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Baltimore Sun: Harbaugh meets the troops
Visit leaves coach with sense of pride; 'It's not just life-changing. It's life-affirming' In the Persian Gulf with the inaugural NFL-USO Coaches Tour, Ravens coach John Harbaugh (left) meets Army Spc. Joshua Hewitt of Baltimore Thursday at Forward Operating Base Warrior near Kirkuk, Iraq. "This is something I'v ...
Baltimore Sun: Reimold named top AL rookie for June
O's outfielder hit .320 during month with four home runs, nine RBIs Outfielder hit .320 during month with four home runs, nine RBIs
Baltimore Sun: Roddick will meet Federer in third Wimbledon final
Roddick beats Murray, Federer tops Haas to set up championship match Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Baltimore Sun: L.A. Times: Wieters' reputation preceded himself
Fans were already salivating over the Orioles' top prospect even before he was promoted earlier this season. To Baltimore fans, Matt Wieters was Chuck Norris in a crouch.
Baltimore Sun: State probing large bass kill on Potomac
Estimated 600 dead in wake of two tournaments State fisheries biologists are trying to learn what killed hundreds of bass on the Potomac River, just days after two fishing tournaments.
 Yahoo!: Kwan returning to ice for August show (AP)
Michelle Kwan will skate before an audience for the first time in three years when she joins world champion Kim Yu-Na in Ice All-Stars 2009 in Seoul, South Korea, in August. The five-time world champion and nine-time U.S. champ has been practicing and working out for most of this year. Her performance in Seoul could be an indication that competitive skating ...
Yahoo!: Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid (AP)
The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. "Asia will always support any city from Asia," Kuwait's Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, the council president, said after a general assembly meeting in Singapore. "They're doing a great job making progress toward a successful bid." Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, is comp ...
AllAfrica: Angola: Ministry Hears Federations on Priorities Ahead of Olympic Games
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has defined September as the deadline for auscultation of federations on the programme of modalities priorities, ahead of London's 2012 Olympic Games, the national director of sports, Raimundo Ricardo announced.
Yahoo!: White Elephant fears just 'bizarre', says Coe (Reuters)
Talk of the London Olympicsleaving a 'white elephant' in the capital city is simply"bizarre", according to 2012 Games chief Sebastian Coe.
Baltimore Sun: Abreu's 2 homers down Guthrie, O's
It seems like whenever Jeremy Guthrie pitches these days, he walks a dangerously fine line, one pitch here or there deciding his outing. On Thursday, it was actually two pitches he made to Bobby Abreu It seems like whenever Jeremy Guthrie pitches these days, he walks a dangerously fine line, one pitch here or th ...
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·Angola: Ministry Hears Federations on Priorities Ahead of Olympic Games
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has defined September as the deadline for auscultation of federations on the programme of modalities priorities, ahead of London's 2012 Olympic Games, the national director of sports, Raimundo Ricardo announced.
·Nigeria: NOC Sets July 11 to Mark Olympic Day
Twenty-three states in the country have registered to be part of this year's celebration of the Olympic Day scheduled to hold on July 11. Three key events, including a 10km run, are also on the card to make the event a total departure from how it was previously celebrated.
·Rwanda: Bizimana to Head Regional Paralympic Body
The president of the National Paralympic Committee, Dominique Bizimana was last week elected by regional Executive Paralympic Committees in Dar-es-salaam to head the East African Federation of Sports for People with Disabilities.
·Zimbabwe: Over 500 Athletes Take Part in Olympic Day
MORE than 500 athletes took part in Olympic Day celebrations at High Glen shopping centre in the capital.
·Uganda: Country Celebrates World Olympic Day
For the first time in about a decade, Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Olympic Day.
·Angola: Gustavo Da ConceiĆ§Ć£o Re-Elected Olympic Committee Chairperson
The chairperson of the Angolan Olympic Committee (COA), Gustavo da ConceiĆ§Ć£o, Friday was re-elected to the post for the next four years, in which he promises to work for a better representativeness of the country in 2012 London Olympic Games.
·Nigeria: Ijebu Ode Sub-Seat Test Running With Special Olympics Hosting
The Ijebu-Ode Sub-seat began the test running of its hosting facilities yesterday with the 2009 South West Regional Games of the Special Olympics Nigeria. The championship will run from June 21 to 25 at the Gateway International Stadium.
·Botswana: Kgosietsile Wants More Time At BNOC Helm
Botswana National Olympics Committee (BNOC) president Negroes Kgosietsile believes he should be re-elected to the post because he is on the verge of achieving more milestones at the organisation.
·Southern Africa: Top Malawi Olympic Officials in Zimbabwe
TWO top Malawi National Olympic Committee officials arrived in Harare last Saturday for an eight-day fact-finding mission in Zimbabwe.
·Zimbabwe: Mutsauki Eyes Africa's Top Sports Job
The Anoca meeting will see some of Africa's top sports administrators fighting for various positions on the organisation's executive board, currently led by its president Lassana Palenfo of Cote d'Ivoire.
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·Kwan returning to ice for August show (AP)
Michelle Kwan will skate before an audience for the first time in three years when she joins world champion Kim Yu-Na in Ice All-Stars 2009 in Seoul, South Korea, in August. The five-time world champion and nine-time U.S. champ has been practicing and working out for most of this year. Her performance in Seoul could be an indication that competitive skating is still a possibility with the Vancouver...
·Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid (AP)
The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. "Asia will always support any city from Asia," Kuwait's Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, the council president, said after a general assembly meeting in Singapore. "They're doing a great job making progress toward a successful bid." Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, is competing against...
·White Elephant fears just 'bizarre', says Coe (Reuters)
Talk of the London Olympicsleaving a 'white elephant' in the capital city is simply"bizarre", according to 2012 Games chief Sebastian Coe.
·Good deal -- Phillips gets title, new contract (AP)
An endorsement contract was the only piece American long jumper Dwight Phillips lacked in his comeback after missing last year's Olympics. A national title solved that problem quickly. Phillips, who won his fourth national championship at age 31, signed a new deal with his old sponsor, Nike, shortly after jumping 28 feet, 1 1/2 inches to win the title in Eugene, Ore., last weekend.
·Good deal _ Phillips gets title, new contract (PA SportsTicker)
An endorsement contract was the only piece American long jumper Dwight Phillips lacked in his comeback after missing last year's Olympics.
·More youth, few surprises in Canada Olympic camp (AP)
Sidney Crosby, left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, was among 46 players invited Thursday to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp next month. Also chosen were the NHL's three Staal brothers, five goalies and Colorado forward Joe Sakic, who turns 40 next week and would be the team's oldest player if selected.
·US team to wear Polo again at Olympic ceremonies (AP)
The U.S. Olympic team will stay with the Polo look for the opening and closing ceremonies in Vancouver and London. The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday it was renewing its apparel deal with Ralph Lauren. The 2010 uniforms will be unveiled later this year. The federation said the uniforms will "celebrate the rich history of the Olympic Games with a nod to the Lake Placid Games of...
·Basketball 'Dream Team' among inductees into US Hall (AFP)
Athletics legend Michael Johnson and the 1992 US Olympic men's basketball "Dream Team" were among those named on Wednesday as the 2009 inductees into the US Olympic Hall of Fame.
·Slam dunk! Dream Team earns spot in Hall of Fame (AP)
The Dream Team is still dominating. The star-studded team that featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley and won the gold medal in Barcelona headlines this year's inductees for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. The class, which also includes Michael Johnson, Picabo Street and Peter Ueberroth, will be formally announced Wednesday morning and inducted Aug.
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·Top Bulgarian Sprinter Accused of Involvement in Doping Scandal
Bulgarian top sprinter Ivet Lalova has been accused by Austrian media of close links with manager Stefan Matschiner, who has allegedly forced athletes to take banned substances.
·Bulgarian athletes to miss Beijing Olympics after losing doping case
Bulgaria's 400-meter runner Vanya Stambolova and high jumper Venelina Veneva have lsot appeals against their two-year doping bans and will miss the Beijing Olympics.
·Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi
Russian resort Sochi will host the Winter Olympic games in 2014, Darik radio announced. In the final voting Russia won against South Korea's Pyeongchang.
·Bulgaria's President congratulates Radanova for her success in Torino
SOFIA (bnn)- The president of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov sent greetings to short track speed skater Evgeniya Radanova for her silver medal on the 500 meter distance in the Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Focus new agency reported.
·Winter Olympic Games opening
SOFIA (bnn)- Tonight more than 40 crowned persons and superior politicians from all over the world will attend the Opening ceremony for the XX Winter Olympic Games in Torino, bTV reported Friday.
·Stefka Kostadinova: I expect medals in Torino
SOFIA (bnn)- The president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Stefka Kostadinova left on Tuesday for Torino, where the Winter Olympic Games begin on Friday, Focus sport agency reported Tuesday.
·Simon Spasov president of Bulgarian Olympic Committee until November
SOFIA (bnn)- The Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) chose Monday Simon Spasov as its president until the General Assembly of the Committee scheduled for November 11.
·Bulgaria's Karatancheva advanves to Acura Classic third round
SOFIA (bnn)- Bulgaria's teenage tennis prodigy Sesil Karatancheva is playing U.S. Mashona Washington in the third round of the US$1.3-million (EUR1.05-million) Acura Classic tournament in San Diego California, Thursday.
·Bulgaria runs to host 2014 Winter Olympics
SOFIA (bnn)- Bulgaria will run to host the 2014 winter Olympic Games, the government decided on Thursday.
·Slavkov Rebuffs Deal to Quit IOC and Keep Posts in Bulgaria
SOFIA (bnn)--Bulgaria's IOC member Ivan Slavkov, who is suspended for allegations of corruption, has rebuffed an offer by IOC President Jaques Rogge to resign in return for cancellation of procedures for his expulsion, a report said Thursday.
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