Beijing 2008 a mixed bag of Olympic eventsSan Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Jul 14, 2008Beijing 2008, which was developed by Eurocom for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, has surprisingly strong visuals and a ton of production value. …

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Yao, China lose to Australia in Olympic warmup - NBC SportsChinese center Yao Ming reacts after loosing a point to Australia during a warm up game for next month’s Olympics at the Diamond Ball tournament in Nanjing, China, Wednesday, July, 30, 2008.

Beijing Olympics a commercial comedown - United Press International, Asia

Beijing Olympics a commercial comedownUnited Press International, Asia, Hong Kong - Jul 29, 2008By Hari Sud Chinese workers glue an Olympic billboard to bamboo poles to be hung on the side of a shopping mall in downtown Beijing, July 26, 2008. …

How the digital revolution could save the Olympics - Mail & Guardian OnlineFor the Olympic movement, the digital revolution is armed with a double-edged sword — it has lured the younger generation away from sport but could open up the Olympic experience to a far wider audience. “It [digital media] will have a transforming [...]

Israelis want peaceful Olympic joy - Xinhua

Israelis want peaceful Olympic joyXinhua, China - 9 hours agoWith the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games just around the corner, the Israeli public is paying increasing attention to the grand international event, …

Tourists 'should take dollars to Olympics'Hostelbookers.com - 12 hours agoTourists heading off to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China next week have been urged to take additional funds in US dollars. Visitors holidaying in China …West Meets East for 2008 Olympics Newswise (press release)all 2 news articles

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Korean TV crew leaks Beijing Olympic opening footageNational Post, Canada - 3 hours agoThe ceremony is scheduled to start on August, 8, 2008 at 8:08 pm Beijing Time. The number eight is considered auspicious in Chinese culture. …Olympic ceremony footage leaked (+pics) Stuff.co.nz2008 Summer Olympics: Footage of secret opening ceremony leaks out Tampa Bay’s 10all 144 [...]

Catching up with Bruce Baumgartner - CNN Sports IllustratedBruce Baumgartner is a terrible golfer. He says he couldn’t care less if he never wins another game of bowling or ping pong against his friends. As far as he’s concerned, the only sport that he ever wanted to be good at is wrestling. For more than [...]

Turkish middle-distance athlete Süreyya Ayhan Kop, a former European 1500-meter champion and a world championships runner-up, may find herself permanently banished from the track after she tested positive for banned substances, her second doping more

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Facts and figures about shooting competitions at Beijing OlympicsXinhua, China - 2 hours agoBEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) — Shooting attracts much attention as it is supposed to produce the first gold medal at the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games. …Video: Injured Gymnast Hamm Not Going to Olympics [...]

Series on Olympic Scholarship Holders, Beijing 2008. Today: Zeina Shaban. After 14 years as a table tennis player, Zeina Shaban is about to take part in her second Olympic Games, flying the flag for Jordan. You could be forgiven for thinking that more

84-year-old cyclist gearing up for 12th Olympics - SLAM! SportsAlbert Leblanc, 84, from Quebec’s Gaspe region, is taking his bike to the Beijing Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andy Blatchford MONTREAL - In four world tours on his bicycle, Albert LeBlanc has slept in prisons, had guns pointed at his head and

Gillick still shopping to find left-handed help for bullpen - Delaware OnlinePHILADELPHIA — Manny Ramirez to the Phillies? Don’t count on it. But with the clock ticking to Thursday’s 4 p.m. nonwaiver trade deadline, general manager Pat Gillick reiterated Monday that he’s still hopeful of acquiring a left-handed reliever to

U.S. Women Seek Water Polo Gold - NPR NewsAll Things Considered , July 29, 2008 · One of the nation’s best chances for an Olympic gold medal this summer is in a sport relatively few Americans watch, even during the Olympics — women’s water polo.

1980: A miracle impossible to forget - ESPN.comI want to tell you that 1980 was absolutely, indisputably the most unforgettable year in sports history. But I can’t take this position without first admitting one thing: I don’t remember any of it. Not one lick. You see, I was born in 1980. I

They never ask about the A&M helmet on the wall. They never talk about the University of Texas national championship banner, or the horns hanging up near the bar. They never mention the photo of Tom Landry, or the light-up Texaco sign above the more

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Report from Beijing A Mix of Skepticism and Hope on ‘Propoganda …MediaShift, CA - Jul 28, 2008We are journalism students at the University of Missouri and volunteers at the XXIX Olympic Games, self-proclaimed new media experts and hopeless foreigners …Ancient ways of life [...]

CGA provides gymnasts' ID cards to prove their Olympic eligibilityXinhua, China - 2 hours agoUnder FIG rules, any gymnast born after December 31, 1992 will be barred from competing at the Beijing Games. "All the Chinese Olympic gymnasts' passports …Are Chinese gymnasts too young? Online records show two may not be 16 The Canadian Press10 DAYS TO [...]

Turkish middle-distance athlete Süreyya Ayhan Kop, a former European 1500-meter champion and a world championships runner-up, may find herself permanently banished from the track after she tested positive for banned substances, her second doping more

Olympic torch hidden, route changed to thwart protestors - New KeralaSan Francisco, April 10 : The symbolic Olympic flame was lit Wednesday in San Francisco, starting a game of cat and mouse that saw the torch hidden in a warehouse, secreted in a convoy of buses and amphibious vehicles and carried by runners far from [...]