The News Review:
- IOC president calls Jones doping admission good for sport – Olympics
- Michael K. Ozanian On Sports 2017
- Wie Avoids Last Place | Sports | Golf | PE.com | Southern California…
- Wild outmuscles Ducks | Sports | PE.com | Southern California News |…
- EU confirms UK list of major sports events to be televised free-to-air
IOC president calls Jones doping admission good for sport – Olympics
ESPN – Oct 15, 2007
Rogge also said in Monday’s edition of the French newspaper LeMonde that the IOC was waiting for track and field’s governing bodyto rule on Jones’ results from the 2000 Sydney Olympics beforedeciding how to reallocate the medals. Jones won golds in the 100and 200 meters and 1600-meter relay and bronze in the long jumpand 400-meter relay. She pleaded guilty this month to lying to federal investigatorsin 2003 when she denied using banned drugs. She returned the fivemedals from the Sydney Games.
Michael K. Ozanian On Sports 2017
Forbes – Oct 15, 2007
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Wie Avoids Last Place | Sports | Golf | PE.com | Southern California…
Press-Enterprise – Oct 15, 2007
She was hindered by an injured wrist which contributed to a short season in which she won just $9898 and had a 76. She missed three cuts withdrew from two tournaments and finished last and 69th in seven LPGA appearances. "In my mind I didn’t play bad because I played bad" Wie said Sunday.
Wild outmuscles Ducks | Sports | PE.com | Southern California News |…
Press-Enterprise – Oct 15, 2007
12:12 PM PDT on Monday October 15 2007By GRAIG WOODBURNThe Press-Enterprise ANAHEIM – The Minnesota Wild used some of the Ducks’ own style to secure a bit of revenge Sunday. Brian Rolston and Mark Parrish scored second-period goals and Josh Harding stopped all 37 shots he faced as the Wild beat the Ducks 2-0 before a crowd of 17174 at Honda Center. The Wild is now 5-0 and the only unbeaten team remaining in the NHL. It has given up just four goals in its first five games.
EU confirms UK list of major sports events to be televised free-to-air
Forbes – Oct 15, 2007
The list for live coverage includes: the Olympic Games the FIFA World Cup The Grand National The Derby Wimbledon tennis the European football championships and the Rugby World Cup final. Under EU law the ‘television without frontiers directive’ lays down framework conditions in which the public may be guaranteed free access to the broadcasts of events of major importance to society. Each member state in the 27 member state bloc is entitled to draw up a list of such events which must then be broadcast unencrypted even if exclusive rights have been bought by pay-television stations. The list drawn up by the UK government was first published under EU law on Nov 18 2000.
