FamousAbout.com » Athletics http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Johnson doubts Bolt’s chances of 4 golds in London (AP) http://famousabout.com/johnson-doubts-bolts-chances-of-4-golds-in-london-ap http://famousabout.com/johnson-doubts-bolts-chances-of-4-golds-in-london-ap#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:35:27 +0000 Cheftonio http://famousabout.com/johnson-doubts-bolts-chances-of-4-golds-in-london-ap AP – Former Olympic 400-meter champion Michael Johnson doubts Usain Bolt will be able to win four gold medals at the London Games.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/after-ban-penn-state-assistant-coach-ran-camps-ap/feed 0 NCAA approves major scholarship changes at meeting (AP) http://famousabout.com/ncaa-approves-major-scholarship-changes-at-meeting-ap http://famousabout.com/ncaa-approves-major-scholarship-changes-at-meeting-ap#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:50:13 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/ncaa-approves-major-scholarship-changes-at-meeting-ap AP – The scandal-plagued NCAA is moving swiftly to clean up its image.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/ncaa-approves-major-scholarship-changes-at-meeting-ap/feed 0 NCAA poised to make sweeping changes (AP) http://famousabout.com/ncaa-poised-to-make-sweeping-changes-ap http://famousabout.com/ncaa-poised-to-make-sweeping-changes-ap#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:21:04 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/ncaa-poised-to-make-sweeping-changes-ap AP – The NCAA is putting reform on the fast track.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/ncaa-poised-to-make-sweeping-changes-ap/feed 0 Column: NCAA last amateur left in college sports (AP) http://famousabout.com/column-ncaa-last-amateur-left-in-college-sports-ap http://famousabout.com/column-ncaa-last-amateur-left-in-college-sports-ap#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:53:54 +0000 Jason http://famousabout.com/column-ncaa-last-amateur-left-in-college-sports-ap AP – The number of people who buy the NCAA’s argument that amateurism is the backbone of college sports is dwindling by the day.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/reports-epstein-agrees-to-deal-with-cubs-ap/feed 0 Merritt celebrates unexpected doping win (AP) http://famousabout.com/merritt-celebrates-unexpected-doping-win-ap http://famousabout.com/merritt-celebrates-unexpected-doping-win-ap#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:09:37 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/merritt-celebrates-unexpected-doping-win-ap AP – LaShawn Merritt was pessimistic about his chances of coming back to defend his Olympic title in London. The 400-meter champion figured it would be difficult to overturn a doping rule that banned him from the next summer games.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/merritt-celebrates-unexpected-doping-win-ap/feed 0 Swiss sports court overturns Olympic doping rule (AP) http://famousabout.com/swiss-sports-court-overturns-olympic-doping-rule-ap http://famousabout.com/swiss-sports-court-overturns-olympic-doping-rule-ap#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:46:58 +0000 Jason http://famousabout.com/swiss-sports-court-overturns-olympic-doping-rule-ap AP – Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt was cleared to defend his 400-meter title in London next year after the American won his appeal Thursday against an IOC rule banning doping offenders from the games.

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