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- Zim Olympic Games team to leave soon Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 2:13AMTHE first batch of 13 locally-based athletes and officials, who were recently selected to represent Zimbabwe at next month’s Olympic Games, are scheduled to leave the country for Beijing, China, on July 30.
- US NBA stars have something to prove at Beijing Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 12:07AMWashington, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant, who sparked the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals, smiled when asked about his summer plans following the playoffs.
- Team USA survives Tincher, Akron Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 11:17PMAKRON, Ohio — The U.S. Olympic softball team needed a tough test before leaving for China. Angela Tincher and her teammates made sure they got one.
- USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team July 22, 2008 • Las Vegas, Nevada Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 8:03PMUSA head coach Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University On what he expects to accomplish during training camp: We’ve gone long and we’ve gone very hard. We are trying to pick up the defense. We think we have a team that can score points so we want to make sure that we can defend.
- Williams named to Olympic basketball team Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 10:32AMSix years ago Deron Williams guided The Colony High School to its second consecutive 5A state semifinal berth. In less than two months, the decorated Cougar alum will lead the United States in its quest to regain world basketball dominance in the 2008 Olympic Summer Games.
- U.S. softball team a favorite despite stiffer competition Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 9:42AM China’s food, the language barrier, the pollution, the athletes’ village — all of it gets dissected by these American women, who have spent the past few months crisscrossing the country by bus while being treated like rock stars everywhere they go. Another favorite topic of conversation: the competition they’ll face in Beijing. The Japanese will be strong as usual. So will the Aussies. ...
- DWI Checks Set Up at Wine Fest Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 9:39AMOne might expect there could be some driving while intoxicated after a wine festival. So the organizer of a festival in the southern tier decided to take a proactive approach to make sure everyone was sober and safe before driving.
- Cigarette Blamed for House Fire Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 9:39AMFirefighters battled a small house fire at around 10:30 Sunday night on Rouge Road. The fire began on a dresser in a back bedroom of the home after someone improperly disposed of a cigarette. The fire spread into a wall, but was contained to the bedroom.
- 2008 Economic Outlook ‘Sobering’ Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 9:39AMEconomists do not foresee an economic rebound in the last 6 months of the year and 45 percent of experts believe the economy will either not grow at all or it will move at a 1 percent pace for the rest of the year.
- Obama to Meet With Iraqi Prime Minister Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 8:54AMDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is now in Iraq. Obama is scheduled to meet with General David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Most details of his trip are being kept secret for security reasons.
