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Rookie In Middle Of Border Rivalry
SPORTS AND HEALTH – Frans van Riemsdyk did not see his son, James, score his first N.H.L. goal live, so there was no way he was going to miss James’s first Stanley Cup playoff game Wednesday. He bumped up a few appointments and caught an earlier flight.
Van Riemsdyk, who had been out of town, arrived [...] -
Skateboarding Will Be Next for Snowboarding Champion
SPORTS AND HEALTH – In the weeks after winning a second Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Shaun White flew to Japan, London, Germany, Chicago and Los Angeles (twice) — all part of an international media tour that kept him away from snowboarding.
When he returned home, the 23-year-old White [...] -
Vonn Wins 3rd Straight World Cup
Sports and Health – Standing atop the mountain, Lindsey Vonn already knew she was the best skier in the world for the third year in a row.
She didn’t have to make her last run, but she raced anyway and won Friday’s super-G to become the most accomplished U.S. skier with 33 World Cup victories, one [...] -
Winter Olympics Final Recap, NHL Players in Action
Was Canada the team that we all expected that it would be?
Canada was certainly the indisputable favorite of the Winter Olympic hockey tournament, however during the first group matchups it wasn’t the unbeatable team we all thought that it would be. Let’s analyze Canada’s race to the gold in more detail…
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Olympic Glory, Led by Stars Hardly on the Team
Sport | Health – British Columbia — No gold is awarded to the nation that takes home the most medals at the Vancouver Games, yet for a few countries, the battle to rack up the most golds, silvers and bronzes can be one of the most competitive sports at the Olympics.
The United States entered the [...]