Local sports digest: Cal dismisses linebacker Cecil Whiteside

Source: The San Jose Mercury News

The SaberCats have acquired defensive back Jameel Dowling, who most recently played with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. across the country with the U.S. trials starting June 25 in Omaha, Neb. T ...
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No Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte, but Santa Clara Grand Prix to still pack star power

Source: Contra Costa Times

The 45th annual Santa Clara Grand Prix swim meet has attracted some of the world's leading performers heading into the London Games, USA Swimming announced Thursday. But Olympic stars Michael Phelps and Ryan ...
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Olympic hopefuls arent letting age get in the way of athletic pursuits

Source: Idaho Statesman

At 38, Boise cyclist Kristin Armstrong is aiming to make her third U.S. Olympic team this summer, joining a growing number of athletes pushing the age boundaries for Team USA. Armstrong will ride in the inaugural Exergy T ...
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A pool fit for Olympians

Source: Omaha.com

McGrath stood guard at sunrise on Wednesday as Myrtha started the construction process for the pools that will be used at the U.S. Olympic Trials, which start June 25 at the CenturyLink Center. Myrtha returns to Omaha after also supplying the t ...
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Clock is ticking for Bootsma

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

STAR TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE Read the first three parts of Bootsma's story by Star Tribune reporter Rachel Blount and photographer Brian Peterson at startribune.com/olympics. Jan Bootsma did not have to look at her daughter's face to know what was g ...
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Praise for Omaha's Swim Trials

Source: Omaha.com

DALLAS — Michael Phelps couldn't remember the name of the Omaha arena that held the 2008 U.S. Swim Trials. Even if he had, it's changed since then to the CenturyLink Center. What Phelps remembers is, to him, more important: H ...
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