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Directors guild sets Jan. 25 for 2014 awards show
Gear up Hollywood award trackers, January is going to be an even busier month next year. The Directors Guild of America announced Wednesday that the 66th DGA Awards will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25,...
View ArticleOn thin ice
Before they began practice one recent morning in Salt Lake City, Olympic bronze medalist Lana Gehring of Glenview and four other elite speedskaters had to assemble protective pads around the walls of a...
View ArticleOlympics-Glitzy St Moritz, Davos fret over the cost of Olympic bid
By Brian Homewood LANDQUART, Switzerland, Feb 25 (Reuters) - St Moritz is famous as a playground for the rich yet financial concerns are undermining public support for the glitzy resort's bid to host...
View ArticleFACTBOX-Alpine skiing-World Cup points record holder Tina Maze
March 2 (Reuters) - Five facts on Slovenia's Tina Maze, who became the first skier to surpass 2,000 World Cup points on Saturday * Born May 2, 1983 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia * Wins her first World...
View ArticleThe Sacramento Bee Sam Mcmanis column
Flames lick the crisp morning sky, as they've done for decades from two cauldrons along Highway 89, midway between Truckee and Tahoe City. They don't quite reach the Olympic rings looming from the...
View ArticleOlympics-St Moritz and Davos winter Games bid rejected by public
BERNE, March 3 (Reuters) - St Moritz's plans to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics jointly with nearby Davos were narrowly rejected by the public in a referendum on Sunday. The referendum was held in the...
View ArticleDeath threat doesn't faze skier Tina Maze, who finishes fourth
Tina Maze, a 29-year-old Slovenian skier who has clinched the World Cup overall women's title this season, shook off a death threat to finish fourth in the super-giant slalom race Sunday in...
View ArticleUMD looking for more prizes in WCHA women's playoffs
Pernilla Winberg has a Winter Olympics silver medal. Katie Wilson has an NCAA Division I championship. Placing fourth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association may pale in comparison, yet it is the...
View ArticleBryan Adams fills State Theatre for second Valley sellout in a year
Valley Preferred Cycling Center Executive Director Marty Nothstein confirmed on Friday that he has been contacted by a group with a Texas phone number about the possibility of using the facility in...
View ArticleMilitants from Russia's North Caucasus join "jihad" in Syria
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Flanked by almost 20 men with rifles, Omar Abu al-Chechen kneels on a carpet and delivers a rousing speech urging fellow Muslims to support the 'jihad' against Syrian...
View ArticleRPT-Militants from Russia's North Caucasus join 'jihad' in Syria
(Repeats Wednesday item without changes) * First time large number of Chechens documented fighting abroad * Caucasus militants security threat for Russia's Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics By Thomas Grove...
View ArticleMarc Staal injury reopens debate on NHL visors
It has taken another scary moment, another puck in the face, to refuel the NHL debate on mandating helmet visors. New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal was hit near the right eye by a deflected shot...
View ArticleUMD looking for more prizes in WCHA women's playoffs
Pernilla Winberg has a Winter Olympics silver medal. Katie Wilson has an NCAA Division I championship. Placing fourth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association may pale in comparison, yet it is the...
View ArticleTravel Postcard: 48 hours in Vancouver
By Nicole Mordant VANCOUVER, March 8 (Reuters) - With its mild temperatures, not too hot in summer or too cold in winter, and its location on Canada's Pacific Coast, Vancouver wins accolades annually...
View ArticleFigure skating: Davis and White put tantrums on ice
LONDON (Reuters) - No one would have blamed American ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White if they had thrown a hissy fit and yelled at the top of their lungs that they had been robbed of the 2012...
View ArticleINTERVIEW-Figure skating-Davis and White put tantrums on ice
By Pritha Sarkar LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - No one would have blamed American ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White if they had thrown a hissy fit and yelled at the top of their lungs that they...
View ArticleDucks sign captain Getzlaf to eight-year extension
(Reuters) - The Anaheim Ducks and captain Ryan Getzlaf agreed to an eight-year contract extension on Friday, taking the bruising forward off the market ahead of next month's trade deadline. Financial...
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