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Boston Marathon Organizers Weighing Difficult Decisions Regarding '14 Race05 / 16 / 13The Boston Athletic Association continues to "figure out what the future holds," as the '14 Boston Marathon will be "unlike any other road race -- part celebration, part commemoration, part logistical puzzle, part massive security undertaking," according to Shira Springer of the BOSTON GLOBE. Issues... Tags: Events and Attractions |
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JERRY'S STACKING THE DURHAM REGION WITH STYLE
Pistons G and Univ. of NC alum Jerry Stackhouse will open BIL of Durham, a new hip-hop clothing store, on September 19. BIL, which stands for Brothers Inspiring Loyalty, will feature urban styles, inc
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EARNHARDT JR. TAKES ON BIG DADDY IN COCA-COLA JAPAN RACE
Dale Earnhardt will race against his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., for the first time at the November 22 NASCAR Thunder Special Coca-Cola 500 exhibition race to be held in Japan and televised live on TBS a
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PILOT PEN ATTRACTS CROWDS DESPITE BECOMING SEEDLESS
The Pilot Pen Int''l in CT drew 91,625 for the nine days of the men''s tournament, "up 13,474 from last year''s all- time low," according to Greg Garber of the HARTFORD COURANT. Tournament Chair Butch
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THE BASS MEN: SI TOUTS BASS FISHING AS THE NEXT NASCAR
"Despite a negligible live gate ... and zero live- television revenue," bass fishing "is attracting enough corporate sponsorship to make millionaires" out of a handful of anglers "and to provide a com
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The 11 days of the ''98 Great American Insurance ATP Championship drew 165,643 fans, including record crowds for the main draw semifinals Saturday night (10,702) and Sunday''s final (10,682). Total pa
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BOXING NEWS: LEWIS TO DEFEND IN CT; HOLYFIELD CUTS HIS PURSE
Lennox Lewis will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Zeljko Mavrovic at CT''s Mohegan Sun Casino on September 26, according to Terry Price of the HARTFORD COURANT, who writes that the fight will
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The inaugural "Nike Four in the Fall" preseason women''s basketball tournament, presented by Secret antiperspirant, will be conducted by the Women''s Basketball Coaches Association at San Jose Arena N
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THE NEXT BIG THING? WOMEN'S SOCCER HAS GREAT EXPECTATIONS
BRANDWEEK''s Rod Taylor previews next year''s inaugural Women''s World Cup under the header "The Girls Of Next Summer," and writes that "history ... dictates" that the event "will be astonishingly pop
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BIG CROWDS AT DU MAURIER OPEN GOOD NEWS FOR TENNIS CANADA
This week''s du Maurier Open in Toronto opened with a record one-day attendance of 11,902, prompting the TORONTO STAR''s Tony Wong to ask, "Is tennis hot again?" With an operating budget of C$17M, Ten
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GOODWILL GAMES END WITH JUDGES DIVIDED ON ITS PERFORMANCE
The Goodwill Games concluded last night, and "by most standards" they were "a success," according to Frank Litsky of the N.Y. TIMES, who writes that the competition "generally ranged from good to exce
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