Category Archives: Contest

That $319 million jackpot? N.Y. state workers won it

By doris | Published: March 28, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com ALBANY, N.Y. — Within a state workforce already threatened with layoffs, a small group of workers has apparently found the sudden luxury of walking away from their jobs if they choose.No one has stepped forward to claim the weekend’s $319 million Mega Millions jackpot, the fifth-largest in the multistate game’s history. [...]

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Daytona 500 winner’s race for faith

By doris | Published: February 21, 2011

Full Story at religion.blogs.CNN.com  Washington (CNN) – Trevor Bayne may have won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, but a small charity he name-dropped will share in the spoils of victory. The 20-year-old NASCAR driver was racing in just his second Sprint Cup competition and is now etched in the record books as the youngest driver [...]

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Wild horses help tame wild men

By doris | Published: December 29, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Carson City, Nevada (CNN) — Just like the men training them, these horses used to be free. The animals were free to roam the land in the West, and the men were free to come and go as they please. Now they are both captive at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. [...]

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92-Year-Old Woman Finishes Marathon

By doris | Published: December 14, 2010

Full Story at KITV.com HONOLULU — Gladys “Glady” Burrill, 92, the oldest woman to enter the Honolulu Marathon finished the race Sunday in 9 hours, 53 minutes and 16 seconds. Burrill’s finish time was about an hour short of the world record for her age group (90-94). The record time for that group is 8 [...]

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Kyle Busch gets unprecedented NASCAR sweep

By doris | Published: August 22, 2010

Full Story at nbcsports.msnbc.com BRISTOL, Tenn. – As Kyle Busch crossed the finish line for a three-race sweep, his crew quickly credited the driver for his role in the record-setting moment. “We are in the presence of greatness,” a team member said over the radio. Indeed, they were.

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Teen wins Soap Box Derby with late sister’s car

By doris | Published: July 25, 2010

Full Story at nbcsports.msnbc.com AKRON, Ohio – Real life beat Hollywood to the finish line at the 73rd Annual All-American Soap Box Derby on Saturday. With actor-director Corbin Bernsen filming the movie “Hill 25,” based on the Soap Box Derby, 14-year-old Sean Brown rolled to victory in the Rally Super Stock Division in a way [...]

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Ohio girl top speller with ‘stromuhr’

By doris | Published: June 5, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Who says Cleveland can’t win a championship? The long-suffering sports city — which can’t seem to win a trophy on a court or a field — captured one in a hotel ballroom Friday night when 14-year-old Anamika Veeramani took first prize at the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee. “Go [...]

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Miss Michigan crowned as Miss USA

By doris | Published: May 17, 2010

Full Story at today.msnbc.msn.com LAS VEGAS -A 24-year-old Arab American from Michigan beat out 50 other women to take the 2010 Miss USA title Sunday night, despite stumbling in her evening gown. Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Mich., won the pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip after strutting confidently [...]

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