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(Photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus)Safina pulls out of Dubai with back injury
Dinara Safina of Russia eyes the ball during her women's singles quarterfinal match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany, at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 30, 2009....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Rick Rycroft, File)I love going to India: Shane Warne
Australian cricket player Shane Warne discusses the release of his book "Shane Warne, My Illustrated Career" at a Sydney hotel in this Oct. 24, 2006 file photo. Warne has announced Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 he will retire from international and Australian domestic cricket after the fifth Ashes test against England next month....Full Story

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Figure skating-Chinese pair banking on flour power
By Pritha Sarkar VANCOUVER, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo are getting ready to launch a dumpling-powered assault for a pairs gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. The husband-and-wife team, who have come out of retirement to make a fourth stab at wi...Full Story
Figure skating-We need more scandals - Sale
(repeats to additional codes, no change in copy) By Pritha Sarkar VANCOUVER, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Judging controversies and a baffling scoring system have left figure skating struggling to pull in the fans, and Olympic champion Jamie Sale believes there is one good way to ...Full Story
Cabrillo Community College Goes Green
updated 8:47 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2010 | APTOS, Calif. - | Cabrillo Community College in Aptos began its third annual "Go Green" campaign on Monday. | The campaign is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, rewards students for ditching their single-occupancy vehicles in...Full Story
Iowa AG files charges over film tax credits
| DES MOINES, Iowa -- Two filmmakers, their companies and the former manager of the Iowa Film Office were accused Monday of mishandling tax incentives designed to lure moviemakers to the state. | The Iowa attorney general's office filed first-degree theft charges agains...Full Story
Art or Sport? Figure Skating Strives to Be Both
By NANCY ARMOUR AP National Writer | February 8, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2010, file photo, Japan's Mao Asada performs during the Gala exhibition at... FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2010, file photo, Japan's Mao Asada performs during the Gala e...Full Story
Michelle Kwan, Olympic figure skater, becomes TV correspondent for Vancouver Winter Olympics
| Michelle Kwan (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)   Related articles Sasha Cohen falls (Rachael) Flatt at U.S. Figure Skating Championship 'Jersey Shore's' Mike 'The Situation' joins 'Access Hollywood' for Grammy Awards Jersey Shore's 'Snooki,' Mike 'The Situation'...Full Story
Coach Young shares her passion for ice skating
| Feb. 4, 6:04 p.m. [Click on sketch to view larger] | Coach Melani Young makes ice skating look easy and also fun (see Friday's .) On a quick break after teaching a 'learn to skate' class at the last week, she talked about how it can inspire people to get physically fi...Full Story
All you'll ever need to know about electronic press kits or EPKs for movie & ...
| EPK experts tell all at EPPS workshop | By MAYO BUZZ TV | The Digital Age Makes EPKs Affordable | An electronic press kit (EPK), the electronic form of traditional press kits used by writers and reporters have become more affordable, but you need to follow protocol an...Full Story
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Canadian Museum of Civilization brings skating exhibition to Vancouver Olympics
Canada Newswire | GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 8 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Museum of Civilization is joining Canada's Olympic action with an exhibition honouring one of our country's most popular winter sports. Lace Up: Canada's Passion for Skating will be presented during ...
Practice by Olympic pairs skaters excite Florida hometown
Kansas City Star More News | ELLENTON - The stands were jam-packed inside the ice rink Wednesday afternoon. Onlookers stood on their tiptoes to see over the people in front of them and catch a glimpse at Manatee County's Olympians. | Outside of the ice rink, in the c...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives for both
Newsday | February 8, 2010 | Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick turns before landing on a blade no thicker...
Jake Burton puts his personal stamp on Burton Snowboards
USA Today Updated  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   By Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Jake Burton, founder of Burton Snowboards, in the flagship store in Burlington, Vt. His privately held company holds 40% of the world's snowboard market. Sa...
US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
The News & Observer | Marine Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe | Jamie R. Lowe's parents wanted their son's funeral to be upbeat and patriotic, just like he was, so they asked people to show up in blue jeans and played lively music. | Jeff Milner, who was Lowe's best friend at Cisne H...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
Yahoo Daily News | Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick turns before landing on a blade no thicker than a pencil. | M...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
The Press Democrat | Mirai Nagasu's program, meanwhile, would draw raves from art critics. Every movement from the tips of her fingers to the blades of her skates is fluid and light, as if she's dancing across the ice, and her spins have one breathtakingly unique posit...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
Newsvine Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick turns before landing on a blade no thicker than a pencil. | Mir...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
Syracuse | (AP) - Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick turns before landing on a blade no thicker than a penc...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
Seattle Times | Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick turns before landing on a blade no thicker than a pencil. | M...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
The Miami Herald | Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick turns before landing on a blade no thicker than a pencil. | M...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
Kansas City Star Ahn Young-joon, File FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2010, file photo, Japan's Mao Asada performs during the Gala exhibition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju, South Korea. Indeed, the big tricks _ quadruple jumps for the guys...
Art or sport? Figure skating strives to be both
Newsday | February 8, 2010  NANCY ARMOUR (AP National Writer) | Rachael Flatt's free skate would have the best athletes in any sport gasping for air, their leg muscles spasming in pain. Seven times she launches herself into the air, doing three quick tu...
Perfect Weather for Skating, If You Can Reach the Ice
MSNBC updated 1:46 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2010 | How did you feel when saw your car encased in a solid block of snow? If you think your dig out was daunting, imagine what it’s like to work at Pentagon Row Outdoor Skating Plaza in Arlington, Va. | Four employees...
Olympic speed skater Allison Baver works out 8 hours a day
The Examiner | At 29-years-old, Allison Baver works out 8 hours a day, seven days a week to stay primed for her role on the Women's Winter Olympics team. As a world champion speed skater, Baver is also the face of Secret's "Fear of Nothing" ads. | After...
Street vendor puts on the dog for popular Japanese figure skater
Canada Dot Com        Noriki Tamura shows the Mao dog, February 3rd, at his Japadog cart on Vancouver's Burrard Street. The Mao dog is in support of Japanese figure skater Mao Asada's pursuit of the podium at the 2010 Olympics. | Photograph by: Ward Perrin, PN...
US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
Houston Chronicle | - Marine Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe | Jamie R. Lowe's parents wanted their son's funeral to be upbeat and patriotic, just like he was, so they asked people to show up in blue jeans and played lively music. | Jeff Milner, who was Lowe's best friend at Cisne...
US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
The Press Democrat | Jamie R. Lowe's parents wanted their son's funeral to be upbeat and patriotic, just like he was, so they asked people to show up in blue jeans and played lively music. | Jeff Milner, who was Lowe's best friend at Cisne High School in Cisne, Ill., b...
Figure Skating - Chan's master-plan theatre
Kansas City Star More News | Canadians hope that Patrick Chan makes The Music of the Night when the country's top figure skater takes to the Pacific Coliseum in search of gold. | The three-time national champion heads to the Vancouver Winter Games with the weight of ...
US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa
Star Tribune | Marine Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe | Jamie R. Lowe's parents wanted their son's funeral to be upbeat and patriotic, just like he was, so they asked people to show up in blue jeans and played lively music. | Jeff Milner, who was Lowe's best friend at Cisne H...
US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
Newsvine Marine Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe | Jamie R. Lowe's parents wanted their son's funeral to be upbeat and patriotic, just like he was, so they asked people to show up in blue jeans and played lively music. | Jeff Milner, who was Lowe's best friend at Cisne Hig...
Olympic rivals reunite for friendly skate at Robson rink
Canada Dot Com        | It was a meeting of the titans as two women's figure skating legends took to the ice at Robson Square on Sunday. | It's been 22 years since Katarina Witt and Elizabeth Manley faced off at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. A meeting that saw Wi...
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