BEIJING – It was a political gaffe for Chinese short track speedskater Zhou Yang — failing to thank her country and its government after winning two gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics. But the 18-year-old is winning widespread support for her Continue ..
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Brier finalist going for Paralympic gold – CTV.ca

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Brier finalist going for Paralympic goldCTV.caThe event was the first curling competition held at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre. Armstrong's rink heads into the 2010 Paralympics, …Local curler winner of Comeback AwardRichmond NewsInclusion, not medals, drives wheelchair curlerToronto Starall 25 news articles »

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At World Cup, Riesch beats Lindsey Vonn at her own gameChristian Science MonitorRiesch won two gold medals last month at the 2010 Olympics to Vonn's single gold. And today Riesch beat Vonn in her favored event. …Vonn nails down World Cup downhill title, finals are nextIdaho Mountain Express and GuideVonn nears 3rd [...]

More Than Half Of March Madness Fans Will Watch Online – WebProNewsWith the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament starting next week (March 16), it’s no surprise On the heels of the extensive online coverage of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament offers online publishers
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Lohan Lawsuit: I’m the Only Lindsay – AdvocateAccording to Stuart Elliott at The New York Times , the ad that debuted during last month’s Super Bowl has appeared subsequently during the Winter Olympics and other programs. It features talking babies, one boy and one girl, using a video camera

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Crosby’s missing Olympic gear found, is being returned – USA Today

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Crosby's missing Olympic gear found, is being returnedUSA TodayHockey Canada announced on Wednesday that all of Sidney Crosby's equipment from the gold medal game at the 2010 Olympics has been recovered and is in the …Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flyingReutersCrosby rises, Ovie faltersMontreal [...]

Victoria and Esquimalt (March 6), Squamish (March 7), Whistler (March 8), Lytton and Hope (March 9), Maple Ridge (March 10), and Vancouver (March 10, 11 and 12) in British Columbia. On front of tens of thousands at BC Place. As a long Continue ..
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third (29 per cent) the proportion of Quebecers who support the concept of a team separate from that of Canada to represent them in future Olympics. The halo of the Vancouver Games will wish for a separate Quebec Olympic team and that number Continue ..
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Canucks win second in a row after Olympic break – Vancouver SunActually, Wednesday night’s impressive 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings was more like a 4×100-metre relay must get up for an even bigger game on Friday night, when they meet the Blackhawks in Chicago.
P&G deepens Olympic drive – The Gaea TimesCINCINNATI [...]

Canada hockey and curling the hot tickets at Paralympics – TSNVANCOUVER — Team Canada remains a strong draw for the 2010 Paralympic Games. Tickets to all of Canada’s sledge hockey games have sold out and so has the gold medal game both for that sport and for wheelchair curling. The opening ceremonies in

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Olympian Ohno tells Chicago kids to avoid underage drinking – Chicago Sun-TimesView more news videos at: http://www.nbcchicago.com/video . Oh sure, it’s fine to bark “Faster! Faster!” at a sixth-grader when you’re speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno — the most decorated winter Olympian in American history. A winded Jer’mia Harris, 11
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Olympic Hangover Painful RealityFS WestLast week I said this about the Olympic Gold Medal game between Team Canada and Team USA … “all of the underappreciated little things that embody this sport …Think hard on fighting in the NHLPhiladelphia MetroBettman's vision questionableGlobe and MailOlympic Hockey MVP Miller Urges NHL to Join in 2014 [...]

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games made Canadians feel proud, poll shows – The Province prouder of their country as a result of our Olympic athletes’ gold rush at Vancouver 2010, according to a national survey conducted in the days following Canada’s most successful Winter Games Marketing this past week following Team

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (AHN) – The triumph of Canada’s hosting the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games is measured not only in terms of number of visitors, global viewers of the coverage or gold medals harvested by the host-nation Continue ..

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Fifa’s housing stance lamented – Cape TimesGeneva – Numerous people have complained of being forced from their homes or priced out of the housing market as a result of large events such as the World Cup and Olympic Games, says a UN human rights investigator. Raquel Rolnik, an independent
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Canada redefined – Varsity

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Canada redefinedVarsityMaybe Canada's connection to Aboriginal culture was so obvious it was overlooked. Not anymore. The 2010 Olympics shone the light on who we really are.Post-Olympics, city should pause, then plungeVancouver SunOlympic fans can relive the Vancouver Games in the pages of several new booksThe Canadian PressWith Glowing Hearts: Paralympics in VancouverExaminer.comLadysmith [...]

Canadian Paralympic Committee Congratulates Winners of the 37th – CNW GroupCanada’s wheelchair curling team won the prestigious Team of the Year award. This award is given to a team that excelled on the world stage in 2009 and was awarded to the wheelchair curling team for their gold medal win at the 2009 [...]

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Procter & Gamble Co. is extending its Winter Olympics “Thanks, Mom” campaign to include mothers of Paralympic athletes and to raise funds for the U.S. Olympic Team. The Cincinnati-based consumer products company has offered to Continue ..

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Betty White Confirms She’s Headed To ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Access Hollywood

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Betty White Confirms She's Headed To 'Saturday Night Live'Access HollywoodHot shots of the cool stars expected to compete for Team USA in the 2010 Winter Olympics! Betty White says she will, in fact, be heading to “Saturday Night …Elton John Bonds With Betty [...]

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Bleacher Bum with Patrick HirtleSouth Shore NowI think we are, perhaps, in the wake of the 2010 Olympics underestimating that potential long-term impact that Canada's late performance and emergence at …NHL Notebook: Future Looks Bright for Team USAComcast SportsNet PhiladelphiaTriumph Forced to Cancel Instant Olympic Hockey BookPublishers WeeklyAt The 2010 Winter Olympics With Corb [...]