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Michael Phelps named sportsman of the year by Sports Illustrated
NEW YORK (AP) _ Michael Phelps achieved another unprecedented feat: the first swimmer honored as Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year. Phelps broke Mark Spitz's iconic record with eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in August and became the...Tags: Mass Media, NBC, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Swimming, Michael Phelps
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Phelps named SI's Sportsman of the Year
From staff reportsRodgers Forge native Michael Phelps was named the 2008 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated today, becoming the first Olympian to earn the honor since speedskaters Bonnie Blair (United States) and Johann Olav Koss (Norway) shared it in 1994. The...Tags: Cal Ripken Jr., Football, Swimming, Periodicals, Michael Phelps
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Focus on Phelps, again
Over the years, Michael Phelps has mastered the art of playing coy.
He has been answering reporters' questions since he was 15, and he knows exactly how much information his answers should reveal. When asked recently whether he thinks he'll be named...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Multi-Sport Events, Oakland Raiders, All Stars, Swimming
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Bucks activate scoring leader Redd
The Milwaukee Bucks activated scoring leader Michael Redd, sidelined nearly a month by a sprained right ankle, before their game Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Redd averaged 21.3 points in the first four games this season before...Tags: Milwaukee Bucks
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Even as SI muddies waters, Phelps' prize clearly visible
In the interest of building some modicum of suspense, the people at Sports Illustrated have assembled a large group of candidates for the magazine's Sportsman of the Year award, which will be announced Tuesday. It is an eclectic group that includes...Tags: Jimmy Johnson, Multi-Sport Events, Kobe Bryant, Athletes, Swimming
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Chinese scholars say French president's meeting with Dalai Lama threatens business ties
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ Business ties with France will likely suffer if French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes ahead with a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, a leading Chinese government-backed scholar was quoted Saturday as saying. Statements by Feng Zongping,...Tags: National Government, Buddhism, Gordon Brown, Angela Merkel, Dalai Lama
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Piqued at planned meetings with Dalai Lama, China blames France, EU for summit cancellation
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ China said Thursday French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to meet with the Dalai Lama — hated by Beijing — left it no option but to pull out of an upcoming China-European Union summit. Sarkozy's decision "deprived the EU-...Tags: Dalai Lama, National Government, Buddhism, Wen Jiabao, Government
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China warns players to be honest about their ages
Associated Press WriterChina is ordering its basketball players to stop faking their birth dates, local media reported Friday, turning the spotlight back on allegations of systematic altering of athletes' ages. Sports authorities have sometimes been accused of altering...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Basketball, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs
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Banged-up Steelers re-sign Davenport
.The Steelers re-signed running back Najeh Davenport and released rookie cornerback Roy Lewis on Thursday. Davenport spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons with Pittsburgh but was released in June. He was re-signed in October after Willie Parker injured a knee,...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Winter Olympics, Clubs and Associations, Najeh Davenport, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Novakoff to head to Michigan
South Florida Sun-SentinelAndrew Novakoff gave up his final year of high school eligibility at Pine Crest last season to train with world-class swimmers, including 10-time Olympic medalist Gary Hall Jr., at The Race Club in Islamorada. The move paid off. Novakoff, 18, has...Tags: Dining and Drinking, University of Michigan, Michael Phelps, Bars and Clubs, Central Park
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Lohberg return enlivens meet
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt was like old times when Michael Lohberg walked on the pool deck, grabbed a heat sheet and started talking to his swimmers about their races Saturday night at the Speedo Florida Gold Coast Winter Championships. The Coral Springs Swim Club coach,...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Multi-Sport Events, Dining and Drinking, Health Organizations, Swimming
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British Olympic boxer Bradley Saunders investigated by police over cocaine find at home
LONDON (AP) _ A British Olympic boxer has been questioned by police on suspicion of dealing cocaine. Bradley Saunders, a 22-year-old light welterweight, was detained Monday after a police sniffer dog found what was believed to be more than 300 grams of...Tags: Police, Police Investigations
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