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2009-11-27

ATLANTA, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- College football fans across the nation have cast their ballots and have chosen the 2009 season's twelfth recipient of the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award, the only major college football award chosen exclusively by fans.
AT&T* today announced U

2009-11-27

NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Team Garmin-Slipstream, the elite American professional cycling team dedicated to ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions, announced today that it will become Team Garmin-Transitions with the addition of Transition

2009-11-25

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Adventure race enthusiasts and beginners alike will gather this Saturday, November 28, 2009 on the shores of the beautiful Wekiva River to burn off those extra Thanksgiving pounds. Pangea Adventure Racing presents their annual Turkey Burn Adventure Race, and

2009-11-25

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProCon.org, a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity dedicated to promoting critical thinking, created the new website to explore the core question "Should college football replace the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) with a playoff s

2009-11-25

LONDON, November 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Trains will tomorrow (Thursday 26 November) speed groups of VIPs
from the North West to the capital to deliver their cities' bids to be part
of the 2018 FIFA World Cup(TM).


After travelling on Virgin's environmentally friendly 125mph tilting
trai

2009-11-25

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately half a million U.S. Teens have admitted to using steroids. Steroid usage isn't limited to guys - one-third are teenage girls.
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Both genders are feeling the drug's harmful side effects, which include enlarged male breasts, liver damage, s

2009-11-25

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Christmas is a time of giving and outdoor enthusiasts always seem to be the one group no one knows exactly what to give them. We've picked three gifts this year to help you in your search. Good things are said to come in threes, so here are our choices: T

2009-11-24

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards, the defending Payton Award winner, was among the 20 candidates named to the 2009 Walter Payton Award ballot on Monday.
Edwards is trying to become the first two-time winner of the Payton Award.
That listing, along

2009-11-24

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty candidates, including three former winners, were named Monday to The Sports Network's Eddie Robinson Award ballot.
That listing, along with ballots for the Walter Payton and Buck Buchanan awards, were released and distributed to voters on Monday. Voting

2009-11-24

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Hand Baldachin Amburgey LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Douglas Hand has been appointed Vice Chair of the Sports Division of the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries of the American Bar Association. Since its founding as a boutique Ne

2009-11-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon will celebrate its 30th year as one of the premier triathlons in the world on Sunday, May 2, 2010. For 30 years, this legendary race has attracted professional and amateur athletes from around the world with its challenging

2009-11-24

WEST WARWICK, R.I., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 29 at 9 p.m., Cox Sports (Cox Channel 3) will premiere the first episode of Somehow, Someway: A Season with the URI Rams, a six-part documentary detailing the University of Rhode Island's men's basketball team's 2008-2009 season. Episodes ai

2009-11-24

KANSAS CITY, Mo. and WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- It's "Game On!" for Children International and the International Alliance For Youth Sports (IAYS) as they announce a partnership that brings organized sports leagues to poor children and teens around the world!
To view the Multi

2009-11-24

CANTON, Texas, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepping off of a platform almost a hundred feet in the air is an exhilarating high that just can't be duplicated with a drug. WIRED Zip Line Challenge Course offers lessons in self-esteem and confidence you won't find anywhere else. Conquer your fears and ch

2009-11-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Liftopia.com (twitter @liftopia), the online resource for skiers and riders to purchase discount lift tickets, today announced the availability of new online gift cards, just in time for Cyber Monday. Liftopia.com Gift Cards are the first of their kind; they

2009-11-24

SEOUL, South Korea, November 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Seoul will host the FIS Snowboard World Cup Big Air Competition in
December for the 2009-2010 season. The final decision on host city selection
was made in late September at the FIS general meeting held in Zurich,
Switzerland. This is the fi

2009-11-24

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Security Capital Group, LLC (GSCG) announces a strategic partnership with Threat Assessment Resources International, LLC (TARI) to provide professional sports enterprises with an array of investigative and protective intelligence services to vet potential

2009-11-24

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BrodmannBlades(tm), maker of the first major innovation in the game of table tennis in over a hundred years, has reached an agreement with Paragon Sports(tm) to display and distribute its product line in the legendary retailer's flagship store in New York City. T

2009-11-23

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 8, 2009, Ken and Brenda Hutchins announced that they were no longer associated with the SuperSlow Zone franchise company. To ensure clarity for anyone needing an official update regarding their association, a press release and video are available for

2009-11-23

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Muhammad Ali Center today announced a $10 million Legacy Campaign designed to provide the Center with the resources necessary to fulfill its goal to ensure that Muhammad Ali's work - and the core values that shape this work - will forever be

2009-11-23

EVART, Mich., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Anchor Wizard is an innovative device designed to safely and easily position and retrieve all anchor types. With the Anchor Wizard, anglers no longer have to raise and lower their anchor by hand, saving time on the water and making fishing even more enjoya

2009-11-23

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Nice Ride Minnesota, a new non-profit created to bring public bike sharing to Minneapolis, today announces another successful round of fundraising. Augsburg College, Grant Thornton, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Seward Co-op, Wedge Co-op,

2009-11-23

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pro Football Hall of Famer and All Stars Helping Kids Founder Ronnie Lott today announced that Brooklyn, New York native, Basketball Hall of Famer, Olympian and now coach of the NBA Developmental League's Frisco, Texas franchise Nancy Lieberman will rec

2009-11-23

CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Olympic countdown clock approaches 80-days-to-go short track speedskater Katherine Reutter ('Roy-ter')(Champaign, IL) is firing on all cylinders and appears poised for a breakout performance in her upcoming Olympic debut in Vancouver.
Reutter's last three re

2009-11-23

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ronnie Lott, NFL Hall of Famer and founder of All Stars Helping Kids, today announced the ten "Dream Team For Public Service" winners from 53 nominees selected for the Jefferson Awards for Public Service, which will recognize the top athletes who h

2009-11-23

SEATTLE, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Next week, in an effort to fight the global spread of HIV/AIDS, thousands nationwide will take part in Hoops of Hope, the world's largest free throw shooting marathon. At the heart of the movement is 15-year-old Austin Gutwein from Mesa, Arizona. The eve