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Missy Franklin to cap high school swim career at sold-out meet
Missy Franklin, the teenage swimming sensation at the London Olympics last summer, will finish her storied high school career before a sold-out venue this weekend in Ft. Collins, Colo. Since 90% of the tickets to the Class 5A state meet are allocated to...
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Gabby Douglas is named AP female athlete of 2012
Gabby Douglas, who won the women's gymnastics individual all-around title at the 2012 London Olympics, was named the Associated Press female athlete of the year on Friday. “I didn't realize how much of an impact I made,” Douglas said,...
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Watch Missy Franklin balance a water bottle on her head as she swims
Missy Franklin won five medals at the London Summer Olympics, proving that she's one of the top swimmers in the world. This may be just as impressive. After a recent high school swim meet, the 17-year-old balanced a water bottle on her forehead as she...
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Missy Franklin is happy swimming for her high school team again
Missy Franklin has gone from swimming for a Olympic gold medal to swimming for her high school team in Colorado. And she is loving every minute of it. Franklin swam for the Regis Jesuit High School swim team on Tuesday during a meet in Aurora, Colo.,...
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LeBron James is Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year
LeBron James of the Miami Heat was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year on Monday, and James said he takes it as a sign that all has been forgiven for his messy departure from the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010. "I remember just like yesterday...
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British royal family member among riders in equestrian event
World NowBritish horse lovers and royal watchers alike on Monday rooted for Olympic rider Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Phillips and her aptly named horse, High Kingdom, powered round a grueling cross country course in Greenwich Park.... -
700-pound sea lion found swimming miles from ocean in Irvine
L.A. NOWJust two days after animal control officials helped him make his way back to sea, Franklin the 700-pound sea lion went off course again. Franklin was spotted around 9 a.m. Monday, swimming upstream in the San Diego Creek in Irvine,...... -
Daum: Rise of the Olympic armchair judges
The conventional wisdom about the Olympics has always been that it turns its viewers into wannabe athletes. Every time the Games roll around, particularly the Summer Games with their relatively easy-to-try-at-home events like track and swimming , we start...
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Stolen historic US documents returned to owners BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI and National Archive officials are returning to their rightful owners more than 10,000 important historical documents seized during a massive theft investigation involving a well-...Tags: Allison Schmitt, Theft, Jack Markell, Ohio State Buckeyes, Employment Opportunities
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Howe's effort rivals Olympian
Palo Alto Daily News, Calif.Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton junior Ally Howe just wanted to break 53 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke. Coming within .02 seconds of a national high school record set by a four-time Olympic gold medalist came as much of a shock to her as it did the...Tags: Track and Field, Teaching and Learning, Sports, Swimming, Students
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Missy Franklin's inspiration from Warrior Games crowd, not Prince Harry
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)For Missy Franklin, inspiration was found away from the stage and British Prince Harry. The four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist saw 260 other sources in the crowd of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans at the opening ceremony...Tags: Misty May-Treanor, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Competitors outshine Prince Harry, celebrities at Warrior Games opening ceremony
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)The celebrities at Saturday's Warrior Games opening ceremony in Colorado Springs were the 260 wounded troops who will compete this week. Their cheering section included the likes of Britain's Prince Harry and Olympic gold medalists Missy Franklin and...Tags: Armed Forces, Misty May-Treanor, Harry of Wales, U.S. Army, Imperial and Royal Matters
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