SPORTS EVENTS: Tee off with these events – North County Times
From baseball to mud runs to horse racing, Southern California is a mecca for sports and competition. Check out this sampling of events: Drew Brees Celebrity Championship: Today’s the final day to head to La Costa Resort and Spa to catch a glimpse of sports stars and other celebrities teeing off for the Brees Dream Foundation. This year’s participants (subject to change) include Brees, Trevor Hoffman, Jerry Rice, Rollie Fingers, Darren Sproles, Ray Romano and Bruce Jenner; celebritychampionship.com.
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Who is the most under-appreciated Boston sports star of the last 25 years – Seacoastonline.com
Today’s most viewed articles May 20, 2012 2:00 AM Question of the Week Frank Coppola Sports editor, Portsmouth Herald Paul Pierce. On paper, Pierce should be one of the most beloved figures in the history of Boston sports
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UFC star Jon Jones charged with DWI after wrecking car in upstate New York – Washington Post
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — UFC star Jon Jones was charged with DWI early Saturday after the car he was driving struck a utility pole, police said
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Calling on sports stars to apply for award – The Borneo Post
Posted on May 20, 2012, Sunday Dr Gregory Hii Sui Cheng SIBU : Full-time students who excel in sports are encouraged to apply for the Hii King Leng Scholarship Fund — Top Sport Stars (TSS) award. The award carries RM600 cash per annum for a period of two years plus a specially-minted gold medal. Sports enthusiast Dr Gregory Hii Sui Cheng, who initiated the fund which is named after his late father Hii King Leng, said thus far six students had applied for the award.
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SPEAKING OF SPORTS: Heat’s stars fading against Pacers – The Morning Journal
By JIM INGRAHAM jingraham@MorningJournal.com Twitter: @jitribeinsider ASSOCIATED PRESS Heat’s LeBron James, center, and Dwyane Wade leave the court after losing 94-75 to the Pacers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday in Indianapolis. If you can’t stand the Heat, get into the Pacers.
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Equal pay? Not on the basketball court – USA TODAY
INDIANAPOLIS – How much is one chromosome worth? By Dale Zanine, US Presswire Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, a former NBA most valuable player and defensive player of the year, earns roughly $21 million a year not including endorsements.
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Stars rally to drum up support for squash – gulfnews.com
Sport is among one of eight disciplines vying for IOC vote to make it to 2020 programme Staff Report Image Credit: Courtesy: World Squash Federation Women’s world number one Nicol David and men’s world number one James Willstrop, join the campaign to demand the inclusion of squash in the Olympic Games. London: Some of the world’s leading squash players, including women’s world number one Nicol David and men’s world number one James Willstrop, came together at London’s 02 Arena on Friday to show their support for their sport’s campaign to become part of the 2020 Olympic Games. Altogether 16 players took time out from the Allam British Open, now under way at the 02 — one of the venues for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games — to back the inclusion of squash in the Olympic Games from 2020.
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Struggling Racetrack Counts on a New Star – New York Times
By BOB MACKIN Published: May 19, 2012 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Last week, jockey Mario Gutierrez was reunited with I’ll Have Another in Baltimore, preparing for the Preakness Stakes, the follow-up to their victory at the Kentucky Derby. But the weekend before that, he was back at the track he still considers home, Hastings Racecourse, signing autographs and posing for photographs with fans for two hours
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Friday’s Sports in Brief – SI.com
CHICAGO (AP) – BASEBALL Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.
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Vallejo High stars at section track meet – Vallejo Times-Herald
FAIR OAKS – After seeing Vallejo High School’s 4-by-100 team blaze past Whitney, one onlooker said to his friend, “I told you that Vallejo was going to win …
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