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Ice not thick enough for Dutch skating marathon - San Jose Mercury News
Google News: Marathon &bull 3 Hours Ago
A boy, right, runs alongside skaters who pass a windmill in Woudsend, northern Netherlands, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. Dutch troops are joining a race against time to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200 kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years. Defense Ministry spokesman Peter Grotens says a group of 50 soldiers is shoveling snow along a… Full Story »
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Ice not thick enough for Dutch skating marathon - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Google News: Marathon &bull 3 Hours Ago
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Organizers in the Netherlands say it is still too early to decide if a 125-mile (200-kilometer) skating marathon across frozen waterways can be staged for the first time in 15 years. People skate under a moon-lit sky on Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Volunteers poured onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands on Tuesday to shovel away snow that is one of the major hurdles in the way of a grueling… Full Story »
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Kentucky Easily Passes Big SEC Test
New York Times Action Sports &bull Today
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night. Doron Lamb scored 18 points and freshman Anthony Davis added 16 for Kentucky,… Full Story »
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Marathon With Room for Art Songs and Electronics - New York Times
Google News: Marathon &bull Yesterday
It's hard to remember a time when the marathon concert was not a feature of New York's classical music landscape. I am not foolish enough to presume that no epic-length concerts took place here before 1978, when Symphony Space was… Full Story »
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Goal: Yanks Abroad: Alex Smith's Up-and-Down Season Down Under
New York Times Action Sports &bull Yesterday
John Serepisos/TBD DesignThe American midfielder Alex Smith, right, plays for the Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand's only entry in the A-League, the game's top level in Australia. As Australia's A-League season enters the final stretch, the Wellington Phoenix's American midfielder Alex Smith is enjoying a remarkable comeback while aiming to lead the New Zealand-based club to its first championship. Smith, 26, has had a season that has its seen peaks and valleys. Last year, Smith was signed by the A-League club Gold Coast United after strong seasons with lower-league teams in Australia. During the preseason with Gold Coast, Smith sustained a… Full Story »
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Working The Table
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Yesterday
The young star, now focused on qualifying for the Olympic Games, talks with SI.com about his past, present and future. SI.com: You just got back from China as part of the 40-year anniversary of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy relations between the U.S. and China. What was that like? Timothy Wang: Yeah, we were there for about a week. It was awesome. I got to meet a lot of former world champions from China, and I got to see a lot of… Full Story »
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The Fifth Down: Super Bowl 46 Film Review, and Defending Brady
New York Times Action Sports &bull Yesterday
Andy Benoit contributes weekly film analysis to The Fifth Down. He is an N.F.L. analyst for CBSSports.com and the founder of NFLTouchdown.com. He can be reached at andy.benoit@NFLTouchdown.com or @Andy_Benoit. The Giants had an effective game plan for what they knew would be a quintessential bend-but-don't-break defense. Eli Manning did a superb job of identifying defensive concepts presnap. The Patriots made it easy on him by not moving around much, but they also made it challenging by mixing coverages. They played with two high… Full Story »
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Svendsen claims Oslo biathlon World Cup race
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Feb 5, 2012
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen raced past Andreas Birnbacher of Germany in the finishing stretch to win the men's 15-kilometer mass start in front of a cheering home crowd at a biathlon World Cup event on Sunday.… Full Story »
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Vessey leans into tape to claim 800M in Boston
SI.com Wires: Track and Field &bull Feb 5, 2012
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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Three Football Families, Linked by Philosophies
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 4, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS - Before he became one of the N.F.L.' Test your ability to look into the future and answer questions about Super Bowl XLVI. If you answer the most questions correctly, you could win an Apple iPad 2. When Kraft moved home to Boston for graduate school, the nascent Patriots team was blacked out. So he and his new wife, Myra, pregnant… Full Story »
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Pressure mounts on Greece as marathon talks resume - Yahoo!7 News
Google News: Marathon &bull Feb 4, 2012
CBC.ca Pressure mounts on Greece as marathon talks resume Yahoo!7 News Greece is to resume marathon talks with European and IMF officials on Saturday as negotiations to produce a bailout deal for its crisis-hit economy by next week reached a… 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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Berj Najarian Is a Key Figure in the Patriots' Inner Circle
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 3, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS - The man inside the coffee shop is Bill Belichick's chief of staff, one of his most trusted confidants. Since Belichick became the coach of the New England Patriots in 2000, this man has spent more time with him than quarterback Tom Brady, Belichick's family members, or anyone else, really. Yet, even Patriots fans have never heard of him. Test your ability to look into the future and answer… Full Story »
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Rivers Leads No. 7 Duke against Virginia Tech
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 3, 2012
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - His voice hoarse after another night of disappointment, Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg seemed to take the Hokies' 75-60 loss to No. 7 Duke more personally than he's taken others. Instead of keeping it close and losing… 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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For the Knicks, Three Games in Three Nights Will Be a Challenge
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 2, 2012
GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Maybe if the Knicks were 13-8 instead of 8-13, banged-up players like Carmelo Anthony or Amar'e Stoudemire could take a game or two off during the team's three-games-in-three-nights stretch that begins Thursday. Not after losing 9 of… Full Story »
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The Fifth Down: The Giants History Countdown: Kickers
New York Times Action Sports &bull Feb 1, 2012
All through the week, we will be ranking the Giants 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, and 2007 N.F.L. Championship teams in various categories. The 1920's teams are not included due to severe differences in the game and league. In this installment, we rank the kickers. When judging kickers, you have to grade on a curve: converting 10-of-18 field goals in the 1950s was Pro Bowl worthy, while going 10-of-18 today means a… Full Story »
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The Fifth Down: The QB Files: Tom Brady Vs. John Elway
New York Times Action Sports &bull Jan 31, 2012
Left: John Gaps III/Associated Press; Win McNamee/ReutersTom Brady, right, will soon join John Elway as the only quarterbacks to start five Super Bowls. With Tom Brady set to become the second quarterback to start five Super Bowls, The Fifth Down is comparing his body of work to some of… Full Story »
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Forget 'The Big Four' - It's Now All About Djokovic
New York Times Action Sports &bull Jan 30, 2012
MELBOURNE - The leading men played overtime in Rod Laver Arena in the home stretch of the Australian Open this year, and they often exchanged pleasantries with Laver himself. Novak Djokovic, left, and Rafael Nadal with the tennis great Rod Laver. Djokovic could become the first man since Laver to hold all four Grand Slam singles titles at the same time. Rafael Nadal… Full Story »
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Straight Sets: Djokovic Tops Nadal in Five Sets to Win Title
New York Times Action Sports &bull Jan 29, 2012
MELBOURNE, Australia - Shirtless in Rod Laver Arena at 1:38 Monday morning, Novak Djokovic screamed with release and delight in the direction of his supporters. And who could begrudge him the celebration? It had required five sets and the longest Grand Slam men's singles final in history, but Djokovic finally managed to… Full Story »
