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...played barefoot pickup games in Ghana as a toddler. When his family moved to the U.S. in 1997, the youngster's formidable talent wowed coaches. Now Adu has spurned deals with prestigious European clubs to stay close to his Maryland home. Will a charismatic young star be what the sport needs to build its U.S. fan base? "Give soccer 10 years here, it'll be just as popular as it is everywhere else," Adu says. Doesn't he know Americans only like to riot over trade agreements...
...CSTV will be airing our first rematch with Minnesota Duluth in December,” said Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone. “Any exposure that women’s college hockey can get nationally is helpful to the growth of our sport. It’s great for Harvard and all the great fans of our program around the country...
...Water polo athletes, and coaches, understand that their sport will not be seen on television frequently, if ever,” men’s water polo Scott Russell said. “I think every college athlete would enjoy the opportunity to have one or more of their contests broadcast on television, and an increase in the opportunity for this to happen would very likely be welcomed...
...sumo wrestling could get to be a grind. But when AKEBONO, the first foreign-born wrestler to achieve sumo's highest rank, retired from the ring in 2001, it was huge news. The 517-lb. Hawaiian, born Chad Rowan, brought glitter and cosmopolitanism to the ancient and solemn Japanese sport. Now Akebono, 34, is stunning the sumo world again with the announcement that he'll join Japan's brutal K-1 kickboxing league--a career move tantamount to Mikhail Baryshnikov's joining WWE SmackDown. "My zeal for combative sports never cooled down," Akebono says. Plus, he wants shapelier calves...
...Noah’s performance was one of the most significant results of this weekend,” Harvard coach Peter Brand—who was with the women’s team in Ithaca, N.Y.—said. “Noah is new to the sport and is an exceptionally hard worker and I am excited to continue to work with him this season...