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Sydney, Australia (MySportsbook) - Australian Grant Hackett has decided to
hang up his goggles. Hackett retires as one of the most decorated Australian
swimmers.
Hackett, who is the only swimmer in history to win the same event at four
consecutive World Championships, currently... |
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San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Trevor Graham, a former track and field
coach of Olympic athletes, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 months of house arrest
and five years of probation for his role in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-
operative (BALCO) steroid distribution case.
Graham, ... |
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Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Former Detroit Red Wings superstar Steve Yzerman
was named the executive director for the Canadian men's Olympic hockey team.
Yzerman, currently the vice president of the Red Wings, will help put together
Canada's entry into the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver... |
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New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Gymnast Nastia Liukin, the 2008 Olympic all-
around champion, was honored as the 2008 Sportswoman of the Year by the
Women's Sports Foundation on Tuesday.
The award was presented to Liukin at a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York City.
Li... |
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Colorado Springs, CO (MySportsbook) - Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold
medalist Misty May-Treanor underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a ruptured
left Achilles tendon.
May-Treanor suffered the injury Friday during a rehearsal for the popular
"Dancing With the Stars" competi... |
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Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - President George W. Bush welcomed
the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House on Tuesday.
More than 500 U.S. athletes attended, including Michael Phelps, who won a
record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. The ... |
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