Greenwich businessman hopes to build rowing empire
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut - Greenwich businessman Howard Winklevoss knew the benefits of rowing even before he took up the sport. He saw them firsthand in his own sons, Tyler and Cameron, whose...
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British Olympic silver medalist rowing for charity
DUBUQUE, Iowa - A British man who won a silver medal in the 1980 Olympics is rowing down the Mississippi River to raise money for a charity.
View ArticleIndiana University honors Ukraine crash victim
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Indiana University presented a posthumous degree to the family of a Dutch doctoral student who was among those killed when a passenger jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine this...
View ArticleCampbell, Stone win singles in Head of the Charles
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Cambridge Boat Club's Andrew Campbell and Gevvie Stone won the men's and women's singles titles Saturday on the first day of the 50th annual Head of the Charles Regatta.
View ArticleConservancy seeks to boost outdoor opportunities
BAY CITY, Michigan - The Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy is getting a $100,000 grant that it plans to use to help boost outdoor recreation opportunities and preserve natural areas.
View ArticleBoathouse fire destroys boats for club, schools
MCKEES ROCKS, Pennsylvania - A fire that destroyed a boathouse has left a private rowing team and two Pittsburgh-area high school crew teams without boats to row.
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Oxford wins men's and women's Boat Races on River Thames
LONDON - The gender barrier in one of England's oldest sporting events was broken Saturday when the men's and women's rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge raced over the same course on the same day...
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Rio Olympic head says venue with fish die-off will be safe
RIO DE JANEIRO - The head of the Rio 2016 Olympic organizing committee promised Friday that the venue for rowing and canoeing would be safe despite a massive fish die-off in the small lake that will...
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AP Interview: Rio 2016 CEO on corruption, legacy budget
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sidney Levy placed his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart to illustrate the size of a book he'd just been reading.
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AP Interview: Pollution could delay Olympic rowing regattas
RIO DE JANEIRO - The head of rowing's governing body says races at next year's Olympics could be delayed because of severe water pollution at the venue.
View ArticleOrlando native will try to row solo across Pacific Ocean
ORLANDO, Florida - Half her lifetime ago, Sonya Baumstein approached a table at Winter Park High School, intrigued by a sport she knew little about.
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Rio Olympic head says venue with fish die-off will be safe
RIO DE JANEIRO - The head of the Rio 2016 Olympic organizing committee promised Friday that the venue for rowing and canoeing would be safe despite a massive fish die-off in the small lake that will...
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AP Interview: Rio 2016 CEO on corruption, legacy budget
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sidney Levy placed his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart to illustrate the size of a book he'd just been reading.
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AP Interview: Pollution could delay Olympic rowing regattas
RIO DE JANEIRO - The head of rowing's governing body says races at next year's Olympics could be delayed because of severe water pollution at the venue.
View ArticleOrlando native will try to row solo across Pacific Ocean
ORLANDO, Florida - Half her lifetime ago, Sonya Baumstein approached a table at Winter Park High School, intrigued by a sport she knew little about.
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Thomas Bach to Marius Vizer: I'll get back to you later
LONDON - IOC President Thomas Bach is keeping Marius Vizer waiting on his invitation for a clear-the-air meeting.
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Cyclist stabbed to death near Rio Olympic venue
RIO DE JANEIRO - Mayor Eduardo Paes said Wednesday he was confident in security arrangements for next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, a day after a cyclist was stabbed to death near the main venue for...
View ArticleSarasota selected for 2016 US Olympic team rowing trials
SARASOTA, Florida - Sarasota has been selected to host the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in rowing.
View ArticleRome mayor promotes existing venues for 2024 Olympic bid
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Rome's mayor is promoting the use of existing venues in the city's bid for the 2024 Olympics.
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Cuba, US improve relations, but sports defections continue
TORONTO - The manager of Cuba's baseball team at the Pan Am Games wanted nothing to do with questions about defections to the United States.
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