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Is barefoot better?
Post Date: 2006-06-12 10:31:31 by Morgana le Fay
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Runners and athletes are always searching for the perfect shoe to improve performance and reduce injury. But some say shoes are the problem, and the best solution may be training without them. Some experts now believe that most athletic shoes, with their inflexible soles, structured sides and super-cushioned inserts keep feet so restricted that they may actually be making your feet lazy, weak and more prone to injury. As a result, barefoot training is gaining more attention among coaches, personal trainers and runners. While exercising without shoes may sound painful, the idea is that your feet need a workout, too. Proponents believe running barefoot changes a runner's form and body ...
Miami Heat owner: Israel, pray for our victory
Post Date: 2006-06-11 16:48:19 by Red Jones
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Miami Heat owner: Israel, pray for our victory Israeli who owns basketball teams on two continents says 'Miami is as much an Israeli team as Maccabi' Amir Bogen Raanan Katz, who partly owns both Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Miami Heat basketball teams, said that the Heat's upcoming duel against the Dallas Mavericks will be very tough." Speaking from his office, Katz told Ynet: "Dallas is a strong rival; a very dangerous group, and they got here by their own right. No one gave them any presents. The team has good players and it proved that when it beat San Antonio and Phoenix on the way. On the other hand, the feeling in our team is that we can do it and we showed that we can't be ...
Reaching its goal (Olympic Stadium Berlin)
Post Date: 2006-06-07 16:49:30 by robin
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Olympic Stadium(von Gerkan, Marg and Partners) click to enlargeHistory(von Gerkan, Marg and Partners) click to enlargeMore Entertainment CRITIC'S NOTEBOOKReaching its goalWith the World Cup, Berlin's retooled Olympic Stadium moves beyond its Nazi past. By Christopher Hawthorne Times Staff Writer June 7, 2006 SINCE winning the right six years ago to hold the 2006 World Cup, Germany has raced to build new stadiums and update old ones around the country. Some of these soccer temples have already become architectural icons, including the dazzling Allianz Arena in Munich by the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron, where the opening match will take place on Friday. But none of the World Cup venues ...
Surge in Racist Mood Raises Concerns on Eve of World Cup
Post Date: 2006-06-03 21:03:47 by robin
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June 4, 2006 Surge in Racist Mood Raises Concerns on Eve of World Cup By JERE LONGMAN Franco Cufar/AG.Sintesi Marco Zoro, an Ivory Coast native, was a target of racial slurs. HAMBURG, Germany, June 3 — As he left the soccer field after a club match in the eastern German city of Halle on March 25, the Nigerian forward Adebowale Ogungbure was spit upon, jeered with racial remarks and mocked with monkey noises. In rebuke, he placed two fingers under his nose to simulate a Hitler mustache and thrust his arm in a Nazi salute. In April, the American defender Oguchi Onyewu, playing for his professional club team in Belgium, dismissively gestured toward fans who were making simian ...
Miami Will Go To NBA Finals - Detroit Is Eliminated
Post Date: 2006-06-02 22:39:10 by Red Jones
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Detroit sure didn't look like the NBA champions that they are. Their shooting percentage was horrible. They were out-rebounded as well. Miami wins game 6 and eliminates Detroit. Phoenix and Dallas still have to decide who Miami's opponent will be. Dallas leads the series 3-2 and game 6 is tomorrow night. At the beginning of the playoffs Detroit was the big favorite. Now they're eliminated.
Detroit Wins Game 5: 91-78 (Miami leads 3-2)
Post Date: 2006-06-01 00:53:04 by Red Jones
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Detroit played great. They shot 88% on free throws. Detroit's back was against the wall and will be in the next game too. it is a very exciting playoffs season because of the 4 teams left it seems any of them could win it all. There are no favorites any more even.
Suns Beat Dallas Big-Time 106-86 (Series Tied 2-2)
Post Date: 2006-05-31 00:02:02 by Red Jones
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It was a big game. Suns dominated big-time. This is the first of the 4 games played so far where one team really dominated. Phoenix was up by 25 points early in 4'th quarter. Suns need 6 more wins to be NBA champions. Raja Bell the Suns' starting guard who was injured last Friday night was back in the game. Suns played two games without him since Friday and lost both games. Kurt Thomas the Suns' starting center who was injured 2 months ago got in the game very briefly at the end. He's still not back, he's re-habbing, but at least he got in the game. When the Suns play Miami in the finals he will be used to guard Shaq. It's getting very interesting now. because Suns have shown ...
Miami kicks Detroit's butt in a big way (Miami leads 3-1)
Post Date: 2006-05-29 23:05:35 by Red Jones
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I don't think Detroit will go to the finals this year. They are NBA champs. But Miami is going to exit them.
Hornish Jr nips Marco Andretti for Indy victory
Post Date: 2006-05-29 01:04:35 by Rube Goldberg
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Hornish Jr nips Marco Andretti for Indy victory Date 2006-05-28 (Speedway, IN) By Nancy Knapp Schilke - >http://Motorsport.com Sam Hornish, Jr. had the final say at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500. The one thing missing in Hornish's career was drinking the milk at the Brickyard at the end of 200 laps. Today, that dream came true when he nipped Marco Andretti at the finish line by 0.0635-seconds to land his 15th career Indy Racing League IndyCar Series win. "I can't put it into words exactly want it means to me, but it's the best day that I'll ever have as far as my career goes," commented the race winner. "It's a great ...
Game 3: Dallas 95 - Phoenix 88, Dallas leads 2-1
Post Date: 2006-05-28 23:21:42 by Red Jones
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Game 3: Dallas 95 - Phoenix 88, Dallas leads 2-1
Alonso survives Monaco thriller
Post Date: 2006-05-28 20:32:45 by robin
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Alonso survives Monaco thriller MONACO GRAND PRIX RESULT 1 F Alonso (Renault)2 JP Montoya (McLaren)3 D Coulthard (Red Bull)4 R Barrichello (Honda)5 M Schumacher (Ferrari)6 G Fisichella (Renault)7 N Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)8 R Schumacher (Toyota)Fernando Alonso moved into a huge championship lead after winning the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time. The Renault driver has a 21-point lead over Michael Schumacher, whose Ferrari finished fifth after starting from the back following a qualifying penalty. McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya and Red Bull's David Coulthard were second and third, benefiting from retirements. McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen fought Alonso hard until his engine failed with 28 ...
Heat take 2-1 series lead in East finals
Post Date: 2006-05-28 01:22:41 by Red Jones
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MIAMI (AP) -- The 12-point lead Miami held minutes earlier was whittled to a single point, and Antonio McDyess rose for a dunk that would have given the Detroit Pistons the lead and all the momentum. Dwyane Wade chose that moment to take over. "Guys look at me and say, 'It's your time," Wade said. "That's all you need." He blocked McDyess' dunk try, then had a three-point play 8 seconds later to end a huge Detroit run. The Heat went on to beat the Pistons 98-83 on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. "Play of the game," Pistons coach Flip Saunders said. Heck, it might have been the biggest play of Miami's season. Wade scored 35 ...
'Dead' Everest man safe at camp
Post Date: 2006-05-27 22:20:32 by robin
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'Dead' Everest man safe at camp Dozens of people have perished attempting to scale EverestAn Australian man left for dead as he descended Mount Everest has left the "death zone" near the summit and has spoken by phone to his relieved wife. Lincoln Hall, 50, was left behind by his Sherpas on Thursday after he began hallucinating and refused to move. But he was found alive on Friday, and rescuers have now accompanied him down to a camp at about 6,400m (21,000ft). He was helped down the mountain by 11 Sherpas and is being treated for frostbite and swelling on the brain. Mr Hall was said to have suffered the swelling, known as a brain edema, as a result of altitude sickness ...
Schumacher stripped of pole spot
Post Date: 2006-05-27 18:05:16 by robin
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Schumacher stripped of pole spot MONACO GRID POSITIONS 1 F Alonso2 M Webber3 K Raikkonen4 JP Montoya5 R Barrichello6 J Trulli 7 D Coulthard8 N Rosberg9 G Fisichella 10 R SchumacherMichael Schumacher has been stripped of pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix and will have to start from the back of the grid in Sunday's race. The Ferrari driver controversially beat Fernando Alonso to pole position in qualifying on Saturday. But stewards said that he had deliberately stopped his car on the track after spinning, stopping rivals from setting a faster time. Alonso will now start on pole ahead of Australian Mark Webber in a Williams. The verdict means that Ferrari will now have both cars ...
*Nowitzki carries Mavericks past Suns in Game Two*
Post Date: 2006-05-27 00:05:05 by Red Jones
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*Nowitzki carries Mavericks past Suns in Game Two* DALLAS (Ticker) -- This time, Dirk Nowitzki turned good buddy Steve Nash into a spectator. Nowitzki scored 12 of his 30 points in the final 10 minutes as the Mavericks rallied for a 105-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns that evened the Western Conference finals at one game apiece. Josh Howard ignored an ankle injury to score a playoff career-high 29 points and 7-footer DeSagana Diop was a factor for the fourth-seeded Mavericks, who were the team with the late surge this time as they salvaged their season. In Game One, Nowitzki had 25 points and 19 rebounds but was uncharacteristically quiet in the fourth quarter, when Dallas squandered a ...
Detroit Beats Miami in game 2 - series tied 1-1
Post Date: 2006-05-25 23:08:15 by Red Jones
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World champions Detroit Pistons tied up the series in game 2 with a narrow victory, 92-88.
Taylor Hicks Wins Idol After “63.4 Million Votes Were Cast This Season”...More Than Any US President In History Has Received
Post Date: 2006-05-25 09:54:53 by Mind_Virus
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Hicks Wins Idol After “63.4M Votes Were Cast This Season”...More Than Any US President In History Has Received
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/art...er=rssuserland&emc=rss
The TV Watch Surprise (Well, Not Exactly)! 'American Idol' Finale Unfolds and Unfolds
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY Published: May 25, 2006
Nobel Prize winners are apprised in a quick telephone call. The Pulitzer committee sends telegrams.
It took two hours and a night of a thousand Crest WhiteStrips, a hundred costume-changes and at least a dozen false notes for Fox to declare Taylor Hicks the official winner of "American Idol" last night.
And all that finale padding made for a supersize letdown. Mr. ...
Sun-sational
Post Date: 2006-05-24 23:35:15 by Red Jones
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Suns were down by 9 with about 7 minutes left. down by 1 point while in-bounding at 4 seconds left. hit the shot with 1 seconds left. then dallas got ball and by some fluke phoenix got it back and made 2 free throws icing on cake. home court advantage - Phoenix Suns.
Jeb Bush Is Approached About Running NFL
Post Date: 2006-05-24 15:20:48 by Mind_Virus
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Jeb Bush Is Approached About Running NFL Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Says He Has Been Approached About Taking the NFL Commissioner Job The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he was privately approached about his interest in becoming the NFL's next commissioner. Bush said Tuesday the issue was discussed at a recent meeting with Patrick Rooney Sr., according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Rooney's brother is Dan Rooney, owner of Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and co-chair of the search committee looking to replace the retiring Paul Tagliabue. "I met with Mr. Rooney and I said, `I'm doing my job until I'm finished and then I'm going to consider ...
Wade’s Hot Hand Helps Heat Steal Home-Court Advantage (Miami 91 Detroit 86 game 1)
Post Date: 2006-05-24 00:06:42 by Red Jones
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Wade’s Hot Hand Helps Heat Steal Home-Court Advantage AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Ticker) -- Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat are off to a healthy start in the Eastern Conference Finals. Wade played through foul trouble to score 25 points as the rested Heat posted a 91-86 victory over the Detroit Pistons in the opener of the conference finals. NBA TV highlights from Heat-Pistons: Play Antoine Walker scored 17 points and Shaquille O'Neal 14 for the second-seeded Heat, who stole home-court advantage from the Pistons by taking control of the contest late in the third quarter. Wade was a major reason why the Heat quickly gained the upper hand against the NBA's best team during the regular ...
7-year-old completes Alcatraz swim
Post Date: 2006-05-23 01:52:12 by RickyJ
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SAN FRANCISCO - A 7-year-old Arizona boy on Monday became one of the youngest ever to swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco’s Aquatic Park. Braxton Bilbrey, a second-grader from Glendale, Ariz., who has completed several short-scale youth triathlons, jumped in the chilly waters shortly after 7 a.m. to start the estimated 1.4-mile swim with his coach and two other adults. “It kind of seems like a long way, but I’m not totally worried,” Braxton said before the attempt. “It’s not that far.” His mother, Stacey Bilbrey, said she is confident her son is well-prepared and has worked hard for it.” Alcatraz, once a notorious federal prison that housed ...
Duke University “Rape” – The Truth Starts To Emerge
Post Date: 2006-05-14 23:54:05 by Mind_Virus
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Duke University “Rape” – The Truth Starts To Emerge Posted by admin on: 2006-05-14 00:06:29 RALEIGH, N.C. - A second round of DNA testing in the Duke University lacrosse rape case came back with the same result as the first — no conclusive match to any member of the team, defense attorneys said Friday. Attorney Joseph Cheshire, who represents a team captain who has not been charged, said the tests showed genetic material from a "single male source" was found on a vaginal swab taken from the accuser, but that material did not match any of the players. "In other words, it appears this woman had sex with a male," said Cheshire, who spoke at a news ...
Hybrid bear shot dead in Canada
Post Date: 2006-05-13 17:06:21 by robin
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Hybrid bear shot dead in Canada There have long been stories about mysterious crossbreedsEnlarge ImageA white bear with brown patches shot dead in northern Canada is the first grizzly-polar hybrid found in the wild, DNA tests have confirmed. Canadian wildlife officials say it is the offspring of a male grizzly bear and a female polar bear. There have long been stories of oddly coloured bears living in regions where the two territories overlap. But until now, grizzly-polar hybrids, dubbed "grolar bears" or "pizzlies", have been found only in zoos. The hybrid bear was shot last month by an American big game hunter on Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. His ...
Berlin gets into World Cup mode
Post Date: 2006-04-13 09:47:44 by robin
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Berlin gets into World Cup mode A football theme park is being built in front of Berlin's iconic parliament By Tom Geoghegan BBC News, Berlin Germany has set out to prove at the World Cup it can be a charming host. So with two months to go, how is the warm welcome shaping up? By adopting "A time to make friends" as the tournament slogan, World Cup organisers want national stereotypes lingering since World War II to be smothered under a friendly embrace. Much of this responsibility will fall on Berlin, which is to host five matches plus the final in its remodelled Olympiastadion, the venue for the 1936 Nazi-era Olympics. The tournament's opening ceremony is on 7 ...
Gold hits $600. Now what?
Post Date: 2006-04-07 09:16:49 by Flintlock
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Gold hits $600. Now what? Traders say investment shift sets up $1,000 price by 2010 By Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch Last Update: 5:17 PM ET Apr 6, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold has reached $600 an ounce for the first time since 1981 but the real surprise will be where it goes from here, with experts predicting a drop in the near term that could clear the way for four-digit prices in the next few years. "Gold at $600 an ounce might be a surprise to many, but these are the same people that were surprised when gold hit $300, when it broke $400 and when it moved to over $500," said Emanuel Balarie, a senior market strategist at Wisdom Financial. "Most likely, ...
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