British Olympian Jessica Ennis thought she had broken her personal record on the 100m hurdles. Embarrassingly, a mistake committed by race organizers kept her from achieving her personal best. Instead of ten, nine hurdles were placed on the track! After the track athlete won with a time of 12.75 to beat Americans Danielle Carruthers and […]
Monday May 28 2012, 2:18 AM EST | Posted in
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An Israeli rescued a distressed climber, an American of Turkish origin, on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to reach the summit. Nadav Ben-Yehuda came across Aydin Irmak near the summit last weekend. In that chaotic time, four climbers died on their way down from the summit amid a traffic jam of more than 200 […]
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Another fourth-quarter collapse once again caused the Los Angeles Lakers their loss. They didn’t show much composure in the locker room, either, with Andrew Bynum and Kobe Bryant throwing blames at teammates for allowing the Oklahoma City Thunder to steal their second victory in three games. Unluckily, Bryant missed 8 of his 10 shots in […]
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Pepsi announced on Thursday that it was cancelling sponsorship of a prestigious national horse show, a day after ABC News broadcast footage of a horse being beaten by a trainer in training. According to the Walking Horse National Celebration, Pepsi had been a sponsor since 2010 of the nation’s leading competition for Tennessee Walking Horses, […]
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A limbless Frenchman planning a journey of making a challenging swim around the world finally got his epic wish which started on Thursday after sorting out paperwork problems in Papua New Guinea. Philippe Croizon, who lost both his arms and legs in an electrical accident in 1994, braved the waters in the Pacific country’s remote […]
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LeBron James concluded his emotional MVP acceptance speech Saturday saying, “Heat nation, we have a bigger goal,” James said. “This is very overwhelming to me as an individual award. But this is not the award I want, ultimately. I want that championship. That’s all that matters to me.” This is James’ third NBA MVP award, […]
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The Guinness record-keeping agency is acknowledging a 44-year-old Hawaii pro surfer for conquering a 78-foot wave off the coast of Portugal, beating a 2008 record by more than 1 foot. Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara of Haleiwa, on Oahu’s North Shore, told The Associated Press that the ride of his life was a stroke of luck. […]
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The traditional countdown to the London Olympics began with the lighting of the Games torch using the sun’s rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, commencing a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium’s cauldron at the opening ceremony on July 27. On a sunny day at the site of the ancient […]
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Fighting only a few weeks before he serves his three-month sentence in a county jail for domestic abuse, Mayweather found himself in a difficult boxing match Saturday night. Floyd Mayweather Jr. bags the win with unanimous decision from judges over his opponent Miguel Cotto, who wouldn’t easily going to quit. Mayweather used his speed and […]
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Argentine field hockey star Luciana Aymar, the seven-time international player of the year, got upset with goalie for getting pregnant before Olympics. The world’s greatest woman field hockey player said she wanted a drink when she found out her national teammate was pregnant, not to celebrate but to drown her frustrations. The Argentine star revealed […]
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