Soccer Sees a New Champ and a New Team (LAist)
Soccer is sometimes characterized as a cruel sport, not because it is a violent sport, but instead, its cruelty in its administration of justice on the field. It is perhaps the most democratic of team sports, where on any given day, the highest ranked team in the World could lose to the lowest ranked one, and conversely, the most dominant team on the field doesn't always win. It is highly ...
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A Handpicked Team for a Foreign Policy Shift (New York Times)
In the vision of the coming Obama administration, an expanded corps of diplomats and aid workers would be engaged in preventing conflicts and rebuilding failed states around the world.
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Woodbury wins own turkey tourney (Woodbury Bulletin)
The Woodbury boys hockey team won its own annual Thanksgiving Tournament and opened the season 2-0 with an 8-1 win against Farmington on Nov. 28, followed by an 8-2 victory against Tartan the next night. Max Gaede (pictured) and his Royals teammates travel to Rosemount this Thursday. Staff Photo by Tom Carothers. Advertisement: Wireless World $10 OFF In-Stock Accessories Text this ...
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World Cup is no joke for England (Independent)
The autumn international series was not exactly a side-splitter for England, so Martin Johnson and his colleagues were in dire need of something to smile at as the draw for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand unfolded in London yesterday.
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Revolution's Igwe and Valentino to Travel to England (OurSports Central)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution's Amaechi Igwe and Rob Valentino, members of Major League Soccer's Generation adidas program, will journey to England, Dec. 6-14, for a training trip that will include matches against reserve teams of some of the world's top clubs.
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Heart girl on Disney World trip (BBC News)
A Herefordshire girl who refused a heart transplant heads for a family holiday to Florida with a children's charity.
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Obama's national security team, and the Clintons (International Herald Tribune)
Barack Obama will introduce his national security team Monday, including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, as his secretary of state.
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JAMAICA and the Caribbean's Sandals & Beaches Resorts have swept the British Travel Awards and the Virgin Holidays ... (The Jamaica Observer)
The Gordon 'Butch' Stewart-owned resort chain was named Best All-Inclusive Resorts/Hotels at a glittering ceremony for the British Travel Awards held in front of an audience of the most senior industry professionals in travel.
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Perfect World Launches Small-scale Closed Beta Testing for 'Battle of the Immortals' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Perfect World Co., Ltd. , a leading online game developer and operator in China, announced that the Company launched small-scale closed beta testing for its first mysterious adventure MMORPG, "Battle of the Immortals", today.
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Sports News for Kids: Gymnastics World takes top three in AAU state qualifier (Naples Daily News)
The Level 3 gymnasts at Gymnastic World of Naples competed Nov. 22 in Port Richey at the third AAU State Qualifier meet. The girls swept the top three places in the all-around competition.
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