Sport in N.Korea Is Not for the Faint-Hearted

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Sport in N.Korea Is Not for the Faint-Hearted In 1974, a popular North Korean actress named Woo In-hee was found unconscious in an exhaust-filled car after having an affair with a man who was born in Japan. The man died in the car but Woo survived and was forced to stand in front of a committee for an ideological criticism session. Rather than blaming herself, Woo revealed that she had been sleeping with high-ranking movie industry officials in return for top roles in films. She was executed by firing squad soon after. Students at Kim Il-sung University may skip classes,...

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 09:29:52 PM

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France's Christophe Lamatrie wins the 100 metre European gold.

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France's Christophe LeMaitre wins the European championship in the 100 meter. He is the first European-American to break the 10 second mark in the 100 meter in a previous race.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 09:29:52 PM

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Mark Herzlich, Cancer Beaten, Provides Most Inspirational Story Of NCAA Season

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The ACC certainly gets kicked around when it comes to football, at least in the last couple of years. Some of it’s justified, when you consider how the conference is in the backyard of the SEC. Some of it is excessive. For example, there are several writers out there who get their jollies by linking to a picture of the half empty stadium in Jacksonville from the 2007 ACC Championship any time a story comes around about the conference title game. Get your shots in while you can, folks: you may not have the ACC to kick around much longer....

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 09:29:52 PM

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Britain bars Iroquois lacrosse team in passport dispute

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A Native American team forfeited their opening match of the men's lacrosse world championship on Thursday after being denied entry to Britain on tribal passports. The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) said in a statement that the 23 Iroquois players had been told they needed U.S. or Canadian documents to attend the two-week tournament in Manchester. The Iroquois, whose tribal ancestors are credited with inventing the game, say accepting such passports would be a blow against their national identity.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 09:29:52 PM

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Big, Big Trouble for North Carolina?

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The early news on the NCAA investigation of the North Carolina football program sounded bad enough as it was, but apparently things may very well be far worse for the Tarheels than originally believed. According to Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated, this isn't just some random kicking of the tires by the NCAA:

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 09:29:52 PM

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Belly-buttons key to success in sport: study

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WASHINGTON (AFP) – Scientists have found the reason why blacks dominate on the running track and whites in the swimming pool: it's in their belly-buttons, a study published Monday shows. What's important is not whether an athlete has an innie or an outie but where his or her navel is in relation to the rest of the body, says the study published in the International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics. The navel is the center of gravity of the body, and given two runners or swimmers of the same height, one black and one white, "what matters is...

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Gigantic LeBron James Mural Dismantled in Cleveland (VIDEO)

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Workers began dismantling the 10-story-tall iconic image of James on a mural in downtown Saturday, a billboard that has dominated the city’s skyline for years but is being taken down now that the superstar has left the Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. WATCH VIDEO

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