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Canadian long-track speedskater Nesbitt opens season with gold in 1,000 metres
Canadian long-track speedskater Christine Nesbitt is picking up where she left off last season.
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CAS rejects Pechstein's plea to race this weekend
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected Claudia Pechstein's request to compete in speedskating World Cup races while she awaits a ruling on her appeal of a doping suspension.
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Oprah leaving? Report says yes, history says maybe
Oprah Winfrey arrives at the AFI FEST 2009 in Hollywood, California. If one can't yet set a watch by the frequency of reports that Oprah Winfrey is poised to give up her top-rated syndicated talk show, it's almost possible to mark one's calendar by it.
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Bolt's coach Mills quits post of national team head
Jamaican Glen Mills has resigned as head coach of the national athletics team, local media reported on Friday.
Canadian athletes give thumbs-up to Toronto's Pan Am win
Olympic bronze medallist Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and others will have a chance to race in front of a home crowd when the Pan American Games come to Toronto in 2015.
Speedskater Morrison takes 6th at World Cup
Speedskater Denny Morrison, of Fort St. John, won sixth place in the World Cup Friday.
France's Brian Joubert and American Jeremy Abbott off to strong start at NHK Trophy
Brian Joubert of France finished first in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday, edging Jeremy Abbott of the United States.
Former skier, two-time Olympian Willy Bogner to head Munich's bid for 2018 Winter Games
Willy Bogner has been named head of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The former two-time Olympian skier, who won the famed Wengen downhill as a 17-year-old, later became a movie maker and directed and filmed skiing scenes in four James Bond movies, as well as movies from several Winter Games.
Beijing Games condoms to hit auction
EIJING: A Chinese collector of Olympic memorabilia will put some of his mementos on the auction block later this month, including a batch of 5,000 condoms given to competitors at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Swimming to Florida: Ri Olympic Pool Star Beisel Plans to be a Gator
Rhode Island Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel has announced that she plans to attend the University of Florida next fall.
CAS delays verdict in doping case of five-time Olympic champ Claudia Pechstein
Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein must wait to discover if she has won her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping.
South Africa track chief suspended
The South African track chief who lied about his role in runner Caster Semenya's gender tests was suspended Thursday, the nation's top sports body said.
Winter Olympians celebrate 100 days until the Vancouver Games
A very confident adolescent boy stopped skating around the Rockefeller Center rink to ask Gretchen Bleiler something.
Colbert swoops in to save speedskating team
A A Taylor Swift on - SNL' Taylor Swift chats about pulling double duty as host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" and which songs she will perform.
With 100 days to go, Ralph Lauren debuts official U.S. Winter Olympics outfits
Ralph Lauren's affinity for Americana will be on full display on athletes at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver - complete with red, white and blue, stars-and-stripes flags and, of course, polo ponies.
Olympic Countdown: Roster dates set
The countdown Days until the opening game of the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament on Feb.
Phinney's Hopes For 2012 Gold May Already Be Gone
Taylor Phinney had a simple plan. The budding American cycling star was going to spend four years working toward four minutes, which is about how long his final race would have taken at the 2012 London Games.
Zhang says 'Blood Simple' has shades of Chow
Zhang Yimou says his first movie in three years has shades of comedian Stephen Chow's outlandish humor and marks the first time the "Raise the Red Lantern" director shot in digital format.
Organizers Struggle to Fill Beijing's Bird Nest
Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
BEIJING'S Bird's Nest stadium has been transformed into a motor racing track, with some of the world's top drivers gearing up to compete in the 2009 Race of Champions here on Wednesday.
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