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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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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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USA-Canada hockey: No way to treat a neighbor

By doris | Published: February 22, 2010

Full Story at NBC Olympics.com VANCOUVER (AP) — That was no way to treat friends. And neighbors. Not to mention guys you’ll be back working alongside in less than 10 days. But that’s exactly what made USA 5, Canada 3 so special. For two hours Sunday, in what the Olympic program listed as just a [...]

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New Orleans wins Super Bowl for first time

By doris | Published: February 8, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year history with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts at the Sun Life Arena in Miami on Sunday night. The NFC champions recovered from a slow start to deny Indianapolis a repeat of their [...]

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SD lottery winner ‘will not squander’ $232M prize

By doris | Published: June 6, 2009

Full Story At News.yahoo.com PIERRE, S.D. – It has the makings of a Hollywood script: A young rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of the nation claims one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history — $232 million — after buying the ticket in a town [...]

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Girl Power: Filly Rachel Alexandra makes history

By doris | Published: May 17, 2009

Full Story At news.yahoo.com BALTIMORE – Girls rule! The best 3-year-old in the land just happens to be a filly named Rachel Alexandra. Jockey Calvin Borel all but guaranteed victory in the Preakness Stakes and, boy, did she deliver, becoming the first filly in 85 years to win the second leg of the Triple Crown. [...]

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Mine That Bird pulls off upset in Kentucky Derby

By doris | Published: May 3, 2009

Full Story At  sports.yahoo.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)—The cowboy and his horse beat them all. Four Hall of Fame trainers. The ruler of Dubai. Two very sentimental favorites. Trainer Bennie Woolley Jr. hitched Mine That Bird to the back of his pickup and drove to the Kentucky Derby from New Mexico. With an inspired ride on [...]

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Co-workers to split $216 million lottery jackpot

By doris | Published: March 5, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com The 10, who work for Chubb Commercial Insurance in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, held a news conference Wednesday to announce their win. Bob Space of Toms River, New Jersey, held up a lottery ticket that clearly showed the winning numbers from Tuesday’s drawing: 26, 32, 35, 43, 52 and 10. “I [...]

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