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> News of the day < any excuse to watch Produnova November 20th, 2008 by coach Rick Yelena Produnova is one of the most exciting, dynamic gymnasts of all time. Her front somersaulting skills are freaky great. From 2000 Olympics Team Prelims - Floor Exercise: Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Produnova has three skills named for her in the Gymnastics Code of Points: On the Balance Beam, a jump forward with ½ twist – piked back salto On the Uneven Bars, an uprise/clear hip to handstand, Half turn to L or |
Enjoy this encore presentation of a classic SSNN piece. LOS ANGELES, CA — Finally breaking his silence about Shaquille O’Neal’s controversial freestyle rap, Kobe Bryant revealed to SSNN that – not surprisingly – he’s unhappy with his former teammate’s request to tell him how his ass tastes. “Everyone suddenly thinks I’m an expert on ass-tasting,” Bryant [...]
John Updike on How Rabbit Angstrom Would Have Voted? Thinking about sports Stanford was represented by more athletes at the Beijing Olympics.The New York Times interviewed John Updike this past week and asked him how his most celebrated character, Rabbit Angstrom, would have voted. Here’s what Updike … Health 0
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Liu Xiang to Undergo Surgery in US to Repair Olympic Injury
Bloomberg - 34 minutes ago Liu, China's first male gold medalist in an Olympic track event, shocked the host nation when he withdrew from a 110-meter heat at the Bird's Nest stadium … Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang 'to undergo operation' AFP all 14 news articles |
The International Olympic Committee insists that its decision to keep women’s ski jumping out of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver is based on technical merit, not discrimination.
It’s nice to see rapist/murderer-releasing ex-governor, Baptist minister-without-a-theology-degree and failed GOP prez candidate Mike Huckabee engaging in the Oppression Olympics when it comes to doling out civil rights. In this appearance on The View, the former Arkansas chief executive thinks homos should get a taste of the Bull Connor violence in order to rise to the level of respect to beg to receive the same rights as other Americans. (h/t JMG): HUCKABEE: It’s a different set of rights
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Marketers Flock to China's Biggest TV Network
Wall Street Journal - 20 minutes ago A worker readied an Olympics exhibit last summer for Beijing Games sponsor Coca-Cola, which has joined bidding for commercial time on Chinese state … |
The Kooyong Classic has been a staple of Australian Open tune-ups in recent history and 2009 will be no different. Eight of the best players of the world will once against descend on Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in the days before the season’s first Grand Slam to fine-tune their games. Absent, however, is three-time defending champion Andy Roddick. Nonetheless, the even still boasts a strong field, and this time it has an unusually younger feel to it marked by some of the game’s brightest risi
A wide range of sports and games are played in India. Undoubtedly, Indian sports have made a remarkable contribution at the international level, most importantly cricket, which has left such an impact on the minds of people that they worship it with full devotion, as if it is the fifth religion. Despite the facts and records, the present condition of sports in India, except for cricket, is nevertheless pathetic. Cricket undoubtedly gets the best management and sponsors of the country, probab
2008 Season in Review: March Ana Ivanovic capped off a magnificent performance at Indian Wells with the Pacific Life Open title in March. Relive the highlights from March in the third part of our 2008 Season in Review series. Venus and Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic to Compete at Madison Square Garden Four of the world’s best tennis players are headed for New York City’s most famous sports venue, Madison Square Garden. Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Jelena Janko