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Oprah to open season with Phelps, other Olympians
The Associated PressGold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Winfrey plans to tape the show at Chicago's Millennium Park on Wednesday. Harpo...Tags: Dwyane Wade, Summer Olympics, Awards and Prizes, Lisa Leslie, Oprah Winfrey Show
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Winfrey to open season with 150 Olympians
Gold medalists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Winfrey plans to tape the show with the Olympians at Chicago's Millennium Park on...Tags: Dwyane Wade, Summer Olympics, Awards and Prizes, Lisa Leslie, Oprah Winfrey Show
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Pelini makes debut for Nebraska
AP Sports WriterLINCOLN, Neb. (AP -- Those fans who chanted "We Want Bo" after Nebraska's 2003 Alamo Bowl victory have waited five long years for this. The Bo Pelini era at Nebraska begins Saturday night when Western Michigan visits. Since Pelini was last seen at...Tags: Super Bowl, Memorial Stadium, Tom Osborne, Physical Fitness, National Football League
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Spurs' Ginobili says he needs surgery
The Associated PressSan Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left ankle. "They're going to operate on me," the 31-year-old told Argentina's La Nacion newspaper Friday. Ginobili, who helped lead Argentina to...Tags: Health Treatments, San Antonio Spurs, Therapies, Surgery, National Basketball Association
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Detroit mayor loses Penske's support
Add Roger Penske to the list of prominent people who want Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to quit. Penske, a Detroit-area businessman, is on Belle Isle this weekend for Grand Prix races. He tells radio station WWJ that it's time Kilpatrick "moves on...Tags: Super Bowl, Regional Authority, Radio Industry, Kwame Kilpatrick
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Swimmer Michael Phelps backing Chicago's 2016 bid
Chicago wants to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and local organizers wasted no time touting the support of one of the world's biggest names in sports: gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps. Fresh off his record win of eight gold medals at the Beijing...Tags: Michael Phelps, Saturday Night Live, Summer Olympics, Awards and Prizes, University of Michigan
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Sydney orchestra faked 2000 Olympics performance
China isn't the only country to fake a musical performance during an Olympic opening ceremony. Turns out Australia knows a thing about miming music, too. Eight years after Sydney hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics, officials with the Sydney Symphony...Tags: Summer Olympics, Commonwealth Games
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Eli has a Super Bowl ring, but he's not Peyton
AP Football WriterEven late last season, listing Eli Manning among the NFL's top quarterbacks would have been outlandish. Now after an improbable run to a Super Bowl in which he was named the MVP, the Giants quarterback is being listed just below Tom Brady and his...Tags: Super Bowl, Eli Manning, Tom Brady, John Elway, Plaxico Burress
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Saints may practice in Indianapolis
If the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina wasn't enough to remind Saints offensive lineman Jammal Brown what he went through when New Orleans flooded, the latest storm to threaten the Gulf Coast certainly did. As much as any Saints player, Brown...Tags: Super Bowl, Natural Disasters, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Injuries, Miami Dolphins
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2 Chinese police die in Muslim conflict
Associated PressChinese police clashed with members of the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority in the far western region of Xinjiang, authorities and an activist said yesterday, the first reported outbreak of violence in the area since two high-profile attacks during the...Tags: Culture, Beijing Games, Law Enforcement, Terrorism, Demonstration
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Versus showing that it has versatility
Celebrating that we got through the summer without any sunburn on our notebook (though the SPF 30 did smear the ink) with the Labor Day weekend edition of sports media notes: •You might just think of Versus as that channel that carries the NHL,...Tags: Popular Music, National Hockey League, Randy Jackson, U.S. Open Tennis, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Faking it: Sydney orchestra admits 2000 Olympics ceremony performance was prerecorded
Associated Press WriterSYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ China isn't the only country to fake a musical performance during an Olympic opening ceremony. Turns out Australia knows a thing about miming music, too. Eight years after Sydney hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics, officials with...Tags: Summer Olympics, Commonwealth Games
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