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Iran Denies Paralympics Withdrawal Was Political - Miami Herald
iran's wheelchair basketball team forfeited its game against the united states and withdrew from the paralympics on saturday, avoiding a possible match against israel. iranian officials said the forfeit was prompted by a change in scheduling and ...
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U.s. Men’s Wheelchair basketball Team Loses Double Overtime Heartbreaker To Canada, 69-62; Will Face Great Britain For ...
the usa (5-2) versus canada (7-0) match-up in the semifinal round of the 2008 paralympic games will go down as one of the most epic games in men’s wheelchair basketball history.
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He's Mr. basketball In Barrie
the sound of a bouncing basketball echoing through a cavernous gymnasium and the squeak of running shoes on hardwood is a little like the soundtrack [...]
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Speaking With Kobe Bryant - Nbc Olympics
kobe bryant, the all-star guard for the los angeles lakers, arguably the most dominant basketball player of his generation, is poised to make his first olympic appearance at the beijing games. amid his push to get to the nba finals, bryant took time ...
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High-kicking New Life Into Beautiful Game - Times Online
think you’ve seen diego maradona’s “hand of god”? of course you have. but probably not as danced by a tiny ballerina in a short frilly tutu, raised high into the air by men in tights, slapping an imaginary ball into an imaginary net. to the ...
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Kevin Love Chosen For Ncaa basketball 09 Cover
electronic arts has announced that ncaa basketball 09 -- the latest in their newly renamed college hoops franchise previously known as march madness -- will ship to stores this fall for the xbox 360, playstation 3, and playstation 2 (but oddly, not announced for the wii), with former ucla star kevin love gracing the cover. along with the new name, ncaa basketball 09 will add a number of ...
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Gb In basketball Loss To Aussies
great britain's wheelchair basketball team lose 67-54 to australia in the men's semi-finals.
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Monarchs-comets Preview - Espn.com
the sacramento monarchs have some unfinished business to take care of before beginning their postseason run. on monday night, the monarchs meet the houston comets at texas state university in san marcos to close out the wnba's regular season. the ...
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basketball's Game-changer - Washington Post
on the night of march 19, 1966, texas western basketball coach don haskins started five african americans -- known then in popular vernacular as negroes -- in the national championship game against an all-white team from the university of kentucky ...
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basketball Paved Way For Teacher
in their words is a weekly feature appearing sundays in the blade’s sports section. blade sports writer ryan autullo spoke with dan seemann, a former prep star basketball player who is in the city league and waite halls of fame. seemann teaches at the university of toledo, where he was the chairman of the athletic board for six years, beginning in 1971. after all these years, dan seemann is ...
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Husker basketball Hosts Alumni Weekend
the nebraska women's basketball program will welcome former players and coaches back to campus for a special alumni weekend in lincoln.
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2 Die In Shooting At Philly Youth basketball Event - Houston Chronicle
philadelphia — two gunmen fired on a group of people gathered for a trophy presentation after a neighborhood youth basketball game, killing the league's organizer and a teenager, and wounding four others. about 50 people were at a playground when ...
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basketball Coaches Spend Off Time With Troops - Cbs Sportsline
every college basketball coach's calendar says the same thing for august: quiet period. recruiting is on hold, students don't return to campus for a month and another season is still on the horizon. several coaches, however, have given up some of ...
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Hot basketball Prospect Testing Waters Overseas
the point guard is 18 years old, 6-foot-1, left-handed, a package of speed and skill. he grew up in southern california and played his final two high school seasons at basketball factory oak hill academy in virginia.
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Fund-raiser A Success For Um basketball
the university of miami men's basketball team performed on a different kind of hardwood saturday at basketbowl, a fund-raiser at lucky strike lanes in miami beach.
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Gop Gov. Almond Keeps Rhode Island Seat - Cnn
(allpolitics, november 3) -- republican incumbent gov. lincoln almond beat his democratic challenger, state sen. myrth york , to win another term in the state of rhode island. his victory comes in part thanks to the strength of older voters ...
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In Memoriam: Lives Of Note - Abc News
don haskins , 78 -- hall of fame basketball coach. took texas western to the first major sports title the school has ever won-- made history by starting five black players during the '66 ncaa championship. recalling don haskins, anita page, and david ...
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Bona Women’s basketball Schedule Finalized
st. bonaventure - the 2008-09 st. bonaventure women’s basketball schedule is now complete following wednesday evening’s atlantic 10 announcement of the conference portion of the calendar.
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Former Chinese basketball Star Mu Tiezhu Dies At 59
beijing - former chinese basketball star mu tiezhu died of heart attack on sunday noon. he was 59. mu, who stood 2.28 meters, two centimeters taller than chinese nba star yao ming, was one of the most famous athletes in china in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Typhoon Sinlaku Slams Into Taiwan, China Waits - Cnn
taipei, taiwan (ap) -- typhoon sinlaku slammed into taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds sunday, flooding low-lying regions, causing landslides that blocked traffic, and delaying international flights, officials said. a man tries to rescue a dog ...
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