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Doubt comes to visit.
The Happy Runner &bull Today
I like it. Liked it the first time I read it, probably even had a little, "That's right!" Doubt, schmout. She can't keep up with me! Ha, ha! Doubt -- I kick Doubt's butt! Yeah, a little of that. But, if I'm honest with you, sometimes Doubt can keep up. And, man, it ticks me off when that happens. Like on Friday. I… Full Story »
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Team Toyota Scores Course Record at 66th Meigi Ekiden
Japan Running News &bull Today
Suzuki Hamamatsu AC, featuring the superb Martin Mathathi and Toyota Boshoku's former ace Yusei Nakao, had an improvement over last year's performance thanks to the addition of Nakao, finishing 3rd in 2:32:34. Defending champion Team Aichi Seiko was only 4th in 2:33:55. Nakao led off strongly for Suzuki, winning the first stage with a few seconds… Full Story »
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Top Weapon in the Rally to Win It Is Manning
New York Times Action Sports &bull Today
Quarterback Eli Manning was 30 of 40 for 296 yards and a touchdown, and he led a fourth-quarter comeback for the seventh time in the Giants' 13 victories this season. INDIANAPOLIS - As the confetti poured down in multicolored streams and the spotlights whipped around the Lucas Oil Stadium seats, Giants quarterback Eli Manning ran out and grabbed defensive end Justin Tuck by the arm. Tuck turned and looked, saw Manning and smiled wide. With the world seemingly exploding around them, two of the Giants' captains - the… Full Story »
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Austria's Baumann claims WCup super-combined
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Yesterday
CHAMONIX, France (AP) -- Romed Baumann held off a strong challenge from promising Frenchman Alexis Pinturault to win Sunday's World Cup super-combined race for his second career victory. Baumann led Pinturault by a comfortable 3.27 seconds after posting the fastest… Full Story »
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Vylegzhanin, Johaug WCup cross-country winners
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Yesterday
DEMINO, Russia (AP) -- Maxim Vylegzhanin led a Russian 1-2 sweep in a cross-country World Cup skiathlon race Sunday for his first victory of the season, and Therese Johaug earned her first individual win of the year in the women's… Full Story »
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An Up-and-Down Night for Deron Williams
New York Times Action Sports &bull Yesterday
Heading into Saturday's game in the last season before they become intracity rivals, the Knicks had skilled players starting at each frontcourt position, but lacked depth and a point guard. The Nets boasted an elite point guard in Deron Williams, but fell short in team defense, as well as… Full Story »
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Vessey leans into tape to claim 800M in Boston
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Yesterday
BOSTON (AP) -- Maggie Vessey leaned into the tape to win the women's 800 meters by four one-thousandths of a second. Mo Farah went all the way to the ground in the men's mile. Farah, the reigning world champion at 5,000 meters and silver medalist in the 10,000,… Full Story »
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Women's Roundup: No. 4 Stanford Extends Two Streaks in 40-Point Win at Arizona
New York Times Action Sports &bull Yesterday
Joslyn Tinkle had a career-high 22 points and matched her career best with 11 rebounds, leading five starters in double figures in No. 4 Stanford's 91-51 rout of host Arizona on Saturday, the Cardinal's 17th win in a row. Stanford… Full Story »
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Syracuse 95, St. John's 70: No. 2 Syracuse Wears Down St. John's
New York Times Action Sports &bull Yesterday
After their 95-70 victory over St. John's on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, the Syracuse players packed their bags quietly, with hardly a sign of celebration. Coaches and university administrators lingered outside the locker room, waiting to go home. The scene matched the Orange's businesslike demolition… Full Story »
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24-hour art painting marathon held for charity - Bloomington Pantagraph
Google News: Marathon &bull Feb 4, 2012
Cheryl Reardon of Bloomington uses a paper plate as a palette to hold her aryclic paint during the Masterpiece Marathon 24 Hour Fundraiser Saturday Feb. 4, 2012. The Bloomington resident on Saturday was completing a 24-hour stint in front of… Full Story »
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Men's Roundup: Syracuse Wears Down St. John's
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 4, 2012
Syracuse cruised to a 95-70 men's basketball victory over St. John's on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, finding a welcome reception from the flailing Red Storm and a mostly orange-clad crowd of supporters. With center Fab Melo returning to the lineup, second-ranked Syracuse dominated in the paint and used perhaps the deepest roster in the country to wear down St. John's as the game unfolded. Melo changes Syracuse's makeup on both… Full Story »
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Giants' Victor Cruz Defied Odds at UMass
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 4, 2012
Victor Cruz scoring for Massachusetts in 2009. After being kicked out for academic reasons, Cruz returned for his junior year and led the team in receiving. INDIANAPOLIS - Pamela Marsh-Williams, the associate dean for undergraduate advising at the University of Massachusetts, had never met Victor Cruz. But she had seen his academic record. Test your ability to… Full Story »
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Celtics 91, Knicks 89: Knicks Come Up Short in Loss to Celtics
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 4, 2012
BOSTON - The faint echoes of playoffs past became a deafening roar late Friday evening, a symbolic extension of the Knicks' last meaningful trip to New England. The stakes were different, but perhaps just as critical. Pierce scored 30 points, leading the Celtics back from a 12-point second-half deficit to deal the Knicks a stinging 91-89 defeat. In its emotions and intensity, the game mirrored the first-round series these teams staged last spring. The outcome was familiar, too. There is much more… Full Story »
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Feds: No charges for Armstrong in doping case
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Feb 4, 2012
Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the world's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest years. Armstrong steadfastly has denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain not only his accomplishments, but his cancer charity work as well. Instead, another attempt to prove a star athlete used performance-enhancing drugs has fallen short, despite years of evidence gathering across… Full Story »
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Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry; no charges
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Feb 3, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program. Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain his legacy as… Full Story »
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Video Games: Curt Schilling, Former Red Sox Pitcher, Makes Video Games
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 3, 2012
In the case of Curt Schilling, the retired World Series champion pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox, you move from Fenway Park to another field of glory. You rip up the baseball diamond to plant mountains and dig dungeons. You learn to tell stories longer than nine innings. On Feb. 7, after more than five years in development and tens of millions of dollars of investment, 38 Studios will unveil one of the most anticipated releases of 2012, its first game,… Full Story »
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Flashback Friday: Fooled You!
The Booze Hounds Inc. Running Team &bull Feb 3, 2012
On second thought, forget that extra "back" from yesterday's post. The weather wasn't nearly as nice as The Weather Channel website led me to believe, and besides Mrs. Viper was feeling sick and required some attention at home. Instead of… Full Story »
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PocketFuel - My Latest Product Obsession
A Trail Runner's Blog &bull Feb 3, 2012
Scott Dunlap's blog of trail running, ultrarunning, and triathlon racing in the USA. I enjoy the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of outdoor events and the chance to meet cool people. This blog contains interviews, research, original fiction, new product… Full Story »
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Celtics Back on Track After Sluggish Start
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 3, 2012
BOSTON - The struggling Knicks may be catching the Boston Celtics at the absolute worst time. One-third of the way into the truncated 2011-12 season, the Celtics finally appear to be coming together as they prepare to host beleaguered New York on Friday night. Paul Pierce missed Boston's first three games, all losses, with a heel injury. In his last seven games, Pierce is averaging 22.9 points. Guard Avery Bradley, left, and the Celtics' defense have fueled a recent… Full Story »
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Men's Roundup: Top-Ranked Kentucky Beats Tennessee
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 1, 2012
The freshman Anthony Davis had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 blocked shots as top-ranked Kentucky beat Tennessee, 69-44, on Tuesday night to extend the Wildcats' home winning streak to 48 games. Kentucky (22-1, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) hit its first 11 shots over the opening 11 minutes as the Wildcats won their 14th straight over all. The Volunteers (10-12, 2-5) were led by… Full Story »
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