More blazers than tracksuits at Games
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If you picture an Olympic team as athletes in tracksuits with a few blazer-clad types in the background to look after them, it is time for a radical rethink.
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Residents have taken more pride in their nation's Games as Friday night's kickoff has neared.
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Statistics in sport often tell only half  the story.
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In the aftermath of the fiasco that was the Pacers-Pistons game last Friday night, you would think that pro sports leagues would be looking to move fans farther away from the action.
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In 1904 at the St. Louis Olympic Games, Canada won gold in soccer. In 1936 in Berlin, our nation won silver in basketball. That&#39;s it for traditional team sports.
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Many of the players arrive from work still in business-casual attire. They change into their uniforms in the comfort of their cars. They engage in friendly tete-a-tete with the "enemy."
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Life & style: Sport and politics combine to upstage this year's shows on the New York catwalks
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Many athletes exude ideals of Games, from embraces in the pool to a fencing timeout. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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One of the longest-running curiosities in sports is why fans in Atlanta don&#39;t come out to professional sports events. And many fans who showed up at Philips Arena last night
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Tattoos, baggy pants and tank tops are out. Smart blazers and university recruits are in.
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A crowd of American sports leagues are racing to widen international appeal and revenue by playing more games abroad and expanding foreign marketing.
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There is a chance for fireworks during the NBA&#39;s doubleheader today, but the anticipation of overly physical play in sports often leads to the opposite result.
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With new N.H.L. rules emphasizing speed and skill over brawn and intimidation, resistance to wearing visors seems to be softening.
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Something funny happened on the way to the Games. The athletes got older.
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HELSINKI, Jun 20 (IPS) - With barely a year to go before the Beijing  Olympics, a long shadow of labour and human rights violations in  the production of games merchandise has been cast over the global  sporting event.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.
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Across the spectrum of mass-appeal professional sports, Americaâs greatest regional rivalry has not been a pretty sight for New York fans.