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Cris Cyborg Asked for Ronda Rousey in Strikeforce, Was Told "She’s Not Ready"

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The rivalry between former Strikeforce women’s champion Cris “Cyborg” Santos and current UFC bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey doesn’t seem to slow down despite the fact that they are in two different organizations with little hope of facing one another in at least the next year. Still, it’s hard to ignore that fire that burns between the two women as rarely can one of them go a single interview without the other’s name coming up Continue reading →

Liberty Mutual gears up for the Olympics with its Team USA sponsorship

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By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is celebrating its four-year sponsorship of Team USA with kick-off ceremonies Thursday that include such famous Olympic athletes as Aly Raisman, Michelle Kwan, and Mike Eruzione. Continue reading →

Idiot Crash On Sled 2 – Video

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Idiot Crash On Sled 2 idiota rozbić na sanki 2 Idiot Absturz auf Schlitten 2 idiota chocar en trineo 2 idiota Bater em tren 2 idiot s'craser sur traneau 2 Idiot crash on sled 2 Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about the Olympics and Olympians and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive … Was listening to the Fan960 in Calgary this am and Dean Molberg from The Morning … Continue reading →

China’s Hu Jintao Resigns As President 8/11/2012 – Video

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China's Hu Jintao Resigns As President 8/11/2012 As Hu Jintao steps onto the stage of the Great Hall of the People his party will seek to portray him as having presided over a “golden decade” for China. When the Communist Party made him the leader 10 years ago, China's economy was only a little bit bigger than Italy's. It is now the world's second largest economy and may take over as economic superpower of the world during the political life of China's next president Continue reading →

Astronauts watch Olympics from space

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The six astronauts living aboard the International Space Station are making time in their busy schedules to watch the 2012 Summer Olympics from space. In a new letter to Earth, NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, an avid sports fan, describes being able to catch some of the exciting events while in orbit Continue reading →

Freedom honour for GB cycle coach

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8 August 2012 Last updated at 13:36 ET Team GB’s cycling director has been offered the freedom of a Derbyshire borough in recognition of his achievements at London 2012. Dave Brailsford, who lives in Ilkeston, has been credited with masterminding the cycling team’s 12 medals at the Olympics. The honour also recognises his role in Bradley Wiggins’s Tour de France win Continue reading →

Freedom of Stirling for Murray?

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9 August 2012 Last updated at 08:43 ET Calls have been made for Olympic gold medal winner Andy Murray to be given the Freedom of Stirling. Dunblane’s MSP, Keith Brown, has written to Stirling Council asking them to consider giving the tennis player the honour. He congratulated the 25-year-old on his victory over Roger Federer at the London games, calling it a fantastic result. Continue reading →

Freedom Park to host BMX state championship race

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The BMX track at Camarillo’s Freedom Park BMX riders at Camarillo’s Freedom Park Camarillo’s Freedom Park BMX Raceway will be hosting a state championship race Saturday. Practice and race registration is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with racing to begin after 1 Continue reading →

Summer Olympics go for the green as London prepares to host the world

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Public release date: 11-Jul-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Cathia Falvey cfalvey@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, July 11, 2012As athletes from around the world compete for medals at the Summer Olympics in London, the city will be striving to meet Olympic-level sustainability goals. A fascinating first-person view of how these sustainability targets were developed and will be achieved is featured in Sustainability: The Journal of Record, a publication of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (www.liebertpub.com) The article is available free online at the Sustainability: The Journal of Record (www.liebertpub.com/sus) website. The central location of the Summer 2012 Olympics is the East End neighborhood of Stratford, once known as an industrial wasteland Continue reading →

Pupils ‘travel world’ as school embraces Games

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Last updated at 14:00, Thursday, 28 June 2012 A BARROW school embraced the Olympics to learn about countries from across the world. Title Author Copyright Description Pupils at Cambridge School, in Barrow, took part in an Olympic flag procession on Monday. Continue reading →

Falkland Islands: behaviour of Argentina is unacceptable, says David Cameron

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”No one should be in any doubt that as far as the British Government is concerned, it is Falkland Islanders who will determine the sovereignty of the islands. I believe their view will be respected by this House, this country and by the world.” Earlier this month Foreign Office minister David Lidington said Falkland Islanders were being subjected to increasingly aggressive behaviour, threats and military rhetoric from Argentina. Continue reading →