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Slalom snowboarders hope to carve unique path to Olympics (The Aspen Times)
Sat Nov 28 08:20:11 PST 2009
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - The money goes where the medals are - one of those Darwinian truths that often undercuts the oft-told Olympic fairy tale about the journey being as important as the result. Aspen's Chris Klug and his band of snowboarders know all about it. Denied funding in part because...
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Slalom snowboarders hope to carve unique path to Olympics (The Vail Trail)
Fri Nov 27 21:43:03 PST 2009
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - The money goes where the medals are - one of those Darwinian truths that often undercuts the oft-told Olympic fairy tale about the journey being as important as the result. Chris Klug and his band of snowboarders know all about it. Denied funding in part because they...
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Klug and Co. hope to carve unique path to Olys (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Thu Nov 26 09:11:53 PST 2009
The money goes where the medals are -- one of those Darwinian truths that often undercuts the oft-told Olympic fairy tale about the journey being as important as the result. Chris Klug and his band of snowboarders know all about it. Denied funding in part because they participate in the least...
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Stretch, pace yourself, dress right this winter (Press of Atlantic City)
Sun Nov 29 00:11:31 PST 2009
Dropping temperatures will mean that winter-related injuries and emergency room visits will rise. Fortunately, local health and sports experts say there are some simple precautions people can take to avoid getting hurt.
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Paralyzed in shooting during home invasion, Carlisle man rebuilds full life (The Patriot-News)
Sat Nov 28 21:14:59 PST 2009
View full size Sean Simmers, The Patriot-News Jenna Keller, James Gregg and son Sam,16, pray for Bryan Newell on the sidewalk in front of the home that Newell and Keller lived in when he was shot by an intruder and paralyzed from the chest down.
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Disabled youth dance their socks off at monthly events in south metro (Richfield Sun-Current)
Sat Nov 28 22:37:36 PST 2009
Most of the chairs are empty upon arrival at the December dance sponsored by Adapted Recreation and Leisure Education program at Valley View Middle School in Bloomington Friday evening.
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SHOOTING THE BREEZE: A Q&A with Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler (North County Times)
Sat Nov 28 17:01:24 PST 2009
SAN DIEGO ---- Gretchen Bleiler wants to be mentally andphysically stronger than she has ever been when the 2010 WinterOlympics begin on Feb. 10 in Vancouver.
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Strange happenings on the local sports front (Big Bear Grizzly)
Sat Nov 28 12:24:03 PST 2009
I can’t believe it’s already Thanksgiving. Weren’t we just putting the boats in the water? What happened to summer?
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Disabled Oregon vets offered a free trip to the 2010 Paralympic Games in March (The Oregonian)
Fri Nov 27 20:26:18 PST 2009
Organizers hope to inspire other disabled Oregon vets with a trip to the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, B.C. A committee has begun accepting applications for the free trip March 11-13 for a veteran and a guest
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Iraqi skeleton competitor shoulders the hopes of a nation (Everett Herald)
Sat Nov 28 00:11:49 PST 2009
For Faisal Faisal, the 2006 Turin Olympics were both unforgettable and unbearable. Pinned inside his family’s Baghdad home while the opening ceremony from Turin was happening, Faisal couldn’t venture outside, couldn’t see friends, had no idea when the next explosion was coming.
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