In 1962 he was the first person to sail across the Pacific by himself. He was 23. Now, at 69, Kenichi Horie just sailed across the Pacific in wave powerd boat all by himself. He is the first person...
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An icy, unknown world might lurk in the distant reaches of our solar system beyond the orbit of Pluto, according to a new computer model. The hidden world — thought to be much bigger than Pluto based on the model...
I heard the rap, and I was not too impressed by it (referring to his skills). I guess the sheriff had the right to revoke Shaq's badge as he should be treated just like any other deputy on the force. Nice to see Shaq...
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June 17th, 2008 - The Boston Celtics, led by veterans Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, captured their 17th NBA Championship in team history, and their first since 1986. More importantly, it was the first...
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I tuned in and out of the game, but was lucky to catch a hilarious moment when Jack Nicholson started trash-talking Celtics coach Doc Rivers. The basketball was good too. "Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol pulled...
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It was close. In fact, it was 98-88 for the Celtics' against the Lakers in the first NBA final game. Things were looking grim for the Celtics when their big shooter Paul Pierce was carried to the locker room for a...
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"The honorary citizenship was personally conferred by Hyogo Governor Toshizo Ido at Hyogo House, in the presence of high-ranking officials of the Kobe City administration and Yogyakarta Provincial government. A big...
After much discussion at this week's G8 environment ministers meeting, a compromise deal was reached to halve those countries' emissions by 2050. Well, that's only 42 years from now, after all, I'm sure my potential...
SPORTS OPINION on LAKERSGROUND
By Dancing Barry
"In 40 or 50 years from now, when we're fortunate enough to be old men and women, one of us will take our grandchild to a Laker game. The kid will be wide-eyed and in...
Kobe Bryant has been named the NBA’s MVP this year. This marks the first time Kobe has been given the award. He is the first Laker to win the MVP award since Shaquille O'Neal. Last years award...
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"The Syiah Kuala University(Unsyiah) in Banda Aceh, is developing a tsunami research and disaster mitigation center in association with Kobe University, Japan, and the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency.
"The tsunami research and disaster mitigation center is...
In his latest column,
Sam Smith of the Chicago Tribune quotes an anonymous NBA General
Manager as suggesting Kobe Bryant, the subject of constant trade
rumors, could be coming to Washington as part of a Gilbert Arenas deal.
"Nike is China's leading athletic brand, representing about a third of the market and significantly ahead of the nearest competitor. Nike leads the market in basketball and football (soccer) -- the two most popular sports among Chinese youth. Nike athletes such as Kobe Bryant...