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1 hr ago | IcLanarkshire

Runners gear up for city marathon

Organisers said around 27,000 people had signed up for the weekend marathon festival which started on Saturday with a 10K and 3K junior race.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Athletics, Olympics, Summer Olympics

5 hrs ago | IcLanarkshire

Edinburgh beats Glasgow on water

Edinburgh's student rowers will have bragging rights for the next year as they beat rivals Glasgow in the main events of their annual boat race.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Rowing, Summer Olympics, Katherine Grainger

9 hrs ago | Albany Times Union

10 things to know for the Champions League final

Dortmund head coach Juergen Klopp reacts during a training session at Wembley Stadium in London, Friday May 24, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, World Soccer, More Sports, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Lionel Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm, Soccer Players, Arjen Robben

13 hrs ago | Anchorage Daily News

Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San Francisco.

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Related Topix: Robbie Rogers, Sports, Megan Rapinoe, Olympics, Olympic Football, Summer Olympics, US Soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy, Soccer Players, Landon Donovan, Seimone Augustus

13 hrs ago | KFVS12

Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San Francisco.

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Related Topix: Robbie Rogers, Sports, Megan Rapinoe, Olympics, Olympic Football, Summer Olympics, FIFA Soccer World Cup, United States World Cup, Soccer Players, Landon Donovan, Mike Magee

18 hrs ago | Haringey Independent

Bench to commemorate Tottenham heroes unveiled

Olympic boxing gold medallist Nicola Adams, war hero and the first black Tottenham Hotspur football player, Walter D. Tull, and the 'father of Meteorology', Luke Howard, have been immortalised with life-size portraits.

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Related Topix: Sports, World Soccer, Tottenham Hotspur, More Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Nicola Adams, Olympic Boxing

22 hrs ago | Whittier Daily News

Robert Morales on Boxing: Matthysse's star rising rapidly in ring

Lucas Matthysse of Argentina is 34-2 with 32 knockouts. With that kind of power, it was only a matter of time before he emerged as a potential superstar.

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Related Topix: Manny Pacquiao, Sports, Boxing, More Sports, Floyd Mayweather Jr

Fri May 24, 2013

Wall Street Journal

The Exercise Equivalent of a Cheeseburger?

Over the last few months, during the endurance-athletics off-season, something extraordinary happened: The line began to blur between the health effects of running marathons and eating cheeseburgers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympic Athletics, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Triathlon, Outdoor Recreation

Oxford Mail

ROWING: Olympic star is new president

Howard became the first dual Olympic medallist to row in the Boat Race, when he was stroke of the victorious Oxford crew.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Olympic Rowing

Bournemouth Echo

Youth sailing charity to be set up in Olympic champion Andrew Simpson's memory

Figures from the world of sailing, dignitaries and wellwishers will bid farewell to the tragic yachtsman, known as Bart, next Friday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Andrew Simpson, Sailing News, Iain Percy, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Olympic Sailing

The State

NWSL sees mixed results in startup season

They're sitting atop the National Women's Soccer League's opening-season standings and drawing more than 11,000 fans to home games.

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Related Topix: Sports, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Amy Rodriguez, Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd, Olympics, Olympic Football, Christine Sinclair, Summer Olympics

The Daily Record

Virgin Media announced as the latest partner of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

SIR Richard Branson's company is the latest big name to join Dell, AG Barr and Trespass as an official sponsors of the event next July.

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Related Topix: Sports, Usain Bolt, Olympic Athletics, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Mo Farah

Hampshire Chronicle

Treble triumph for hockey girl Alex

SOUTHAMPTON hockey player Alex Danson is celebrating after her Reading side completed a magnificent treble - becoming the first English side to win the European crown and two domestic trophies in the same season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Alex Danson, Kate Walsh, Summer Olympics, Olympic Hockey, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

CNN

UEFA steps up racism fight with tougher sanctions

After a year where football's name has been dragged through the mud by a series of racism controversies, UEFA has announced that players and officials will face a 10-match ban if found guilty of racist abuse.

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Related Topix: Sports, Luis Suarez, Olympics, Olympic Football, Summer Olympics, England World Cup, FIFA Soccer World Cup, World Soccer, More Sports, AC Milan, Soccer Players, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Robbie Rogers

Thu May 23, 2013

Brandon Sun

American swimming star getting used to life in the pool again after long break

The U.S. swimming star, who won five gold medals in London, was featured in his own reality show called "What Would Ryan Lochte Do?" He also appeared on talk shows and made TV cameo appearances.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Gregg Troy, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Olympic Swimming, Ryan Lochte

CBS Local

Arena Football League Set To Touch Down In China

The Arena Football League is taking expansion to a global level with plans to export their 50-yard fields and high-scoring offenses to Asia.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Olympic Table Tennis

Rock FM

Football Racism: Stadiums Could Be Closed

Uefa could impose partial stadium closures and 10-match bans for racism in European football after agreeing to toughen sanctions.

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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Football, Summer Olympics

Seattle Times

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Olympic Swimming

Sporting News

French Open 2013: 10 things to know before Roland Garros play

A look at 10 of the top topics at the French Open, the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Sunday and ends June 9: Rafael Nadal already owns a record seven French Open titles - he broke a tie with Bjorn Borg by winning last year - and is widely considered the favorite to add No.

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Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, French Open, Tennis, US Open, Roland Garros, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Rafael Nadal, Olympic Tennis, Tennis Players, Wimbledon

Canada.com

Rogge says wrestling has 'reacted well' in bid to save status

Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said.

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Related Topix: Sports, Carol Huynh, Olympic Wrestling, Olympics, Summer Olympics

Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russian Federation 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
8 Italy 8 9 11 28
9 Hungary 8 4 5 17
10 Australia 7 16 12 35