
byJacqueline Minogue
Sept. 10, 2009
“Rain, rain go away…” that is all I could think about as I arrived at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, on Saturday. I was there to cover Arthur Ashe Kids Day. The morning activities had already been already canceled. I did not want the stadium [...]
September 13, 2009 | Posted in
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By Micah Simon
Sept. 3, 2009
Proper fluid intake and a healthy pre-game diet can help youth athletes perform at their best on the football field.
As football season begins for youth athletes, it’s important for them to take care of their bodies before, during and after physical activity. Drinking the right fluids and eating the right foods [...]
September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Chula Vista players Luke Ramirez (left), Kiko Garcia (right), and Seth Godfrey celebrate after winning the Little League World Series championship baseball game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 30, 2009. (Photo: AP/Gene J. Puskar)
By Laura Leigh Davidson
Sept. 2, 2009
A team from California came from behind to win the 2009 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, [...]
September 2, 2009 | Posted in
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By Stephen M. Silverman
August 14, 2009
Michael Phelps walked away uninjured Thursday night in downtown Baltimore after being behind the wheel of a late-model Cadillac Escalade when it collided with a Honda Accord that a woman was driving, say reports.
Police told the Baltimore Sun that besides Phelps’s SUV, the Accord and a parked vehicle were seriously [...]
August 15, 2009 | Posted in
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By MWF/PIO
July 23, 2009
All it took was one look at WWE Superstar John Cena in action, and Alan became a pro wrestling fan. He was visiting a friend in 2004 when he caught a glimpse of a WWE match featuring Cena. Alan saw an unyielding, unflinching quality in Cena that he couldn’t resist.
“Every time somebody [...]
July 25, 2009 | Posted in
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By Mary L. Gavin, MD
July 12, 2009
Football training camp tests what a player is made of. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, that means sweltering August afternoons in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on the campus of St. Vincent College. The sun beats down on the fields as coaches and fans scout to see who’s got the right stuff this [...]
July 12, 2009 | Posted in
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By Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph
July 1, 2009
Look at Kat go! She’s 12 and she loves soccer and track and field events, like running and jumping. She even qualified for the National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. Unless you saw her using her inhaler, you would never guess that she has asthma.
Asthma is a lung problem that [...]
July 4, 2009 | Posted in
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By Dante A. Ciampaglia
June 17, 2009
The seasons of two big-league sports in the U.S.-men’s professional hockey and basketball-have ended with dramatic flair.
In hockey, the championship title went to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins beat the team they lost to in last year’s title series. Over on the hard court, the Los Angeles Lakers won men’s [...]
June 18, 2009 | Posted in
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By AP
May 22, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama may be a Chicago Bears fan at heart. But at least on Thursday, the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers were his football favorites.
The president celebrated the Steelers’ title at a White House ceremony. Obama and the players also met with wounded U.S. service members and assembled care [...]
May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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By LARRY LAGE
May 9, 2009
DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit Pistons made plenty of enemies while winning titles and throwing blows two decades ago. Chuck Daly, though, was universally admired for his class and coaching acumen.
“I never understood how a great man and nice guy coached the Bad Boys,” Charles Barkley said.
Daly died Saturday morning at [...]
May 9, 2009 | Posted in
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