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Beijing Olympics most viewed event in U.S. history: Gold for NBC

Posted in Olympics by duke on the August 29th, 2008

Beijing Olympics most viewed event in U.S. history: Gold for NBC
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Dara Torres inspires older women to get fit

Diane Darling, 49, of Belmont, Mass., takes an evening walk by Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass., on Aug. 13, 2008. Darling says she is inspired by Olympic swimmer Dara Torres, and plans to lose 4 pounds before the end of the Beijing Olympics. Dara Torres, the oldest woman ever to make the U.S. Olympic swim team, is inspiring many middle-aged women to set goals and return to their fitness routines.


Why would an Olympics shooter take propranolol?

Yesterday, North Korean Olympic shooter Kim Jong Su was stripped of silver and bronze medals after he tested positive for propranolol. The drug is prescribed for a variety of conditions, from high blood pressure to migraines. [More]


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