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USA TODAY

Goalkeeper Hope Solo listed in starting lineup for US in vital Olympic ...
Washington Post
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Hope Solo was listed in the starting lineup for the US women's soccer team in the Olympic qualifier against Costa Rica. Solo was in the starting 11 announced before kickoff of the game Friday night at BC Place in ...
USA seeks Olympic berth with Cheney as playmakerSoccer America
Injured Solo practices before US women's Olympic qualifierUSA TODAY
Injured Solo practices before Olympic qualifierMid Columbia Tri City Herald
Vancouver Sun -New York Times
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Maple Leaf elephant tied to Olympic glory
Globe and Mail
The uncovering of a time capsule under the former Maple Leaf Gardens Thursday has revealed a possible Olympic gold medal connection with the old building, Globe and Mail research found Friday. The ivory elephant discovered Thursday matches one that was ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

London 2012: Shakespeare provides the inspiration for 'wondrous' Olympic Games ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Danny Boyle, the artistic director for the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games, finds inspiration in The Tempest's Caliban. By Paul Kelso He is the cursed monster of Shakespeare's The Tempest, “not honour'd with a human shape”.

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Magnussen opens Olympic campaign with sizzling 100m free SA title win
The Australian
AUSTRALIA'S world 100m freestyle champion James Magnussen has begun the Olympic year in better form than any male sprinter in the history of the sport. Magnussen won the 100m at the South Australian titles in Adelaide last night in a super time of ...

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With Olympic berth on the line, Canada faces pressure-packed semifinal clash ...
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
By Andrew Bucholtz By Andrew Bucholtz | Fourth-Place Medal – 3 minutes 12 seconds ago VANCOUVER, BC—One game could define the Canadian women's soccer team's entire year. Canada faces Mexico Friday night (10:30 pm Eastern on Sportsnet, CONCACAF.com) at ...

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Yahoo! Sports

Olympic bid on the line as U.S. women's soccer team faces Costa Rica
Sacramento Bee
By KEVIN BAXTER The US women's soccer team dominated the first round of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament in Vancouver, Canada, outscoring its three opponents 31-0 and rolling into the semifinals undefeated. But that won't mean anything if the ...
U.S. Women's Soccer Olympic Hopes at StakeNBC San Diego
U.S. women's soccer Olympic hopes on lineU-T San Diego
US WNT Play for Olympic BerthSoccer365 (press release)
Burnaby NewsLeader
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Newsday

Danny Boyle offers glimpse of Olympic opener
Newsday
News Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Danny Boyle offers glimpse of Olympic opener Originally published: January 27, ...

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Daily Mail

Danny Boyle offers glimpse of Olympic opener
Fox News
LONDON – There's a nod to Shakespeare, a big bell and ... nurses? Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle offered a sneak peek of his vision for the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, revealing Friday that he'll ring a massive bell to start ...
Olympic exodus: One in ten Britons going OVERSEAS just to avoid the 'Greatest ...Daily Mail
London 2012: Olympic opening ceremonies in picturesBBC News
Olympic ceremony to celebrate 'Isles of Wonder'AFP
The Press Association
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Ben Lee, a 1992 Olympian, will coach the U.S. badminton team in London this summer. USA Badminton announced the move Friday. The Olympic badminton competition is scheduled from July 28 to Aug. 5 at Wembley Arena in London. Lee was the captain of the 1992 U.S. team in Barcelona, the first Olympics in which badminton was a contested sport.

The National

Dubai Marathon win gives Abshero Olympic confidence
The National
DUBAI // Ayele Abshero Biza, running a marathon for the first time, clipped the legendary Haile Gebrselassie's Dubai Marathon course record in winning the men's title, while defending champion Aselefech Mergia Medessa did the same in a blistering ...
Lel to stake out his Olympic claim in Dubai - PREVIEWInternational Association of Athletics Foundation

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