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Blanka Vlasic from Croatia jumps during the IAAF Grand Prix Athletic meeting in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006. Vlasic won the competition with a result of 2.01 meter, ahead of Kajsa Bergquist from Sweden.
(photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
Blanka Vlasic
China Daily
| Blanka Vlasic (Croatia) Athletics, 26 | After a disappointing 2008 when she failed to win the Olympic gold medal and the US$1m Golden League by the narrowest of margins – losing due to the higher number of attempts she had made at the height - Croatia’s greatest high jumper Blanka Vlasic storm...
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during the Steelers 2007 home opener. The Steelers are wearing the 75th year "Throwback" uniforms.
(photo: Creative Commons / Blackngold29)
New lawyer: Roethlisberger committed no crime; police probing
CBS SportsLine
| ATLANTA -- A high-profile defense attorney hired by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Monday disputed a college student's claim that the two-time Super Bowl winner sexually assaulted her at a Georgia nightclub. | The 20-year-old told police Roethlisberger, who had been out barh...
Sprint Cup drivers pleased with tires
Syracuse
| (AP) - DARLINGTON, S.C. - Elliott Sadler says anyone having problems with Goodyear's tire should look to their raceshop and not point fingers at the manufacturer. | Sadler and fellow Sprint Cup drivers Marcos Ambrose and Clint Bowyer came to Darlin...
Sprint Cup drivers pleased with tires after tests
USA Today
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | By Pete Iacobelli, AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. — Elliott Sadler had no complaints for Goodyear, only for those drivers griping about the manufacturer. | When asked what it meant that...
2K Sports Signs Ryan Kesler of Vancouver Canucks as Cover Athlete for NHL 2K11
IGN Insider
| Elite two-way forward set to turn up the intensity and excitement on the virtual ice. | March 9, 2010 - New York, NY - announced today they have signed Ryan Kesler, star two-way forward for the Vancouver Canucks and 2010 Winter Olympics hero, to be...
Athlete of the week: Justin Buss
Post-Bulletin
3/9/2010 8:51:54 AM Justin Buss • Chatfield • senior • wrestling | • Buss completed a perfect season on Saturday, winning the Class A title at 145 pounds. In the championship match, Buss defeated defending state champion Jake Long...
France's Jason Lamy Chappuis reacts after winning the Nordic Combined World Cup race in Granaasen near Trondheim, central Norway, Sunday Dec. 7, 2008.
AP / Thomas Rasmus Skaug / SCANPIX
Lamy Chappuis of France clinches overall title
Syracuse
| (AP) - LAHTI, Finland - Jason Lamy Chappuis of France had his worst showing of the season and still managed to clinch the overall Nordic Combined World Cup title at the Lahti Ski...
Taylor Swift Live in St. Louis at the Staples Center on 04/25/09
Creative Commons / Brayna96
Video: Taylor Swift covers Elle magazine, singer reveals 'Twilight' star Taylor Lautner on hot list
The Examiner
| Taylor Swift has had a tremendous year in 2009, and 2010 is shaping up to be just as fantastic with her Grammy wins. Swift covers the April issue of Elle magazine, and she discus...
Liu Xiang from China, Athletics
AP
Hurdler Liu Xiang a distraction in sessions
China Daily
| Editor's note: The author argues during two sessions, the media should responsibly focus their spotlight on the really serious issues instead of chasing celebrities,like Liu Xian...
Great Britain's athletes look forward to World Indoors
BBC News
| Great Britain's athletes set out their aims as they prepare for the World Indoor Athletic Championships in Doha that begin on 12 March. | ...
 Bonnet avoids crash to win Paris-Nice sprint
Independent online
| By Gilles Le Roch' | Limoges, France - France's William Bonnet avoided a pile-up in the finale of the 201-km second stage of the Paris-Nice race to snatch his most prestigious victory to date on Tuesday. | The 27-year-old Frenchman surged in the fi...
 Muluadzi missing from indoor team
Independent online
| South Africa's most decorated indoor athlete, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, will miss the World Indoor Championships for the first time in almost a decade this weekend. | In the absence of the three-times medallist, who is focusing on his outdoor campaign in ...
Sport Medical
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks to the media, Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
(photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Soccer Intelligence: All in the Mind, or the Feet?
The New York Times
| LONDON — Silvio Berlusconi, the owner of AC Milan, has given his team talk ahead of his club’s Champions League game in Manchester on Wednesday. | News and features from around the world of soccer and the Web. Go to the Goal Blog | “We need a possessed Milan,” Berlusconi told the players through the Italian media. “W...
Sport Business
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks to the media, Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
(photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Soccer Intelligence: All in the Mind, or the Feet?
The New York Times
| LONDON — Silvio Berlusconi, the owner of AC Milan, has given his team talk ahead of his club’s Champions League game in Manchester on Wednesday. | News and features from around the world of soccer and the Web. Go to the Goal Blog | “We need a possessed Milan,” Berlusconi told the players through the Italian media. “W...



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