Sports

Bode Miller wins on Beaver Creek Birds of Prey

ByBlaine Moore December 2, 2006

Bode Miller gave us an American win for the Beaver Creek Birds of Prey course in the World Cup downhill competition this week. He missed a gate in the Super-Combined event on Thursday after a course worker slipped and fell onto the course, but he dominated the downhill with a time of 1:46.15. It is his first World Cup win in 2 years, and the third year in a row that an American won this particular event. Peter Fill of Italy is leading the World Cup after 5 (of 38) races with 184 points. Bode Miller is 8^th with 120 points.

(Sources: BBC.com – SkiRacing.com)

Sports

Sheri Piers interviewed by Runner’s World
ByBlaine Moore December 14, 2007

Runner’s World has published an interview today with Dirigo runner Sheri Piers, who recently qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials with a time of 2:45:36. The interview touches on her running history, her long break from competitive running, and how she trains while working as a nurse practitioner and running a household with 5 children….

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Dick Pound laughs off IOC reprimand
ByBlaine Moore February 12, 2007

Last Summer, a letter was leaked to the Los Angelos Times that Lance Armstrong had written to the International Olympic Committee. In the letter, Armstrong called for the forced resignation of Dick Pound due to his slanderous public comments and his lack of ethical involvement in athlete affairs as the head of the World Anti-Doping…

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Race Results

The 2009 Weekly Back Cove Race Series Has Begun
ByBlaine Moore May 13, 2009

This year’s Weekly Back Cove Race Series began this evening and will continue for a total of 19 weeks through next September. It was very nice out this evening with temperatures in the low 60s despite a pretty strong headwind after you come over Tukey’s Bridge. There were 239 people pre- registered for the series,…

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Sports

Ty Law playing for the Jets?
ByBlaine Moore August 1, 2005

Rumor has it that Ty Law is close to signing a contract with the NY Jets. There is a vacancy there with the retirement of Donnie Abraham that Law could fill. Curtis Martin appears to be playing a big role in the recruitment of Law to the Jets.

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Sports

Gatlin vs Powell in World Domination
ByBlaine Moore August 18, 2005

Justin Gatlin wants to be a dominant force in the world of sprinting. From ESPN: “When you look at people like Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Maurice Greene, the key to their success was not world records — it was their dominance,” Gatlin told reporters ahead of his return to the track at Friday’s Zurich Golden…

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Hitting cyclists with a car…
ByBlaine Moore July 18, 2005

The Clam Festival this weekend had many events other than the 5 mile race. There was a kayak race and a cycling race as well. The cycling race was not completed, however. They had to stop the race with 2 laps (about 10 kilometers) remaining. 88-year-old John Christiansen apparently didn’t understand what the police were…

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