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Two-sport star Jeremy Bloom lost an appeal to an NCAA panel on Tuesday to keep his college eligibility as a football player at Colorado while still being allowed to receive endorsements as a professional skier.
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University of Colorado wide receiver Jeremy Bloom has lost his bid to continue playing college football while accepting endorsements to support his professional skiing career.
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WATER THE SOIL around your plants, not the leaves, says Jim May of the Virginia Green Industry Council and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Much of the water sprayed on leaves - from a hose or sprinkler - is lost to evaporation.
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There are two homes for sale in my neighborhood. One has curb appeal, the other does not. Both are the same four-bedroom model.
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THE beauty of the downhill lies in its simplicity. It is man against mountain. That, and also the fact that, as Finlay Mickel says, &quot;you need some balls&quot; to take on the mountain at speeds touching 80mph.
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By Greg Kocher, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 13--NICHOLASVILLE -- Wilmore's recent vote to rezone and annex land for a Jack Nicklaus golf course and residential development is invalid and should be declared null and void by a court, a lawsuit says.
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By Ian McCann and Mike Jackson, The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 18--With reservoirs low, watering still restricted and Mother Nature stingy with rainfall, several North Texas cities are trying to make their landscaping rules more drought-tolerant.
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Justina Langone was told by her principal Thursday that because she was playing two sports (hockey and swimming) this winter at Latin Academy, both teams might have to forfeit their seasons. Playing two sports at once is a violation of Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association rules.
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When it comes to landmark winning streaks, the same rules apparently apply in volleyball as they do with a possible no-hitter in baseball. Until the achievement is realized, there can be no speaking of it.
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NEW YORK  - If the job of raking the leaves  falls to you, experts advise approaching it like a sport: warm  up, cool down and watch your form.
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By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 14--The Summit at Snoqualmie ski area has settled on an expansion plan after input from conservation groups.   The plan for expansion is smaller than what the four-area resort wanted.
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Environmentally friendly flowers are a hard sell. After all, most people donât eat them.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 15--El Dorado Irrigation District board members followed up a call for banning personal watercraft on Silver Lake with a request to limit boat speeds, a move that would effectively eliminate water skiing as well.
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GARDENERS are not doing enough to tackle climate change, experts warned today. Research unveiled on the third day of the Chelsea Flower Show shows that they fail to translate environmental concerns into action.
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Nikol Hasler doesn't recommend the "pull and pray" method of birth control. She says you should not have sex on nature trails because of bugs and Sasquatch. And if you hate your body as a teen, just wait.
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DEAD EASY   STOP feeding tomatoes and reduce watering to help prevent the fruit splitting. Pop a banana among the plants to speed-up the ripening process.   PLANT drifts of springflowering wallflowers.
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An extreme shortage of oenophile gizmos is undoubtedly the reason most nerds shun the fruit of the vine. Problem solved! Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.