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Today is Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010 |
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World Cup kicks off in 100 days |
Children of the Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg now live in the shadow of the newly constructed Soccer City, the key venue of the 2010 World Cup games, being hosted for the first time by an African nation.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (BP)--In just 100 days, soccer fans from around the world will converge on 10 South African venues to watch 32 nations battle for the prestigious World Cup.
Up to 500,000 international visitors are expected for the month-long competition, which begins June 11. This is the first World Cup to be hosted by an African nation.
The United States will open play against England on June 12 after qualifying for the World Cup tournament by defeating Honduras last October.
The U.S.-Brit matchup pits two teammates from the Los Angeles Galaxy against each other -- midfielders David Beckham for England and Landon Donovan for the United States. The Americans also are slated to play Algeria and Slovenia in the first round of matches.
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Avery Johnson's dream lifted him to NBA |
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DALLAS (BP)--Former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson, fired just two years after leading his team to within two games of the NBA title, told the annual NBA All-Star Breakfast that faith has helped him overcome adversity.
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NCAA looks to ban Tebow-type eye black |
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INDIANAPOLIS (BP)--In what some are already calling the "Tim Tebow rule," the NCAA Football Rules Committee is proposing that college football players be prohibited from writing anything on their eye black -- the very types of messages the former Florida Gator quarterback made popular with various Bible verses.
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Trejo leads Oklahoma Baptist baseball to win |
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (BP)--Oklahoma Baptist racked up a dozen hits and grabbed a 10-4 win over Bacone in Muskogee March 2.
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| David E. Prince |
Snow recently covered a good portion of the country but I have not felt as warm and vibrant in some time.
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| Micah Watson |
Tiger Woods recently delivered a public statement apologizing for his extra-marital affairs and liaisons prior to the bizarre car crash that brought his private and public personas into conflict.
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