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For a moment there was nothing to suggest http://hdlns.com/g241zf369za44806607/Kraft+Hockeyville+contenders+trimmed+to+12 Voting is open to determine 5 finalists in . (CBC Sports)Twelve communities have reached the knockout phase in the contest. Ron MacLean and Cassie Campbell-Pascall of CBC's Hockey Night In Canada revealed the dozen hockey-crazed communities during http://hdlns.com/g241zf369za44806610/Galaxy+Will+Begin+to+Feel+Beckham%27s+Loss+in+July David Beckhams injury will affect the on and off the field. News and features from around the world of soccer and the Web. Beckham tore his Achilles tendon Sunday and had surgery Monday in Finland. Dr. Sakari Orava, the specialist who performed the http://hdlns.com/g241zf369za44800011/Djokovic+dodges+disaster+to+advance INDIAN WELLS: Second-seeded Novak Djokovic saved three match points on Monday en route to a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round of the . 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Britain won two gold medals through http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799652/Paralympic+Games%3A+Breakdancer+creates+buzz+after+Paralympic+performance The Canadian Press Related News VACOUVER, B.C. - When Luca Patuelli propelled himself on his crutches into the cavernous and sold-out stadium, he was, from the vantage of many people in the seats, tiny and disabled. But when the pulsing beat throbbed http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799661/BBC+Olympic+spending+spree It would appear that money is no object at the BBC as the corporation prepares to blow around £6 million of TV Licence payer's money just to cover the month long World Cup event in South Africa this June. 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McKeever pulled into the lead midway through http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799655/Paralympic+Games%3A+Paralympian+categories+help+realize+dreams Vancouver - Olympic organizers who categorize athletes by gender and sometimes weight have it easy compared to their Paralympic counterparts. At the Paralympics, medal competitors are grouped using a complex classification system that even the http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799664/Alpine+Skiers+Julia+Mancuso%2C+Bode+Miller%2C+USA+I+Bobsled+Team+honored+by+U.S COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) announced alpine skiers Julia Mancuso and Bode Miller as its February Athletes of the Month, while the USA I Bobsled Team was awarded Team of the Month honors. After not making the World Cup http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799650/Rio+says+Olympics+threatened+by+oil+reform * Games chief says oil bill amendment threatens Olympics Rio officials furious at approval by Congress Senate, Lula could overrule the controversial item (Corrects Latin America to South America in 4th paragraph) RIO DE JANEIRO, March 15 (Reuters) - http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799659/Final+home+for+missing+Olympic+gold+medal+puck+set+to+be+revealed VANCOUVER, B.C. - The final home of Canada's most famous puck is set to be revealed on Tuesday. The International Ice Hockey Federation and Vancouver Olympic officials say they'll announce the permanent abode of the Olympic gold medal puck at a joint http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799654/Curling%3A+Canada+trounces+Japan+in+wheelchair+curling The Canadian rink under skip Jim Armstrong took a commanding lead against Japan during round robin play winning the match 13-2. 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Plushenko says Monday in comments carried by Russian state news agencies that he 'proved' his ability during the Vancouv http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799658/Fantasy+Hockey%3A+Olympic+repercussions In this week's edition of CBCSports.ca's Fantasy Hockey 1-on-1, Jordan looks at some repercussions of the Olympics on some NHLers, while Jesse's off enjoying some fun in the sun. If only we were all so lucky. Looking for a league to join? Check out C http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44799653/Alpine+Skiing%3A+Woolstencroft+gold%2C+Wisniewska+bronze+in+standing+slalom Canada's Lauren Woolstencroft decimated the field in the women's standing category slalom race to take Canada's second gold medal of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games with a combined calculated time of one minute, 51.97 seconds. 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Photograph: Stu Forster/ Steve Finn, at 6ft 8in, is the tallest player ever to represent England and, even as he undergoes a tough baptism on the energy-sapping pitches of http://hdlns.com/g241zf369za44794474/Beckham%27s+Career+in+Doubt%2C+but+Celebrity+Endures For David Beckham, the World Cup is over before it begins. But in his other career, as a global celebrity, an icon beyond sports, the Beckham bandwagon will roll on at enhanced speed. David Beckham left Milan for Finland Monday morning, where he had http://hdlns.com/g241zf369za44794473/London+enters+the+ring+to+stage+2015+world+championships London has entered the bidding to host the 2015 World Championships. The 2012 Olympic Games host city will discover in November if the bid is successful. The award of the 2015 world championships to London would have ramifications on the future of t http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791351/McKeever+strikes+gold Whistler, B.C. - Visually impaired cross-country skier Brian McKeever has won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympics. He finished first in Monday's 20-kilometre race for the visually impaired with a time 51 minutes 14.7 seconds. Nikolay Polukhi http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791360/Alonso+wins+Bahrain+Grand+Prix Copyright Qatar Olympic Committee, all rights reserved http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791355/Russia+rewards+Vancouver+medalists+but+warns+officials MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's newest Olympic medallists received state medals Monday, while sports officials were given a fresh warning they could be sacked after the country's worst-ever showing at a Winter Games last month. In a televised Kremlin http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791350/Visas+visibility+recognized+by+Olympics+fans Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791359/Lagat+claims+second+world+indoor+3000m+title Copyright Qatar Olympic Committee, all rights reserved http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791354/US+women%27s+relay+team+set+to+lose+2004+Olympic+gold+medal Doha: The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) will recommend that the US women's 4x400m relay team be stripped of its 2004 Olympic gold medal because of the suspension for doping of relay alternate Crystal Cox, IAAF spokesperson http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791349/Russia%27s+Evgeni+Plushenko+says+he+plans+to+skate+at+Sochi+2014+Olympics+%28Th MOSCOW - Olympic figure skating silver medallist Evgeni Plushenko says he plans to skate at the Sochi 2014 Games in his native Russia. http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791358/Unseeded+Zhang+and+Zhao+land+doubles+badminton+crown Unseeded Zhang and Zhao land doubles badminton crown http://hdlns.com/g241zf321za44791353/Plushenko+says+he+plans+to+skate+at+Sochi+2014+Olympics MOSCOW -- Olympic figure skating silver medallist Evgeni Plushenko says he plans to skate at the Sochi 2014 Games in his native Russia. 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