tight end position and whose post-football struggles with dementia became emblematic of the brutality of the game, has died. He was 69.
Mackey died Wednesday in Baltimore after a 10-year battle with frontal...Tags: Politics, Football, National Football League Players Association, Long Island, NFL Pro Bowl
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An injured ACL isn't a death knell for athletes anymore
Most athletic types would rather spend a month watching "Teletubbies" while reading Snooki's blog than suffer an injury. And when it comes to getting hurt, the knee is one of the worst things you can damage.
The most commonly injured knee ligament is the...Tags: Tennis, Calgary Flames, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Genes and Chromosomes, Soccer
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'Necessary Roughness' plays fast and loose with therapy
'Necessary Roughness'
10 p.m. June 29, USA Network
Episode: "Pilot"
The premise
Dr. Dani Santino (Callie Thorne) is a Long Island psychotherapist who specializes in behavioral management, hypnotherapy, smoking cessation and weight loss programs....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Psychology, File Sharing, Football, Psychologists
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Bubba Smith dies at 66; NFL player turned Miller Lite pitchman
Bubba Smith, a former All-Pro football player turned actor and commercial pitchman who delighted TV viewers by wrenching off the tops of "easy-opening cans" of beer, was found dead Wednesday at his Los Angeles home. He was 66.
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FOR...Tags: Football, Oakland Raiders, Dick Butkus, Super Bowl, Entertainment
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Mike Brown to appear on 'Lopez Tonight'
Lakers BlogIn what marks a rite of passage for any Laker, Coach Mike Brown will make an appearance at midnight on "Lopez Tonight." Comedian George Lopez frequently sits courtside at Laker games, has had Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher and Ron Artest on many times as...
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