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Top news in Myriad sports this weekend:– Vitor Belfort beat Michael Bisping to end the Englishman’s chances of fighting for the middleweight title for a while. See the MMA wrap.– Few major upsets in the Australian Open so far, with the top four women and top five men in the quarterfinals.– Lance Armstrong chatted with Oprah. A cynical nation said “Whatever” but watched anyway.– Lindsey Vonn got her first win in a while but then lost ground in the World Cup standings.– Arielle Gold won gold in the snowboarding World Championship halfpipe, though the event is being upstaged by the upcoming X Games.– Heather Richardson had two firsts and two seconds in speedskating World Cup action. Shani Davis had a gold and silver.– U.S. sliders also got some medals: Bronze in a unique skeleton/bobsled relay (Lolo Jones was involved in that one), a second straight podium finish for Noelle Pikus-Pace, and a third-place finish for Jazmine Fenlator-Aja Evans.– And we had a first-time U.S. medalist in Taylor Fletcher, third in a Nordic combined World Cup.
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Check the Team USA roundup for more Olympic sports. Meanwhile, we had a little story that’s causing sports journalists to think pretty carefully about their jobs …
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For better or worse, Te’o hoax will change sportswriting | SI.com
My Friday was spent interviewing athletes and coaches for a story that will appear in an upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated. It was the… -
How @Deadspin, @ESPN and others chased down the Manti Te’o story. The media column: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/m…
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So if you’re an athlete who mentions a spouse, I may need to see a marriage certificate. If you mention a boyfriend or girlfriend, I’ll probably need to avoid putting that in my story altogether. I have no idea how I’d verify such a thing. The two of you could kiss in front of me and still be lying. (I’m planning to write something more about this muddled topic later.)
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And if you want to get really “meta” on hoaxes …
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Australian library’s Lance Armstrong ‘fiction’ notice revealed as a hoax
A sign telling users of an Australian library that books written by the disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong would be moved to the fiction s… -
Last word on hoaxes goes to Tiffany Weimer …
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Participated in my first-ever spin class today. Not for nothing, but I probably would have cheated too bro.
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Here’s something we know to be true: Magnus Carlsen and Novak Djokovic are great, and they don’t mind working late to get the job done. Five sets, Novak? Ha. Try 92 moves.
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Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: The unstoppable Magnus Express!
Once again, Magnus Carlsen demonstrated by he is the rating record holder and few can stop this Magnus express train. In an opening which… -
Djokovic Wins Epic Five-Setter
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In snowboarding, Arielle Gold won a world title, which will get roughly 1/10th the publicity of the X Games winner. If that seems a little unfair, perhaps you can even it out and watch her in action …
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Arielle Gold becomes Snowboard champion – Universal Sports
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And a good follow-up question …
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When was the last time a reigning, healthy world champion didn’t make U.S. Olympic team? Gold must beat one of Clark/Teter/Bleiler/Hight.
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But snowboarders are indeed putting greater emphasis on the Olympics, at least, which is fly Shaun White will be keeping his triple cork on snow.
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X Games and Olympic gold medalist Shaun White has no plans to skateboard in 2013 – X Games
Choosing to focus his training for the snowboarding events in the Winter Olympics in 2014, Shaun White has said he won’t be skateboarding… -
Shaun White (@Shaun_White) performs a Triple Cork On SlopeStyle course – count the rotations! Sick – bit.ly/WaU6L1
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And if you think White has been around a while, consider 2002 gold medalist Kelly Clark.
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A veteran at 29, Kelly Clark targets fourth Olympic team
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More from the X Games-ish sports that have gone Olympic …
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American Cook gets 3rd in Women’s Aerials at Lake Placid – Universal Sports
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The program for Sochi includes even more of these flipping and twisting sports, along with the various “cross” sports, leading CNN to post this:
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Skiing’s ‘dark arts’ to invade Olympics
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But in case you forgot that Alpine skiing is kind of “extreme” in its own right …
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Frenchman Johan Clarey’s 100.6 mph fastest ever in World Cup downhill es.pn/Xn2l3z
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And heeeere’s Lindsey …
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Lindsey Vonn back on top – Universal Sports
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Ski jumping also can get kind of rough …
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Scary moment for Ski Jumper Ito – Universal Sports
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As can skeleton …
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Too much speed and near crashes for Skeleton sliders – Universal Sports
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And so can figure skating. At least when they party …
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Canadian figure skaters get in fight at hotel after championships
From the blog Fourth-Place Medal: Canadian figure skaters will fight for their right to party. According to the Globe and Mail, police we… -
Over to summer sports, silver medalist Sarah Hammer is already back in great form.
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Cycling – Inactive Trott loses out to Hammer
Cycling – Inactive Trott loses out to Hammer. Britain's Laura Trott was pipped to the overall title as Sarah Hammer won the omnium on… -
The handball World Championships continue with little to no English-language coverage, so I’ll sum up:
– Germany upset France in the last round-robin game to win Group A, with Brazil and Tunisia also qualifying. Argentina’s out.– France then barely beat Iceland to reach the quarterfinals.– Denmark dominated Group B and won its round of 16 game against Tunisia.– With Iceland eliminated in the round of 16, the small nation of choice should be Slovenia, which won a couple of tight games to win Group C.– Croatia took Group D ahead of host Spain.– Australia’s margins of defeat: 23, 30, 40, 24, 25.– Quarterfinalists so far: Denmark, France, Germany, Russia (barely beating Brazil). -
2013 World Men’s Handball Championship – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2013 World Men’s Handball Championship is the 23rd World Men’s Handball Championship, an international handball tournament that takes… -
In soccer, MLS has now survived longer than the NASL, prompting a bit of reminiscing about the NASL’s decline and “Team America.”
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Decline and fall | The Archives Room | Featured BigSoccer Writer
Roger Allaway Blog Decline and fall Posted on January 21, 2013 12:12 am When the referee blows his whistle to start the opening game of t… -
U.S. Soccer: The Dark Before the Dawn
George Tiedemann/GT Images In a few weeks, the United States men’s national soccer team will begin the final stage of regional qualifying… -
While in Europe, the weather’s a bit of an issue. Maybe instead of the USA switching to the European calendar, Europe should switch to ours?
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AFC Wimbledon appeals for help to clear snow covered pitch
AFC Wimbledon appeals for help to clear snow covered pitch ahead of Port Vale game 12:40pm Monday 21st January 2013 in AFC Wimbledon AFC … -
Video: Snow crashes through Amsterdam ArenA roof during Ajax game
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No such trouble in Africa …
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The African Cup of Nations 2013: Team By Team Look-Ins & Predictions
TSG dropped their AFCON primer earlier this week. Now a look at the groups and teams. Matthew Acconciamessa (of US Soccer Daily) breaks d… -
Preview: Africa Cup of Nations, Group B
For the second tournament in a row, Ghana and Mali have been drawn together, the two west African nations finishing in that order at Equa… -
The first NWSL draft surprised some people, most notably Chris Henderson, who spends more time scouting colleges than most of us.
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NWSL – Chris’ (Not So) Live 2013 Draft Analysis
(Keep updating this page throughout the afternoon for draft analysis) LIVE! From the AWK Fortress O’ Doom, it’s Chris’ NWSL Draft reactio… -
Elsewhere: Ryan Lochte is still swimming?
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Ryan Lochte wins Men’s 200IM at Grand Prix- Universal Sports
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And Missy Franklin is taking a break from high school?
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Missy Franklin wins Women’s 100m Backstroke
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This week: Handball and snowboarding World Championships continue, the UFC and Bellator have another big weekend, the X Games hit Aspen, and the U.S. figure skaters throw down in Omaha.
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Need a quick link reference and a quick daily schedule reference? Use skatingmagazineblog.com/ #Omaha2013
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Looking a little farther ahead, Kelly Whiteside looks at one of the contenders for the Olympic program …
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Now in spotlight, squash wants to be player in Olympics
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And finally, Rio tries to get a little classier in its hotels. Will they still have hourly rates? Journalists might need naps, you know.
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With Olympics in mind, Rio’s “love hotels” clean up
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – One worker strips mirrored paneling off the ceiling as another pries up the fiberglass shell of a whirlpool bath. A…
Monday Myriad, Jan. 21: Figure skating fights and chess marathons
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