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Water Polo: Olympian Buckner relays his story
COSTA MESA — One of the first questions Shea Buckner asked three dozen kids at the Costa Mesa Aquatics Center was if they had ever seen a professional water polo game. "Yeah, they played [one] here," one kid responded. "Yeah, I played in it,"...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Shea Buckner, Water Polo, Sports
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Women's Basketball: VU falls, remains in second
SANTA BARBARA — Westmont senior Tugce Canitez is not only the marquee women's basketball player in the Golden State Athletic Conference, but also the entire NAIA. The 2012 GSAC and NAIA Player of the Year, who represented her native Turkey in the...Tags: Sports, Basketball
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1.) Our Olympians: No one made us prouder this year than the capable athletes, coaches and announcers from Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Irvine who represented Team USA in the 2012 Summer Olympics Games in London. They grew up, trained or live here. Costa...
Tags: Colin McCarthy, Republican Party, Tim Hutten, Jeff Powers, Layoffs and Downsizing
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The Crowd: Supporters dive in for Newport Aquatics
The white cliffs of the Dover Shores Back Bay area provide a spectacular backdrop of the best of the natural Newport Harbor. Saturday evening, on the close of a perfect summer day, some 200 residents gathered at the Newport Aquatic Center amid late...
Tags: Water Polo, Sports, Polo
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Virgen's View: Athletes will carry the flag
The City of Costa Mesa will show its pride for Olympians who hail from its town. A banner for Olympians Misty-May Treanor, April Ross and Sharon Day will be on display near City Hall during the Olympics, which begin Friday. "Costa Mesa is proud of...
Tags: Georgetown, April Ross, Media Industry, Heisman Trophy, Matt Barkley
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Sailing enthusiast helped make 1984 Olympic Games a success
As the 2012 Olympics sailing events begin Sunday, one Newport Beach family will be remembering the accomplishments of their father. Ted Hinshaw was the 1984 Olympic Games yachting commissioner and organized the sailing events in Long Beach. Hinshaw...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Sailing, Olympic Games
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Pretend City holds kid-sized Torch Run for Olympics
Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine is getting into the Olympics spirit. To celebrate the opening of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the museum hosted its own child-sized Torch Run through Pretend City on Friday. The run ended with the lighting...
Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture
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Steinberg: What it takes to win at the Olympics
The first week is in the books at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. These are the first Games which are using multiple platforms to deliver content. You can enjoy the Olympics on four different television networks and via live Internet stream which can...Tags: Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association, Rebecca Soni , Troy Aikman, Gymnastics Clubs
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Thornton, Smith named to U.S. Olympic men's volleyball team roster
Brian Thornton and David Smith, both former UC Irvine standouts, have been named to the U.S. Olympic men's volleyball team, pending approval from the U.S. Olympic Committee. Upon approval, Thornton and Smith along with the rest of the nominated team...
Tags: Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Science and Technology, College Sports, Germany, Brazil
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Speraw returns to UCLA
The rumors that had circled him for a decade, formed more ominous clouds in the last 12 months and became tangible clues Monday night, were substantiated Tuesday, when UCLA announced it had hired John Speraw away from the UC Irvine men's volleyball...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, UC Irvine Anteaters, Beijing Games, College Sports, Elections
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UCI's Jock in final
DES MOINES, Iowa — UC Irvine senior Charles Jock won his semifinal heat of the 800 meters Wednesday to advance to Friday's final at the NCAA Track & Field Championships at Drake University. Jock won the first heat in 1 minute, 46.24 seconds. He...Tags: UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, National Collegiate Athletic Association, UC Irvine Anteaters, College Sports, Villanova Wildcats
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Jock claims crown
DES MOINES, Iowa — UC Irvine senior Charles Jock capped a brilliant collegiate career by winning the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships at Drake University on Friday. Jock won the final in 1 minute, 45.59 seconds as he led for virtually the...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Steve Scott, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, UC Irvine Anteaters, College Sports
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