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Imperial native and professional boxer Andy Ruiz has sights set on heavyweight belt
Special to this NewspaperAndy Ruiz was born to be a boxer. His grandfather ran a boxing gym in Mexicali and his father, while never a fighter, trained and promoted boxers and fight cards in both Mexicali and the Imperial Valley. The 23-year-old Ruiz, nicknamed Destroyer, is off...Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico
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Beijing International Screenwriting Competition announces winners
An American woman arrives in China to retrace the steps of her deceased daughter from a video diary the daughter kept of her trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. A young flautist travels to Beijing to audition for a conservatory. A seamstress for a...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Beijing (China), Maya Rudolph, Travel, Education
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Olympics-India eyes return to Olympics with government guarantees
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann May 15 (Reuters) - India has assured the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Olympic movement's autonomy in the country in a first step towards mending relations after the nation was banned from the Olympics over government...Tags: Sports Organizations, National Federation, Government, International Olympic Committee, National Government
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Vikings unveil glass-top stadium plan
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Vikings unveil glass-top stadium plan Plans for the $980 million Vikings Stadium in downtown Minneapolis will not include a retractable roof, but a majority of the top of the building is see-through thanks to a transparent membrane...Tags: Lucas Oil Stadium, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Dallas Cowboys
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NFL Roundup: Eagles' McCoy faces 'party bus' suit
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Roundup: Eagles' McCoy faces 'party bus' suit Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has been sued for assault after an alleged incident on a "party bus" in December 2012, according to CourthouseNews.com. Filed in the...Tags: NBC (tv network), ESPN (tv network), Crimes, Television Industry, San Francisco 49ers
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America's Cup performing full review after training death
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The death of British yacht-racing champion Andrew "Bart" Simpson in an America's Cup training accident cast a cloud of doubt over the immediate future of the renowned race, as the event's top official refused on Friday to rule...Tags: Accidental Death, Larry Ellison, Sailing, Sweden, Summer Olympics
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British sailing mourns death of Simpson
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The British sailing community was mourning the death of Olympic champion Andrew Simpson after the 36-year-old drowned when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup on Thursday. Simpson, who won...Tags: Sailing, Sweden, Awards and Prizes, Star Sailing, 2012 Summer Olympics
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Condolences pour in to America's Cup team after sailor dies
SAN FRANCISCO -- Condolences from around the world poured in to the Swedish racing team Thursday after its 72-foot catamaran capsized in the San Francisco Bay, killing one sailor during a training run for the America’s Cup. On the Artemis Racing...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Sailing, Around The World Sailing, Awards and Prizes, Media Industry
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America's Cup: Sailor killed in capsized boat an Olympic medalist
A Swedish racing team identified a British Olympic gold medalist as the sailor killed when a catamaran capsized during training for the America's Cup on Thursday on the San Francisco Bay. Artemis Racing confirmed that Andrew "Bart" Simpson was trapped...Tags: Michael Jackson, Awards and Prizes, U.S. Coast Guard
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Coach Anne Donovan Ready For First Season With Sun
The Hartford CourantThe Connecticut Sun open training camp Monday, so coach Anne Donovan has had a lot of time to think about what she will tell her team. In the end, though, she tries not to outthink herself. "The night before camp, there likely will be a lot of thought...Tags: Women's National Basketball Association, Tina Charles, Mike Thibault, Asjha Jones, Connecticut Sun
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Gay athletes have come out while active or retired
Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement. From Martina Navratilova to Greg Louganis to Sheryl Swoopes, men and women from a variety of sports have openly...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Women's National Basketball Association, FIFA World Cup, Los Angeles Dodgers, Megan Rapinoe
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Anti gay-marriage crowd finds their cause fading
In the summer of 2008, the American Family Association's Christian news outlet, OneNewsNow, experienced an Olympic fail: The group's automated system for republishing news articles – through a strict policy of replacing the word gay with the word...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Supreme Court, Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Tyson Gay
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