The News Review:
- Sport Changes Announced for Winter X 11
- Childhood obesity and youth sports both on rise _ how?
- Sports Briefing
- Police linked to sport drug ring
Sport Changes Announced for Winter X 11
ESPN – Dec 22, 2006
In addition to Skiing Snowboarding and ESPN’s announcement last month of Snowmobile Freestyle being added to the sports lineup Winter X Games 11 will include its first ever disabled discipline Mono-Skier X. First introduced as a demo event at Winter X Games Nine this year’s event will be modeled after Winter X mainstays Skier X and Snowboarder X. It will feature the top 16 disabled men and women racing in individual sit-skis in heats of four. Snowboarding will add the discipline of Snowboard Best Trick Showdown and Moto X will not be in the Winter X Games lineup but remain a pillar in summer and international events.
Childhood obesity and youth sports both on rise _ how?
Free with registration – South Florida Sun-Sentinel – AccessMyLibrary.com – Dec 22, 2006
Childhood obesity and youth sports both on rise _ how? (22-DEC-06) South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale FL). Sortal FRT LAUDERDALE Fla. _ Childhood obesity has doubled in the past two decades; meanwhile youth sports participation is higher than ever. How can that be? Is it because three.
Sports Briefing
New York Times – Dec 22, 2006
RUTS REGN IN LAS VEGAS BWL — Five years of frustration and a decade of postseason futility are over for Brigham Young. 19 Cougars completed their best season since 2001 by beating regon 38-8 last night in the Las Vegas Bowl ending the year with 10 consecutive victories and their first bowl win since the 1996 season.
Police linked to sport drug ring
The Age – Dec 22, 2006
The drug ring is distributing human growth hormone steroidssuch as nandrolone stanozolol trenbolone and oxandralone andstimulants to a range of sportspeople including weightlifters. The information has come to light as part of a nine-monthinvestigation into drug use in Australian weightlifting. Authorities yesterday released a statement about the report whichhas not been made public. ASADA chairman Richard Ings said chief investigator RichardYoung found evidence of organised distribution and supply channelsfor a range of prohibited substances including steroids humangrowth hormone and the stimulant benzylpiperazine (BZP).
