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Melanie Oudin is a Teen Living a Wimbledon Dream

The 17-year-old from Atlanta, who had never before won a match at a Grand Slam tournament, is in the fourth round at Wimbledon and loving every second of it....
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Left Behind - A Team’s Struggle Shows Disparity in Girls’ Sports

In the suburbs, girls’ participation in sports is so commonplace that in many communities, the conversation has shifted from concerns over equal access to worries that some girls are playing too much. But the revolution in girls’ sports has largely bypassed the nation’s cities, where public school districts short on money often view sports as a luxury rather than an entitlement....
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Title IX Expert Expresses Concern About Possible Reduction in High School Games

Nancy Hogshead-Makar said the Florida High School Athletic Association's proposal to cut 40 percent of junior-varsity games and 20 percent of varsity games -- except for football -- isn't a "gender-neutral decision." The proposed cut in schedules is financially motivated....
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Under Rogge, Women's Sports are Getting Short Shrift in Olympics

The Olympic Games were once seen as the safest haven for women seeking equality in sports. Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch not only brought professional athletes into the Games, he also opened the floodgates for female athletes....
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At 41, Dara Torres Is Swimming Full Speed Ahead

Five-time Olympian Dara Torres believes she can still go faster, and she has returned for at least another year of unorthodox training and competition against elite athletes mostly half her age....
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Wieber, 13, Vaults to New Heights at Gymnastics' American Cup

Jordyn Wieber has a long road ahead to become an Olympian with the London Games three years away, but she has established herself firmly as the sport's rising star....
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Silver Medal Doesn't Soothe Shauna Rohbock

Shauna Rohbock wasn't disappointed in her finish Saturday at the Olympic Sports Complex. She was angered by U.S. Bobsled officials' decision to replace her longtime brakeman and good friend Valerie Fleming with Elana Meyers at the world championships. ...
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Girls Weightlifting Beefs up at Mandarin High School

Laura Koeppel is head coach of the girls weightlifting team and has built a team of 22 lifters, up from eight in its inaugural season last year....
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AIBA Wants Women's Boxing Included in 2012 Olympics

Boxing is the only one of 26 Olympic summer sports federations without female competitors, and an official application would be submitted to the International Olympic Committee at the end of the month....
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Young Female Powerlifters Prepared for Nationals

Come this Saturday, Nicole Simonis and three Chenango Valley students - senior Shannon Kane, sophomore Ranata DeGennaro and eighth-grader Liza Hillegas - will attempt to pick up more weight than they ever have before. They will compete in the USA Powerlifting Women's National Championships, a competition open to women of all ages, in Miami. ...
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