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New York -
The New York City Triathlon reached a sort of milestone this past Sunday. Two people died during the swim portion of the race, putting a scare into the organization that runs it, and into all the athletes who participate in it.
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Sports stars often inadvertently overshadow their talents with outrageous antics, therefore I have decided to outline three sports stars who are commonly remembered for the wrong reasons.
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It is no secret that athletes’ performances decrease with age. Athletes’ bodies also wear down with age. A French study says they can find when these decreases could start to show up in athletes.
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It’s one of the old adages when it comes to NHL playoff hockey. That being, it’s not always the team with the most front-end talent that comes out with a victory, yet the team with the deepest roster.
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Halifax -
Governments celebrated the grand opening of the Canada Games Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday setting the stage to welcome Canadian athletes to the 2011 Canada Winter Games which will commence February 11.
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Monkeys are providing protection for athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games in India, after complaints that roaming animals and even a cobra were found in competitors’ accommodations.
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New Delhi -
Over concerns of safety and cleanliness, Canada's athletes are delaying a Friday evening departure to New Delhi, India for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Several nations are also reconsidering their participation in the event.
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Any athlete who completes will tell you they would rather win than lose and a championship is the ultimate goal, still there is more to sports than just winning and losing.
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Illinois police officers were staking out Dunkin' Donuts this weekend to raise money for Special Olympics. They started before daylight and with ladders in hand the cops climbed on the rooftops at the popular donut chain across the state.
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Chilean athletes are working to get home from the Winter Games as quickly as possible in wake of the devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake.
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Athletes from New Zealand and Germany win the annual stair-race up the Empire State Building.
Greece's athletics federation suspends domestic events because of spending cuts - although they will still compete in London 2012.
 In Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics, top athletes are feeling the strain of harsh economic realities. The CBC's Ioanna Roumeliotis reports on how Greek athletes are training on a shoestring budget in the lead up to the London Olympics.
 Manny Ramirez and the Oakland Athletics agreed on a minor league contract Monday that is worth approximately $500,000 US if he's added to the big league roster.
 Athletes competing in 11 sports at this summer's Olympic and Paralympic games are getting more money from the federal government.
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