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Trading deadline pushes big names out of town and into new threads

By CJ Ryan | August 3, 2006

In the aftermath of the first of two 2006 Major League Baseball trade deadlines, some of baseball's big names are changing uniforms as well as leagues. The last time U2's hit "With or Without You" topped the charts was 1987, which happens to be the last time the Detroit Tigers reached the playoffs.

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Landis in limbo: Tour controversy exposes sports' dark side

By David Rothenberg | August 1, 2006

Associated Press Floyd Landis says it's heart.

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Bordeau takes over as new men's heavyweight crew coach

By Jennifer Yu | August 1, 2006

Courtesy of USNA.edu Athletics Director Josie Harper announced on Friday that Christopher "Topher" Bordeau, the men's freshman lightweight coach for the 2005-06 season, has been named the men's varsity heavyweight team head coach. Bordeau, a 1998 Princeton University graduate, helped the Tigers to win the national collegiate championships in 1995, 1996 and 1998.

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Big Green baseball captain follows big league dreams

By Evan J. Meyerson | July 27, 2006

/ The Dartmouth Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series about Dartmouth students who were recently picked in the 2006 MLB draft.

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Davison '07, Kennedy '07 help female rowers bring home gold

By Jennifer Yu | July 27, 2006

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Forget the World Cup: the U.S. maintains its global supremacy

By Alex Hodes | July 25, 2006

Associated Press In an age when American dominance in sports is constantly being challenged, two men gave reason to celebrate this past weekend.

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Major leagues draft selects Bashelor '07 before graduation

By Evan J. Meyerson | July 25, 2006

Asafu Suzuki / The Dartmouth Staff Editor's Note: This is the first in a two-part series about Dartmouth students who were recently drafted to play major league baseball.

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Major League Baseball first-half awards and winners-to-be

By Evan J. Meyerson | July 20, 2006

The first half of the 2006 major league baseball season saw its fair share of surprises, controversy and excitement.

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Rugby takes aim at sophomore summer

By Rowan Carlsen | July 20, 2006

Team uses Summer term as a development strategy

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Starting quarterback suspended for academic shortcomings

By Jennifer Yu | July 18, 2006

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Swimming dominates classroom, earn All-American status

By CJ Ryan | July 18, 2006

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Forty hikers ready to take on a 53.6-mile overnight trek

By Rowan Carlsen | July 13, 2006

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Zidane deserves sympathy, not scorn, following head-butt

By Jennifer Yu | July 13, 2006

Associated Press It shouldn't have ended this way. Zinedine Zidane should have retired gloriously, amid applause, flowers and tears.

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Midsummer madness: how the All-Star Game hurts the MLB

By John Mitchell | July 11, 2006

The Red Sox are three games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East, and the starting outfielders for the Yankees would still be playing in Columbus if the baseball gods hadn't decided it was finally time to smite the Bronx Bombers.

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Track and field teams honored for academic achievements

By Kyle Jazwa | July 11, 2006

/ The Dartmouth The Dartmouth men's and women's track and field teams, which finished fifth and sixth in the 2006 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track & Field Championships, stand among the nation's top-twenty Division 1 schools in academics, based on a ranking by the U.S.

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Harper, Weatherall '83 to be inducted into Lacrosse Hall of Fame

By Jennifer Yu | July 6, 2006

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Rooting for the underdog: How the Mets shape my life

By Evan J. Meyerson | July 6, 2006

Associated Press On Oct.

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Un-American football: why the U.S. fails at the world's game

By Nate Niparko | July 4, 2006

America wants nothing more than to win the World Cup -- for about one week out of every four years.

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Women's basketball first Ivy ever to receive WNIT invite

By Jennifer Yu | July 4, 2006

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The NBA Draft: a night of hype, hoopla and horrible flops

By John Mitchell | June 29, 2006

Barely more than a week removed from Dwyane Wade and the Heat hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy, the hoop industry is cranking up the hype machine once again for the NBA Draft. The draft is always a tricky business.

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