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Olympic dream comes true for three locals
Imagine if not one, but three, athletes from the same community were selected to the U.S. Olympic team. Now imagine if all three were together in the same sport under the Team USA umbrella. That's exactly what Alan Knipe, David McKienzie and Russell...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Brigham Young Cougars, London Theatre, 2012 Summer Olympics, Brigham Young
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So far, so good for Team USA
Two matches in and the U.S. Olympic men's volleyball team is looking good in London. The U.S., which won the gold medal four years ago in Beijing, began its quest for a repeat Sunday by sweeping Serbia. The U.S. followed a similar path Tuesday when it...
Tags: Germany, Summer Olympics
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Water Polo: Olympian Buckner relays his story
COSTA MESA — One of the first questions Shea Buckner asked three dozen kids at the Costa Mesa Aquatics Center was if they had ever seen a professional water polo game. "Yeah, they played [one] here," one kid responded. "Yeah, I played in it,"...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Shea Buckner, Polo, College Sports, Sports
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Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?
During his visit to China this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was "one of the few places that opened its gates" to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing nearby,...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Lithuania, Beijing (China), Japan, China
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What's in a name? A lot.
Dark clouds — both the real and the metaphorical varieties — cast a pall Saturday over Jim Thorpe's annual birthday celebration of the borough's namesake. "Myself, my brother, my family, we are behind this town 110 percent," declared John...
Tags: Entertainment, Asa Packer, Judges, Queens (New York City), Modern Pentathlon
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Oeding named assistant of USA women's water polo team
Two-time Olympian Chris Oeding, a Newport Beach resident and former Corona del Mar High standout, has been named assistant coach for the USA Water Polo Women's Senior National Team, Head Coach Adam Krikorian has announced. The longtime Head Coach at...Tags: Polo, Sports, Water Polo
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Judge clears way for fresh investigation of Spanish princess
MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny. The...
Tags: Spain, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, NATO, King of Spain Juan Carlos I
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The Rumble on the Rails wrestling on NBC Sports Network
Channel Guide MagazineThe Rumble on the Rails on NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports is a live wrestling event featuring national teams from the USA, Russia and Iran competing at Grand Central Terminal in New York City on Wednesday, May 15. Before you get all excited... -
Spanish princess cleared of suspicion in corruption probe
MADRID -- A Spanish court Tuesday dropped a subpoena of King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, citing insufficient evidence to tie her to alleged corruption by her husband. The 47-year-old princess, Infanta Cristina, last month became the first direct...
Tags: Spain, Unrest, Conflicts and War, King of Spain Juan Carlos I, Coup d'Etat
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First night of Professional Gymnastics Challenge at Stabler fell short of a perfect 10
The photographer introduced himself to me, then said, "I'm a little confused." I assured him that was OK; I was a little confused, too. Team Battlestar vs. Team IGC? Did it really matter? The "no borders" segment of the two-night Professional...
Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Entertainment, Jonathan Horton, Rope Gymnastics, Beam Gymnastics
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Lingering problems threaten image of a 'new Brazil'
RIO DE JANEIRO — After 2 1/2 years of renovations, Rio's legendary Maracana soccer stadium reopened to much fanfare in late April. Brazilian legends including Ronaldo played in a test match before an audience composed mostly of the workers who...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Soccer, Sports Organizations, FIFA World Cup, Travel
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A journalist remembers Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez
Architecture and journalism, like politics, sometimes make strange bedfellows. Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, the great Mexican builder who died April 16 at age 94, was responsible for many of the monumental public works that defined the Modernist look and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Journalism, Mexico, Mexico City, Nobel Prize Awards
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