'He is a legend now,' says Ryder Hesjedal's proud mom after historic win

Source: The Province Daily News

Paige Hesjedal talked to her son Ryder on the telephone briefly after his historic win in the Giro d’Italia. “He is a little bit busy,” she deadpanned from her home in Victoria on Sunday, shortly after he won the gruel ...
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Ryder Hesjedal makes history as first Canadian cyclist to hit Grand Tour podium with Giro d’Italia win

Source: Canada.com

VICTORIA — Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria became the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour cycling event with a tension-laden finish Sunday in the Giro d’Italia that even captured the attention of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and cycling legend Lanc ...
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ScienceShot: Smallest 'Olympic' Structure Sets a Record

Source: Science

In the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympics, researchers have created and imaged a five-ringed molecule that mimics the well-known logo of the quadrennial sports spectacular. It would take about 100,000 of t ...
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Run for peace in Rio's former drug trafficker bastion

Source: France 24

AFP - Nearly 1,500 people Sunday competed in a "Challenge for Peace" run through Rio's Alemao Complex, a cluster of hilltop slums that were a drug trafficker bastion until the military wrested control 18 months ago. Resid ...
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French Open 2012 Results: Strong Result Puts Venus Williams on Pace for Olympics

Source: Bleacher Report

Venus Williams' come-from-behind win over Paula Ormaechea at the French Open on Sunday has her back on track to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Which may not seem like that big a deal at first glance. After all, Venus is s ...
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French Open: Aleksandra Wozniak beats Heidi el Tabakh in all-Canadian match

Source: Montreal Gazette

PARIS - Many moons ago, when being a tennis pro competing in the biggest tournaments in the game was just a dream, Canadians Heidi el Tabakh and Aleksandra Wozniak traveled the junior circuit together with ...
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Lynx vs. Seattle: Looks like a mismatch

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Two teams apparently heading in different directions meet at 6 p.m. Sunday at Target Center. The host Lynx are 3-0 and have won their last six regular-season games -- or nine games in a row if you look at the playoffs. The defending WNBA ch ...
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Source: Nets Daily: For New Jersey Nets Fans

Busy, busy, busy. During the next two to three weeks, the Nets will learn how many picks they will have and where they fall; dispatch front office staff to Minneapolis; Chicago; Treviso, Italy: and New York's Chelsea Pier to look ...
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Leafs interested in Vokoun

Source: Canoe

On the day before he signed with the Washington Capitals last summer, a representative of Tomas Vokoun called the Maple Leafs and inquired about whether there was interest in the free-agent goaltender. The Leafs said ...
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