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Kidney for
Lacey donation update
 Arbiter Online - 2010-04-06 08:30
On March
8, The Arbiter profiled mass communication major and award winning
paralympian Lacey Heward, who is waiting for a kidney transplant. To donate
to Lacey?s transplant fund, visit kidneyforlacey.com.
On March 8, The Arbiter profiled mass communication major and award
winning paralympian Lacey Heward, who is waiting for a kidney
transplant.
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Department
of Health & Ageing -Thanks to a Leader of Australian sport
Australian Government - 2010-04-06 08:05
The
Minister for Sport Kate Ellis today paid tribute to the contribution of
outgoing Australian Sports Commission Chair Greg Hartung.
years.? President of the Australian Paralympic Committee for 12
years, Mr Hartung was appointed last year to the esteemed position of Vice
President of the International Paralympic Committee. ?Mr
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Getting a
sporting chance THE Gazette is teaming up with Compete North East (CNE) to
give north Northumberland businesses a sporting chance.
Northumberland Gazette - 2010-04-06 06:49
THE
Gazette is teaming up with Compete North East (CNE) to give north
Northumberland businesses a sporting chance.
sectors compete for a range of real business opportunities from upcoming
events â?' starting with the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games.
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Food-tampering
copycats hit stores (Canada)
Castanet.net - 2010-04-06 06:28
Ex-coach
James's pardon explained by parole board Amid growing outrage that former
hockey coach Graham James was pardoned for molesting two teens, the
Calgary applauds Alberta's Olympic athletes Despite the warm spring
weather, some Calgarians flashed red woolen mittens to honour Alberta's
Olympians and Paralympians at a celebration in Olympic Plaza.
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USSTAGâ??s
Zach Railey Dominates Medal Race at Princess Sofia; USAâ??s Barkow Wins
Bronze Medal
US Sailing - 2010-04-06 05:58
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Sailing Teams Home > Releases > USSTAGâ??s Zach Railey Dominates Medal
Race at Princess Sofia; USAâ??s Barkow Wins Bronze Medal USSTAGâ??s Zach
The top boats in each Olympic and Paralympic class are selected
annually to be members of the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics.
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Athletes
hope Olympics will spawn new winter sports fans
Star Phoenix - 2010-04-06 05:13
CALGARY â
Olympic withdrawal is not a condition officially recognized by the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
CALGARY â Olympic withdrawal is not a condition officially recognized by
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.But donât go
telling any of the 45 Olympians and Paralympians honoured Monday in
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Run with
the Hope-carriers
Whitehorse Leader - 2010-04-06 05:11
Chief
Commissioner Simon Overland with the Flame of Hope. N32TORCH TIME is running
out for you to be involved in the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
All funds raised go programs across Victoria for intellectually disabled
athletes.
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My
Paralympic adventure
Free Press - 2010-04-06 05:04
Email
Print Increase Decrease Reset Comments Grace Brulotte carried the Paralympic
flame through Vancouver hours before the opening ceremony. by Grace Brulotte
It came and it ended so fast. Before I knew it the Paralympics were over.
Email Print Increase Decrease Reset Comments Grace Brulotte carried the Paralympic
flame through Vancouver hours before the opening ceremony. by Grace Brulotte
It came and it ended so fast.
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Johnson
heads top 10 sporting disqualifications
Reuters UK - 2010-04-06 04:28
LONDON,
April 6 (Reuters) - Spaniard Borja Etchart is the latest professional golfer
to get disqualified when he was ejected from the Andalucia Open after twice
wrongly placing his ball. Top 10 disqualifications 1.
7. Spanish Paralympic basketball team Spain's Paralympic
basketball team were ordered to hand back their gold medals at the 2000
Sydney Games after an inquiry found 10 of the 12 players had no mental
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UFC event
confirmed, now Vancouver chases WrestleMania
Vancouver Sun - 2010-04-06 04:19
at the
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Photograph by: Handout,
WWE.
the home of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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USOC to
give $250,000 to youth programs
Colorado Springs Independent - 2010-04-06 04:10
The game's
on. The U.S. Olympic Committee and its national governing bodies of
individual sports have announced they will give $250,000 over two years to
city youth and recreation programs .
Programs that will be funded for kids include: basketball, boxing,
learn-to-swim, paralympic sports, summer camps, in-line hockey and
judo....Dan Schwieder , the city's paralympic sport club director,
says the grant...
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McIvor,
Ziptrek to promote B.C. in San Francisco
Pique News Magazine - 2010-04-06 03:38
Provincial
tourism ministry, CTC focusing on post-Olympic awareness A Whistler company
and a Whistler Olympic gold medalist will be promoting British Columbia in
San Francisco this month.
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games," said Kevin Krueger,
Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
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Sledge
hockey player who inspired team dies of cancer
Red Deer Advocate - 2010-04-06 02:28
Matthew
Cook, centre, celebrates Team Canada' first goal against Team USA on Nov. 18,
2008 at the 2008 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
18, 2008 at the 2008 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown,
P.E.I.Cook, a sledge hockey player who inspired Canada's team at the Paralympic
Games in Vancouver, has died of cancer.
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Calgary
applauds Alberta's Olympic athletes
CBC - 2010-04-06 02:16
Bobsled
silver medallist Helen Upperton, centre, poses for a photo with her fellow
Olympians as Calgary honoured all of Alberta's Olympians and Paralympians who
competed at the the 2010 Games in Vancouver.
Bobsled silver medallist Helen Upperton, centre, poses for a photo with
her fellow Olympians as Calgary honoured all of Alberta's Olympians and Paralympians
who competed at the the 2010 Games in Vancouver.(Jeff
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Sledge
hockey player Matt Cook dies at 22
CBC Edmonton - 2010-04-06 02:10
Matt Cook,
seen here in 2009, died Sunday of cancer. (CBC) Matt Cook died Sunday in
Edmonton. At 18, he played for the Bonnyville Pontiacs.
Cook was all set to try out for the Paralympic sledge hockey team
that would play at the Vancouver Olympics when he was diagnosed with cancer
again.
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Zirbel
accepts two-year suspension; Zwizanski and Van Ulden move up
USA Cycling - 2010-04-06 00:22
The United
States Anti-doping Agency (USADA) has announced that Tom Zirbel of Boulder,
Colorado, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has tested positive for a
prohibited substance and has accepted a suspension for his doping offense.
The sample resulted in an adverse analytical finding for testosterone or
its precursors, which is in the class of anabolic steroids and prohibited
under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic
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Olympic
salute draws crowds to downtown Calgary
Calgary Herald - 2010-04-05 23:42
CALGARY -
This April day was a bit warm for heavy woollen mittens, but several
Calgarians hauled their red Vancouver 2010 pairs out of their closets
More than 1,000 people flocked to Olympic Plaza to applaud the gold-medal
likes of Olympic bobsledder Caillie Humphreys and and Paralympic
cross-country skiier Brian McKeever.
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Wounded
warriors prepare for games
WTVM - 2010-04-05 23:19
Wounded
warriors prepare for Warrior Games with help from USAMU experts USAMU PAO
FORT BENNING, GA ? Some of today's wounded warriors have lost limbs,
The Warrior Games provide a focal event to empower the incorporation of
athletics into military wounded warrior programs, and provide an opportunity
to introduce Paralympic sports to injured service
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USTA to
Participate in 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll Event
US Olympic Team - 2010-04-05 22:28
- The USTA
today announced that it will take part in the 2010 White House Easter Egg
Roll in coordination with new company Baby Goes Pro, and will
Paralympic Games.
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Diamond in
the rough
HometownAnnapolis.com - 2010-04-05 22:22
County
breaks ground on field for disabled athletes By this summer, athletes on the
county's Challengers baseball team won't have to worry about getting caught
in the mud or stuck in other ruts on the diamond.
County breaks ground on field for disabled athletes By this summer,
athletes on the county's Challengers baseball team won't have to worry about
getting caught in the mud or stuck in other ruts on the
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CATALONIA
CALLS FOR CPI SQUAD
Evening Herald - 2010-04-05 22:10
Also in
Junior & Senior Search Query: Herald.ie Web Search PREPARATIONS and
training are well under way for the Cerebral Palsy Ireland Development
"B" squad, who will be heading off to Barcelona in May to compete
in the Catalonia Tournament.
"Myself and fellow coaches rate these young players highly and hope
they will eventually go on and join Paul Cassin's senior squad, in
preparation for the Paralympics in London 2012.
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People With
Disabilities Experience Their Possibilities at Abilities Expo Los Angeles
PRnewswire USA - 2010-04-05 20:55
See more
news releases in: Health Care & Hospitals, Trade Show News, Handicapped,
Disabled Abilities Expo is this weekend on April 9-11, 2010 at the
Paralympian athlete Angela Madsen will also be on hand to
demonstrate adaptive rowing and showcase her famous ocean rowing boat,
RowofLife.
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Chugging
Coca-Cola? It?s gold for NASCAR drivers and their favorite charities
SceneDaily.com - 2010-04-05 19:25
Members of
the U.S. Paralympic sled hockey team receive gold medals after their win over
Japan. Joey Logano's relationship with Coca-Cola helped provide funding for
sleds used by the U.S. team. JJ O'Connor JJ O'Connor, U.S.
Paralympic sled hockey team receive gold medals after their
win over Japan....JJ O'Connor JJ O'Connor, U.S.Paralympic Sled Hockey
Team Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size RESIZE I openly admit that I used
to ...
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Thousands
more tickets released for 2012 Games
Thurrock Today - 2010-04-05 17:21
MORE
tickets are to be made available to the Olympic Games it has been announced.
The total number of tickets has been increased by 300,000 to eight million
for the Olympic Games and by 500,000 for the Paralympic Games.
The total number of tickets has been increased by 300,000 to eight million
for the Olympic Games and by 500,000 for the Paralympic Games.The
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
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letters:
April 3
London Free Press - 2010-04-05 15:57
Jury out
on Haiti rebuild The article, Canada to pay $100 million for seat on Haiti
rebuilding club (March 29) declares Canada will be joining an exclusive
international club that will guide the rebuilding of earthquake-ravaged
Haiti.
Stan Korchuk London Paralympics well covered Regarding the letter
Athletes merited more (March 26)....The coverage of the Paralympic
Games was wonderful....It was wonderful to watch and we thoroughly enjoyed
the Paralympic...
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Calgary's
Olympic athletes to be feted today
Calgary Herald - 2010-04-05 14:38
The public
is invited to Olympic Plaza today to honour Alberta's Winter Olympic and
Paralympic athletes, along with coaches and team staff.
The public is invited to Olympic Plaza today to honour Alberta's Winter
Olympic and Paralympic athletes, along with coaches and team
staff.Skeleton gold medallist Jon Montgomery, women's curling silver
medallist
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Snakes
putting best face forward
Vernon Morning Star - 2010-04-05 14:18
Graeme
Corbett/Morning Star others also read... Vernon Morning Star Updated: April
03, 2010 11:26 AM If there is one area where the Vernon Vipers haven?t been
overly convincing this B.C.
Vernon?s Sonja Gaudet and Armstrong?s Ina Forrest, who won gold in
wheelchair curling with the Team Canada at the 2010 Paralympic Games
in Vancouver, will drop the puck before Game 1 tonight.
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San
Francisco Fun Seekers About to Get a BC Experience
Centre Daily Times - 2010-04-05 13:44
VANCOUVER,
British Columbia One of the most popular public activities during the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is coming to San Francisco
as part of The British Columbia Experience, an 11 day celebration kicking off
on April 8th.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia One of the most popular public activities
during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is
coming to San Francisco as part of The British Columbia Experience, an 11
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Tories
snapped up VIP Olympic tickets, opposition avoids
CKNW Vancouver News - 2010-04-05 12:55
OTTAWA -
Conservative MPs and senators took advantage of up to 211 reserved tickets
for the Olympic Games while opposition parties avoided the controversial perk
entirely, a government tally indicates.
Only 34 parliamentarians took advantage of tickets to the Paralympic
Games, 20 of them for the gold medal sledge hockey final....A Canadian Heritage
spokesman blamed a drop in demand for Paralympic tickets on changes
in...
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Cook dies
of cancer
Daily Gleaner - 2010-04-05 12:51
Canada's
sledge hockey team member Matthew Cook pose for a photo at the Hockey Hall of
Fame on Friday, March 13, 2009 in Toronto. Cook, who inspired Canada's team
at the Paralympic Games in Vancouver, has died of cancer.
Cook, who inspired Canada's team at the Paralympic Games in
Vancouver, has died of cancer.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Greg Strong.
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Alyse wants
family on Athens mission
Manly Daily - 2010-04-05 12:30
Alyse
Saxby, pictured at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, has her sights on
Athens gold. Picture: VIRGINIA YOUNG AT the tender age of 20, Alyse Saxby is
already a veteran sailor.
disabled athletes.
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Op Ed --
Equestrian Enters Clean Sport Era
Around The Rings - 2010-04-05 10:31
(ATR)
After doping scandals at the last two Summer Games, FEI Secretary General
Alex McLin writes that April 5, 2010 marks a new clean sport era for
equestrian. Read his guest Op Ed to find out how the sport is fighting
doping.
Combine Winter Olympics, Paralympics -...A Paralympics
expert suggests combining the Winter Paras with the Olympics......Paralympics
a Success -...TOP Sponsor Atos Origin says Paralympics were a success
...more ...
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Hatfield
House?s Lord Salisbury backs Herts Olympic preparations
Welwyn and Hatfield Times - 2010-04-05 09:50
Lord
Salisbury, owner of Hatfield House, has thrown his backing behind the
county?s preparations for the London 2012 Olympics by becoming a patron of
both our own momentum and working to achieve the many opportunities for
Hertfordshire which the Olympics and Paralympics offer.? Your View
Welcome to the Welwyn Hatfield Times, please enter your Email address and
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Snakes
putting best face forward
Golden Star - 2010-04-05 09:17
Viper
netminder Graeme Gordon (left) and Connor Jones jockey for position while
awaiting an incoming point shot during a team practice Wednesday afternoon at
Wesbild Centre. Graeme Corbett/Morning Star Email Print Letter to Editor
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Vernon?s Sonja Gaudet and Armstrong?s Ina Forrest, who won gold in
wheelchair curling with the Team Canada at the 2010 Paralympic Games
in Vancouver, will drop the puck before Game 1 tonight.
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