the los angeles times reports on complaints that michael phelps endorsement slate frosted flakes mcdonalds will turn kids into waddling tubs of goo. want your own replica olympic torch how about your own mask just like the us bicyclists wore gizmodo breaks down the 10 gadgets that will help you feel like an olympian. wired tells tales of the horrors of waiting hours and hours to get into th...
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sportingo.com its becoming increasingly obvious that we are seeing a quantum leap in swimming performances. the problem is that it has little to do with the swimmers. i understand your point that the breaking of world records has been cheapened by the advent of the suit and in some ways i agree with you. however this is very simply a case of human innovation and advancement. just as with everythin...
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sportingo.com once the athletes hit the track all of the peripheral crap about internet access and smog will take its rightful place in the background and well remember what the olympics are really all about. 1. nadia comaneci montreal 1976 not many athletes get to force changes in their sport through the sheer weight of their individual brilliance but that is what comaneci achieved. in a sport re...
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a sportswriter lists the most memorable olympic performances of the modern games. sure youve heard of nadia comaneci mark spitz and jesse owens but are you familiar with abebe bikila emil zatopek and the other past olympic stars what other olympic performances would you add to the list link via digg......
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from sportingo we all enjoy seeing true sporting genius at work but for the ying of every lance armstrong roger federer or sammy sosa out there theres the yang of dreadful failure to bring some balance to the world of sport. here i pay homage to 10 of the greatest most heartwrenching and downright funniest moments when defeat was somehow stolen from the jaws of victory. its the top 10 chokers of ...
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sportingo.com from cassius clay to the crazy gang the list of the most incredible shocks to rock the world of sport. in 2003 the minnesota wild were in their third year as an nhl franchise. they were a team of misfits and youngsters that were expected to finish near last in the league. miraculously they made the playoffs in the last spot. playing against the httpwww.sportingo.comallsportsa9754 to...
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the williams sisters have been the reigning queens of womens tennis for the last decade with good reason. they are ferocious when they take the court. like them or not you have to give them their props for being great players. however that time in the limelight is coming to an end i believe with astonishing speed. just last night 15 year old larcher de brito of portugal took serena williams to thr...
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even though beijing will have the highest number of drug tests at an olympic games the chance of being caught and disqualified doesnt seem to deter athletes. an article on sportingo has some interesting points. the mantra seems to be abuse your body but dont worry there is a pill to fix all your ills. i am not convinced that the public really gives two hoots about drugs in sport because they thems...
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sportingo.com as premier league teams gear up to add to their squads in the summer sportingo looks at the overseas players the top teams are looking at. benzema is the hottest property in france at the moment. the 20yearold is the top scorer in the french league where he has already landed 3 titles fuelling the argument that he is keen for a new challenge. apparently benzema has a big httpwww.spor...
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anbefalt kokebok are you sure you want to be in san francisco why the bay area may be harmful for people trying to make web stuff. via the torontobased accordion guy designers toolbox os form elements useful stuff. via swissmiss why wings are destroying formula 1 interesting piece on the nature of motor racing. via digg wildly popular iron man trailer to be adapted into fulllength film exc...
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sportingo.com aerodynamic gear is killing the grand prix spectacle with cars unable to overtake and races decided on pit stops rather than driver skill. on the other hand there are those who just want to see the pinnacle of automotive engineering in its native environment they are there for the sights sounds and smell of formula 1. there is nothing quite like seeing a live f1 grand prix. it is htt...
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... be inside the worlds top 20. but with fellow countrywomen alyona and kateryna bondarenko sitting at the top koryttseva will be eager to surpass the sister act and become the leading ukrainian woman. sportingo.com tags alyona bondarenko......
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the 23yearold army recruit was brought to the west indies as a filler for muttiah muralitharan. one mesmerising spell of 10 overs in his odi debut was enough to persuade sportingos mark rivlin that ajantha mendis is going to be a massive success.having been married for nearly 20 years and therefore not having much to excite me in the evenings i put my feet up with a cool beer and settled down to t...
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one result stood out against all others for me this weekend. tottenham 1 newcastle 4. the reason i found this result so amazing was that i had joined both of the bandwagons that said newcastle were a disaster and would probably go down under keegan and that tottenham were developing into a major force and would challenge the top four under ramos. it seems that both of these bandwagons may have to ...
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...enerating news and instead giving them a way to voice their opinion the amount of interaction on the site grow considerably. a great example is an article by jamie karwar about steven gerrard httpwww.sportingo.comfootballa5851 liverpoolsstevengerrardnotworldclass . jamie is a liverpool fan whose views tend to be very different then those of other liverpool fans and generate a lot of controversy. i am...
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...vram grant and henk ten cate now sportingo steve clarke and terry could be seen urging the huddled chelsea players whilst ten cate and grant looked on. earlier on this season it was claimed that www.sportingo.com new clothes are so old hat its official darling buying new clothes is so out of fashion. all the smartest women are trading names of dressmakers dyers shoemakers and cleaners. they are t...
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the beautiful play award goes to the arsenal. i love a come back story. ps if obama might be compared to arsenal pretty football touching on occasion the face of brilliance in how to orchestrate a campaign then hillary clinton is manchester united fighting for every blade of grass. footballs one thing being president is another. i admire the never say die mentality. as for mccain hes teddy sherin...
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