May 23, 2013

Cycling: Armstrong preparing for Oprah interview

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May 1993: Lance Armstrong of the United States climbs Beech Mountain during the Tour Dupont. Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport (April 30, 1993 – Source: Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — AUSTIN, Texas — Out for a Sunday morning jog in bright sunshine, Lance Armstrong hardly looked like a man about to finally [...]

College Football: Te’o and Manziel hit Manhattan with Heisman hopes

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NEW YORK — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o was looking forward to a break after a five-citites-in-five-days tour, during which he has become the most decorated player in college football. “I’m just trying to get a workout in and get some sleep,” he said Friday about his plans for the night. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny [...]

Olympics: Former U.S. Olympians have no regrets over 1968 protest

John Carlos, participant of the 1968 Olympics, stands in front of a mural made by students on the campus, at Palm Springs High School

(Reuters) – Forty-four years after American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos electrified the Mexico City Olympics with their heads-bowed, arms-raised civil rights protest, they have no regrets about their controversial gesture. They were rebuked as unpatriotic and for using the Olympic platform to make a political statement, but both men say their stand was [...]

MLB: Ruth jersey sells for $4.4 million

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NEW YORK (AP) — Babe Ruth equals big bucks. A baseball jersey worn by The Bambino sold for more than $4.4 million Sunday, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, according to the buyer and seller. SCP Auctions, based in California, said the circa 1920 New York Yankees uniform top is the earliest known [...]

NCAA College Football: Arizona hires Rodriguez as coach

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Head Coach Rich Rodriguez of the University of Michigan Wolverines during the Gator Bowl at EverBank Field on January 1, 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida (December 31, 2010 – Photo by Rick Dole/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — Rich Rodriguez turned West Virginia into a national championship contender before flaming out as Michigan coach [...]

Obama and Boehner team up to win golf match against Biden and Kasich

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner put partisanship aside, at least on the golf course, and teamed up to triumph on the final hole Saturday in their long-awaited links outing. The match pitted the political rivals against Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio’s Republican Gov. John Kasich. The match was [...]