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CUTTING THE CUP: FIFA TO SHORTEN EVENT BY ABOUT FIVE DAYS
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said that the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea "is likely to be up to a week shorter than the current tournament," according to a report in USA TODAY. Blatter said t
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WORLD CUP NOTES
With the second round complete, adidas has maintained a small lead over Nike in the FINANCIAL TIMES'' World Cup sponsor index, which measures the performance of teams wearing the various companies'' a
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In Miami, Dan LeBatard, on the youth movement in women''s tennis: "They are bold, boorish brats. And, man, isn''t it wonderful? These irritating female tennis players -- cocky in one breath, crying in
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PAKIN' EM IN: U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN SETS NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD
Sunday''s final round of the U.S. Women''s Open drew a "throng" of 24,000 to the Blackwolf Run course in Kohler, WI, boosting the event''s four-day attendance total to 115,000 and breaking the previou
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JUST ONE DRINK FROM YOUR LOVING CUP: FRANCE'S FINAL FOUR
"After three weeks of scoreless ties, yellow cards, flag waving, aimless running, several fights, two shootouts, one fatal stabbing, mangled midfielders, unchecked beer drinking, national disgraces an
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DAYTONA INT'L CANCELS PEPSI 400 DUE TO BRUSH FIRES IN FL
Daytona Int''l Speedway (DIS) officials announced today that NASCAR''s Pepsi 400 race, scheduled for Saturday night, has been postponed until Saturday, October 17, due to brush fires in central FL. DI
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CUP CRAZY: NIKE KICKING ITS WAY INTO THE SOCCER MARKET
Nike "may be going hard at soccer" by spending more than $40M around the World Cup -- more than "it has spent on any single event" -- but it is also "going soft ... trying to play it straight in the s
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HARRIS POLL: ARE AMERICANS INTERESTED IN THE WORLD CUP?
The Harris Poll surveyed 1,000 adults between June 17- 22 about their interest in the World Cup (Harris Poll). KNOWLEDGE OF WORLD CUP SEX AGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME ADULTS MEN WOMEN 18-24 25-29 $50-7
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ADIDAS SAYS THAT SOME CONTRACTORS USED CHINESE PRISONERS
adidas-Salomon AG "conceded that some of its licensees and subcontractors likely used Chinese prisoners at a labor camp ... to produce thousands of soccer balls branded with Adidas and Official World
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U.S Soccer is hoping for a crowd "in excess of" 20,000 for this Sunday''s U.S. Women''s team match against Germany in Chicago. So far, more than 115,000 tickets have been sold for next year''s Women''
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