Bratz Topples Barbie in Battle of the Dolls
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At the ripe old age of 45, Barbie has been knocked off her perch in Britain by streetwise upstart Bratz in the Christmas battle of the dolls.
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Like Madonna and Cher, she only needs one name. Barbie, the doll, has inspired girls around the world for more than 40 years, had a biography written about her, is worth billions, and even inspired some of fashion's top designers.
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The battle for Hollywood Entertainment is being fought with plastic swords.
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Mattel signs a record deal and dominates the "Hot Dozen" toy list amid a turnaround.
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The second day of the World Junior Hockey Championship featured plenty of scoring that led to two big blowouts. Sweden trounced Germany 6-0, while Switzerland beat Belarus 5-0 on Sunday.
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Second-seeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina advanced to the Moorilla International semifinals with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win Wednesday over Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic.
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Michelle Kwan won her ninth title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night, tying Maribel Vinson for the all-time record. She earned four more 6.0s, giving her 42 at nationals in the illustrious career that began more than a decade ago as a tiny 12-year-old who wasn't even old enough to wear makeup.
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Twin lacrosse stars Rhamel and Shamel Bratton have helped make Huntington High School a heavy favorite to capture its third straight state title in New York.
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Elena Dementieva gave herself a 23rd birthday present on Friday by crushing her arch-rival Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-3 in a rematch of last month&#39;s all-Russian
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Germany exacted revenge on reigning champions the Netherlands as they won the women&#39;s EuroHockey Nations Championship final at Belle Vue here on Saturday.
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Lleyton Hewitt won an epic battle  with Spanish teen-ager Rafael Nadal Monday and Alicia Molik  upset former world number one Venus Williams to raise hopes of  a home champion at the Australian Open.
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Andrew Murray became the first Briton to lift a junior grand slam trophy since James Baily won the Australian Open in 1993 when he claimed the boys&#39; title here, beating the Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-4, 6-2.
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Kobe Bryant scored 39 points, becoming the youngest player in N.B.A. history to reach 20,000, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Knicks on Sunday.
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Unheralded Italian Maria Elena Camerin has booked a semi-final spot at the Wismilak International in Bali. Having beaten Ana Myskina in the previous round, Camerin came through against seventh-seeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina, 3-6 6-3 6-2.
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Jamal Crawford had a game-high 29 points to pace the Knicks, who followed their victory two nights earlier by beating the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
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A look at the legal issues in the battle between Missy Chase Lapine and Jessica Seinfeld over their rival cookbooks on how to hide pureed vegetables in children's food.
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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany  - World champion Mario Matt of Austria beat local hero Felix Neureuther in a World Cup slalom on Sunday with two classy runs down a steep and difficult course.