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...area, motorsports have become a significant employer in the region. But gas prices (despite the recent declines, at one point last week they were the highest in the country) and home economics are driving down attendance at the tracks . "It's a scary time right now," four-time NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon told the Associated Press. "We see strong teams struggling to get sponsorship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Charlotte Stays Optimistic After the Banking Fallout | 10/28/2008 | See Source »

...think ‘What is Andrew Berry doing right now?,’ and I know I can get through it,” Hanson jokes.Hailing from Colorado, Hanson is a dedicated Broncos fan. When asked who his favorite player is, Hanson quickly responds “Champ, Champ Bailey.”“I try to model my style of play off of [Bailey] since he is a cornerback too,” Hanson says. “It’s all about anticipation and he anticipates everything.” As much...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Frosh Cornerback Making Waves for Crimson | 10/28/2008 | See Source »

...initials in the title may lead some to think the movie is about Jesus getting the clap. But action fans will recognize the acronym of a once-renowned action star - the former European middleweight karate champ known as the Muscles from Brussels in such middling fare as Universal Soldier and No Retreat, No Surrender. Van Damme's career trajectory over the last decade has been direct-to-video; so he must have figured that, when he was offered the chance to play himself, more or less, as a hapless has-been who gets enmeshed in a bank robbery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Fast Takes from Toronto | 9/14/2008 | See Source »

...point. Today at China Agriculture University, Cejudo became the youngest gold medal winner in U.S. wrestling history when he dropped Japan's Tomohiro Matsunaga in the final match. The win shocked the wrestling world; Cejudo placed 31st at last year's world championships. But he upset 2006 world champ Radoslav Velikov of Bulgaria in the first round here. Cejudo was supposed to medal in 2012, maybe even '16. But not in Beijing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A US Shocker on the Wrestling Mat | 8/19/2008 | See Source »

...touching Serbia's Milorad Cavic in the 100m butterfly on Saturday, Phelps now ties with Mark Spitz as owning the most gold medals from a single Games. He might break that record tomorrow, when he swims the 4x100m medley relay, but for now, he and the 1972 Games champ Spitz stand shoulder to shoulder as the most impressive swimmers in Olympic history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Phelps' Lucky Seven | 8/16/2008 | See Source »

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