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Tim Tebow is named Forbes' most influential athlete of 2013
Tim Tebow may not have won the Super Bowl, or any other pro sports championship. He hasn't won any Olympic medals either. Heck, he doesn't even have a job. Yet, the recently released backup quarterback for the New York Jets topped Forbes magazine's...Tags: New York Jets, Barack Obama, Drew Brees, Awards and Prizes, Aaron Rodgers
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Dillard runner looks to keep up family tradition at state track
Nearly 25 years have passed since a female track athlete from Dillard High has won either the 400-meter race or its former equivalent, the 440-yard dash. Friday at the Class 3A State Track and Field Championships at the University of North Florida in...
Tags: Broward County Athletic Association, Dillard High School, Track and Field, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), High School Sports
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HU's Okezie returns to hometown of Philadelphia for Penn Relays
Hampton University's Chidi Okezie is the only athlete in his immediate family, but he was born with enough athletic ability to go around. His lanky 6-foot-5' frame makes him unique for a sprinter; built similar to Olympic champion Usain Bolt. His raw...Tags: North Carolina Central Eagles, Education, College Football, Colleges and Universities, Track and Field
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Two kids help Hublot, Kobe Bryant raise $30,000 for charity
Yes, the main event at last week’s Hublot event in West Hollywood was to announce that the Swiss luxury watch brand had tapped Laker Kobe Bryant as its newest brand ambassador – and to unveil the limited-edition King Power Black Mamba...
Tags: Kobe Bryant, Human Interest
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PASSINGS: Pietro Mennea
Pietro Mennea, 60, an Olympic sprint champion from Italy who held the world record in the 200 meters for 17 years, died Thursday at a hospital in Rome, the Italian Olympic Committee said. The cause was not disclosed. On Sept. 12, 1979, Mennea, competing...Tags: Track and Field, Italy, Universiade
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Hublot hires Kobe Bryant, releases Black Mamba timepiece
Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot, which signed on as the Lakers "official timekeeper" in January, took the relationship a step further this week, announcing Kobe Bryant as its newest brand ambassador on Wednesday and unveiled a limited-edition timepiece...
Tags: Kobe Bryant, Miami Heat, Zac Efron, National Basketball Association, Dwyane Wade
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From Olympic hero to accused murderer
No memory of the London Olympics last summer remains as vivid as the image of South African inspiration Oscar Pistorius crossing the finish line of a 400-meter qualifying heat on his carbon-fiber blades. Suddenly, neither Pistorius' time nor any...
Tags: Firearms, United Nations, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Africa
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NBA All Star Game 2013 weekend TV schedule
Channel Guide MagazineNBA All Star Game 2013 weekend TV schedule begins Friday on ESPN and TNT and runs through Sunday with the NBA All Star Game at the Toyota Center in Houston. The NBA’s best head to the Toyota Center in Houston Feb. 15-17 for the annual celebration of... -
Shaquille O’Neal and Nick Cannon host Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game Awards 2013
Channel Guide MagazineThere will once again be a slew of athletes and celebrity presenters at Cartoon Network's Hall of Game Awards, now in its third year and premiering Feb. 11 at 7pm ET/PT on the network. The Hall of Game Awards let viewers vote for and honor their... -
Michael Phelps named AP male athlete of 2012; LeBron James second
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was named the Associated Press male athlete of the year on Thursday. “It's kind of nuts to think about everything I've gone through,” Phelps said. “I've finally had time to myself, to sit back and say,...
Tags: Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Michael Phelps, Awards and Prizes, Michael Jordan
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The Backstretch Blog: The 2012 Backstretchies
Eyewitness SportsThere are plenty of postseason awards in NASCAR, so I figure why not add my two cents worth. But you know me, I can't just give out the "best driver" or "comeback awards", that is boring. So with out further ado, time to give out the "Backstretchies."...Tags: Trevor Bayne, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Stock Car Racing, NASCAR
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¿Penn State voted AP sports story of year again
AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press. The news broke in November 2011, with a grand jury report...Tags: College Football, AFC West, Awards and Prizes, Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers
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