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Ndereba, Tola take New York Half-Marathon titles: NEW YORK AFP — Kenya's Catherine Ndereba won the New York Half-Marathon women's crown on Sunday, solidifying her favorite status for the Beijing Olympics marathon, while Ethiopia's Tadesse Tola took the men's title. Ndereba, the 2004 Olympic marathon runner-up, won the inaugural women's race here in 2006 and made...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, crown, women; Research articles 2008-07-27
Lagat books Beijing double while Felix takes 200 crown at US Athletics Trials: EUGENE, Oregon AFP — World champion Bernard Lagat will chase a golden double in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at the Beijing Olympics. Allyson Felix and Jenn Stuczynski are just happy they are going to China next month. A tension-filled final Sunday of the US Olympic Track and Field...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, crown, Olympic, Oregon, Osaka; Research articles 2008-07-06
Babies boost La.-based Crown Crafts in tight economy: For infant product manufacturer Crown Crafts Inc., 2007 developed into a seesaw year bearing the high of a new $12.4-million acquisition and lows associated with the troubled Asian toy industry. Crown Crafts Inc., the nation's largest producer of infant and toddler bedding, bibs and...; Tags: acquisition, Crown, FINANCE, Investment, SALES, Tulane University; Research articles 2008-06-16
Celtics can taste a title but still must win to savor flavor: LOS ANGELES AFP — On the verge of a championship they have dreamed about since childhood, leaders of the Boston Celtics are fighting the urge to celebrate prematurely, knowing the elusive crown is still a win away. The Celtics enter Sunday's fifth game of the National Basketball Association Finals...; Tags: Boston, crown, Games, NBA; Research articles 2008-06-13
Doc's prescription cures Celtics' title ills: LOS ANGELES AFP — Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers choked back tears Friday as he struggled for strength and searched for the words to describe how much his father Grady, who died last November, has meant to him. The elder Rivers, a former policeman, died after a brief illness...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, coach, crown, Doc, Games, NBA; Research articles 2008-06-13

Triple Crown chase brings ratings pop: Given Big Brown was going for the Triple Crown on Saturday, ABC's Belmont Stakes rating was well above what it got last year but also well below the last Belmont with a Triple Crown contender. Saturday, ABC's race coverage (6:15-7:15 p.m. ET) drew a 10.5 overnight...; Tags: ABC Inc., Crown, TVs; Research articles 2008-06-09
Triple Crown contender Big Brown battles hoof injury: ELMONT, New York AFP — Triple Crown contender Big Brown has missed two days of training with a left hoof injury, trainer Rick Dutrow jnr said Sunday. The colt, trying to become the first in 30 years to sweep US flat racing's Triple Crown races, has a quarter crack...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, crack, Crown; Research articles 2008-05-25
Big Brown wins Preakness, extends Triple Crown bid: BALTIMORE, Maryland AFP — Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown won the 133rd Preakness Stakes in explosive style here Saturday to set up a date with destiny at the Belmont Stakes. Big Brown, trained by Rick Dutrow jnr and ridden by Kent Desormeaux, romped to a 5 1/4-length victory in...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Crown; Research articles 2008-05-17
Stevens bullish on Big Brown: As Big Brown takes his next step toward a possible Triple Crown, which would be Thoroughbred racing's first since Affirmed in 1978, the race is his to lose, Gary Stevens says. "It's been 30 years since we had our last Triple Crown winner -- it's time...; Tags: Crown, NBC Universal Inc., NETWORKING; Research articles 2008-05-16
Cougars hire Ellis to coach football: Dan Ellis, who quarterbacked Downingtown to a PIAA Class AAAA state championship in 1996, is the new head football coach at Springfield-Delaware County. Ellis, 29, was the offensive coordinator at Bayard Rustin last year. Before that, he held the same position for four years at Downingtown East. "I'm very excited,"...; Tags: Associated Press, coach, crown, Ellis, football; Research articles 2008-05-14
Nigeria's Peter to face Vitali but looking for Klitschko double: NEW YORK AFP — Nigerian fighter Samuel Peter will defend his World Boxing Council heavyweight title in October against Vitali Klitschko and he hopes to set up a title unification showdown with Wladimir Klitschko. The World Boxing Council announced the fight Friday, pitting the 27-year-old "Nigerian Nightmare" against the...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, crown; Research articles 2008-05-09
Creamer holds off Inkster to capture LPGA victory in playoff: TULSA, Oklahoma AFP — Paula Creamer sank a tension-packed eight-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to defeat veteran Juli Inkster here Sunday to win the 1.8 million-dollar LPGA SemGroup Championship. Battling an LPGA Hall of Fame legend into extra holes for the second week in a row,...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, crown, Government, Regulations; Research articles 2008-05-04
Big Brown wins Kentucky Derby but runner-up euthanized: LOUISVILLE, Kentucky AFP — Big Brown defied history to win the 134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but the race finished under a pall as runner-up Eight Belles broke down and was euthanized. Big Brown more than justified the faith of trainer Rick Dutrow and gave jockey Kent Desormeaux his...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Crown, stretch; Research articles 2008-05-03
Ochoa grabs lead in homeland LPGA event: MORELIA, Mexico AFP — World number one Lorena Ochoa fired her second consecutive seven-under par 66 here Friday to grab a one-stroke lead after Friday's second round of the 1.3 million-dollar LPGA Corona Championship. The Mexican star, who won her second major title in the row last week at...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, crown; Research articles 2008-04-11
And the winners are … the votes are in and business travellers across the region have had their say on Asia's best hotels: [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Many new hotels have been recognised in this year's awards, and Business Asia recorded the largest number of votes ever recorded in the competition's history. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over ten years the best of Asia-Pacific's hotels have been recognised, and this year the Lebua in Bangkok...; Tags: Crown, E-mail, Fax, Hilton Hotels Corp., Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Melbourne, Mumbai, Tower; Research articles 2008-04-01
Meeting and convention facilities: MEETING AND CONVENTION FACILITIES Ranked by total square footage of meeting and exhibit space ...; Tags: casino, Crown, Hilton Hotels Corp., Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, INTERNET, Loews Corp., MARKETING, Museum, Orange PCS, Rio; Research articles 2008-03-31
Hermits will need to play their best: Hard-checking St. Augustine Prep, the defending NJSIAA Non-Public state ice hockey champion, will be taking the ice against Delbarton School this afternoon at Newark's Prudential Center in a fight to hold on to its crown. The third-seeded Hermits (17-6-3) enter the 2 p.m. title game as an underdog against top-seeded...; Tags: crown, Games, Prudential Insurance Company of America, straight, underdog; Research articles 2008-03-22
Cyclist Rebellin wins Paris-Nice race: NICE, France AFP — Italian Davide Rebellin of Gerolsteiner won the Paris-Nice "race to the sun" on Sunday after Caisse d'Epargne's Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez won the seventh and final stage, a 121.5km final stage around Nice. Rebellin, who Saturday had made up a 32sec deficit on previous leader...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, crown, France, Leadership; Research articles 2008-03-16
Alpine drama as Reichelt pips Cuche to super-G skiing crown: BORMIO, Italy AFP — Austria's Hannes Reichelt was crowned 2008 World Cup super-G champion in dramatic fashion here Thursday after capturing the final men's event of the season. Reichelt pipped Switzerland's Didier Cuche, only 16th in the season finale, by one point (341 to 340) to claim the title....; Tags: Agence France-Presse, crown, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-03-13
Spalletti calls on Roma to speak up in 'match of truth': ROME AFP — AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has called on his players to prove their status as realistic contenders for the Italian league title when they face Inter Milan on Wednesday. Inter lead Roma by nine points in the race for the Serie A crown. "You could...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, crown, team; Research articles 2008-02-26