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Former IOC president's son is modern pentathlon vice president
A lot of people are scratching their head today over the International Olympic Committee's decision to drop wrestling from the Summer Olympics, starting with the 2020 Games. The sport many people believed should have been dropped, modern pentathlon,...
Tags: International Olympic Committee, Sports, Summer Olympics, Sports Organizations, Modern Pentathlon
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IOC will drop one sport from Summer Olympics on Tuesday
Grab your lucky rabbit's foot, modern pentathlon fans (all 12 of you). Your sport could be dropped from the Summer Olympics on Tuesday. That is when International Olympic Committee leaders will decide which sport to drop from the Summer Olympics...
Tags: 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Politics, Sports Illustrated, Sports Organizations, Track and Field
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John du Pont dies at 72; heir to chemical fortune and convicted murderer
John du Pont, the chemical fortune heir who killed an Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler at his palatial estate near Philadelphia, died Thursday after being found unresponsive in his Pennsylvania prison cell. He was 72.
Du Pont was found just before 7...Tags: Internists, Politics, Crimes, Family, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Sophomore takes her best shot at Olympic glory
Marisa Berger, a 15-year-old sophomore at North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, would have no problem toting a .44 Magnum while spouting, "Go ahead, make my day."
She practices shooting inside her family's house and garage, using an air pistol to fire lead...Tags: Pentathlon Running, All African Games, Career and Workplace, Advanced Training, Multi-Sport Events
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Beyond the Scoreboard seeking nominations for annual awards
Beyond the Scoreboard is seeking nominations for its annual Champions of Character awards. Beyond the Scoreboard annually awards and recognizes area individuals and teams who epitomize what is known as the six pillars of character: trustworthiness,...
Tags: Politics, CrossFit, Inc., National Football League, Schools, Washington Redskins
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Digest: Whack leads hot Mount men to 83-71 win
College basketball Whack leads hot Mount to 83-71 win Rashad Whack scored 26 points to lead host Mount St. Mary's (13-13, 8-7 Northeast Conference) to an 83-71 win over LIU Brooklyn (15-12, 10-5) Thursday night. The Mountaineers have won four games in...Tags: Salisbury Sea Gulls, College Sports, College Basketball, Washington Nationals, Abusive Behavior
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Wrestling gets no respect from Olympic committee
Boy did the IOC executive board make a huge blunder and underestimate exactly what it was doing when it made a purely political decision by recommending the removal of wrestling for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tennis, anyone? How about golf?...
Tags: Pentathlon Running, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports Organizations, Olympic Games
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Art Callaham: This Olympic junkie sure got his fill
On Monday of this past week, I asked myself the question that I’m sure has been on many an Olympic junkie’s mind: Now what am I going to watch on TV for the next four years? Yes, I’m an Olympic junkie. Yes, I bleed red, white and blue....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Volleyball, Awards and Prizes, Sports, Beach Volleyball
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McDaniel swim coach follows Olympian to London
Jeff Hiestand has spent the last 11 years beside the pool at McDaniel College, where he has coached five individual conference champions in eight events. In two weeks, he'll still be near a pool, but in a far different location. On Aug. 9, Hiestand will...Tags: Pentathlon Running, College Sports, Pentathlon Fencing, Colleges and Universities, Olympic Games
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An update on Maryland's 'other' Olympians in London
The exploits of swimmers Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt, both who have ties to Baltimore, have been well documented throughout the 2012 London Olympics. Phelps has won two gold and two silver medals so far, and Schmitt has won two golds, a silver, and...
Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Sailing, Slalom Canoeing, Allison Schmitt, Michael Phelps
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Sport-by-sport capsules: Maryland's Olympians in London
The Baltimore SunBasketball Carmelo Anthony Age: 28 From: Baltimore Schedule: Group A: vs. France, July 29; vs. Tunisia, July 31; vs. Nigeria, Aug. 2; vs. Lithuania, Aug. 4; vs. Argentina, Aug. 6 Olympic experience: This is Anthony's third Olympics appearance. He was...Tags: Pentathlon Running, Georgia Gould, Relay 4x100 M Medley Swimming, Jim Ryun, Swimming
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Sports TV and radio: Saturday's 8/11 log (updated Friday AM)
NON-OLYMPIC TV 8:30 a.m. Motorsports: Raceline (d.).--MASN 9 a.m. Preseason football: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (d.).--NFL Network 9 a.m. Talk: Sports Highlights (d.; on Cox cable channel 47 and Verizon FiOs 17 in Newport News. Episode 216).--...Tags: Auto Racing, D.C. United, New York Giants, National Football League, Verizon Communications
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