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January 29th, 2012 
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With the gold medal already his, Shaun White laid down a victory lap to remember — a perfect one. White earned his fifth consecutive superpipe gold Sunday night, earning a perfect 100 on his third and final run. Says White: “It’s unreal. I’ve been wanting that 100 forever.” He scored a 94.00 on his first run and wiped out on his second run, but no one could catch him.
Burke honored with march down halfpipe (AP)
January 26th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
Holding white glow sticks above their heads, Sarah Burke’s friends took a slow trip down a darkened halfpipe at the Winter X Games on Thursday — bidding a sad farewell to the skier who helped push their sports to the heights they’ve reached today. With light snow falling on them at the bottom, those friends embraced Burke’s parents and her husband — all still mourning a week after…
Freestyle skier Burke dies after crash (AP)
January 19th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
Sarah Burke was an X Games star with a grass-roots mentality — a daredevil superpipe skier who understood the risks inherent to her sport and the debt she owed to it for her success on the slopes. The pioneering Canadian freestyler, who helped get superpipe accepted into the Olympics, died Thursday after a Jan.
Ski star Burke undergoes brain surgery (AP)
January 12th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remained in critical condition Thursday after a successful operation to repair a tear to an artery that caused bleeding into her brain. Burke was placed into an induced coma to relieve stress on her brain after her accident Tuesday and had surgery the next day. “With injuries of this type, we need to observe the course of her brain function before making…
Star skier Burke in critical condition (AP)
January 11th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke was in critical condition Wednesday, a day after she was airlifted from the mountains of Utah to a Salt Lake City hospital with injuries after a training accident in the superpipe. The nature of Burke’s injuries has not been disclosed. In a statement released by Burke’s publicist, a doctor at University of Utah hospital says Burke “sustained serious…
NCAA prez: Athlete stipend here to stay (AP)
January 10th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
NCAA President Mark Emmert tells The Associated Press that a $2,000 stipend for athletes and four-year scholarships are here to stay, despite opposition from schools. One-hundred sixty schools are calling for an override of the rule giving athletes money beyond the cost of tuition, room and board, books and fees.
NCAA prez: Athlete stipend here to stay (AP)
January 10th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
NCAA President Mark Emmert tells The Associated Press that a $2,000 stipend for athletes and four-year scholarships are here to stay, despite opposition from schools. One-hundred sixty schools are calling for an override of the rule giving athletes money beyond the cost of tuition, room and board, books and fees.
Lesnar retires from MMA after loss (AP)
December 31st, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
Brock Lesnar took one last kick to his stomach and crumpled at the side of the cage, unable to fight back when Alistair Overeem pounced. Lesnar had been finished by a 6-foot-5 Dutch kick boxer in the first round at UFC 141. A few minutes later, the UFC’s former heavyweight champion finished his own meteoric mixed martial arts career.
T.O. gets another offer from indoor team (AP)
December 30th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
Terrell Owens has another offer from an indoor team. The Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League say they have offered the six-time Pro Bowl receiver a compensation package worth up to $500,000 for the 2012 season, which starts in February. Most IFL players earn $225 per game plus a bonus for winning.
Writer Conlin accused of molesting kids (AP)
December 20th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News top No Comments
A veteran sportswriter and columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News was accused in a newspaper report Tuesday of molesting three girls and a boy in the 1970s, including his niece, who is now a prosecutor. Authorities said no criminal charges would be pursued against Bill Conlin because the allegations of abuse happened too long ago.
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